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SHOPPING
The Retiro neighborhood, is classy, expensive and home to a fair share of the city's
upscale leather shops and art galleries. But it also serves the downtown business and
tourism sector, with a mix of bookstores, outdoor clothing stores, and souvenir and
wine shops.
AUTORÍA
( 5252-2474;
www.autoriabsas.com.ar
; Suipacha 1025; 9:30am-8pm Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm Sat)
This
cool designer's showcase - stocked with edgy art books, sculptural fashions, whimsical
leather desk sculptures and unique jewelry of all materials (silk cocoons!) - strives to pro-
mote Argentine designers. Especially interesting are the recycled materials - check out the
bags made of tyvek, inner tubes, firehoses or even old sails. Products are of high quality
and prices are accessible.
ART, ACCESSORIES
MEMORABILIA
MAP
CRAFTS & TEXTILES
GOOGLE MAP
( 4811-7698;
www.memorabiliabazar.com
;
Arenales 1170; 11am-7:30pm Mon-Fri, to 1:30pm Sat)
For unique, fun and handmade Argentine items, explore the corners of this tiny boutique.
The stock is ever-changing, but can include such things as ceramic bowls and mugs painted
in animal faces, silver jewelry in super-creative shapes and a few knit tops for women. Ex-
pect cute small items easily packed into a suitcase for the flight back home.
PATIO BULLRICH
( 4814-7500;
www.shoppingbullrich.com.ar
; Av del Libertador 750; 10am-9pm)
Buenos Aires'
most exclusive shopping center once hosted livestock auctions, but these days it tends to-
ward sales of Persian rugs, double-breasted tweed suits and Dior's latest designs. Three
floors hold fine boutiques such as Lacoste, Salvatore Ferragamo and Tiffany & Co, along
with fancy coffee shops, a cinema complex and a food court.
SHOPPING MALL
CASA LÓPEZ
MAP
LEATHER GOODS
GOOGLE MAP
( 4311-3044;
www.casalopez.com.ar
; Marcelo T de Alvear 640/658; 9am-8pm Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm
Sat & Sun)
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