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asap
FASHION
Locally sourced, recycled jersey, cashmere and leather are the base materials of
asap (as sustainable as possible). The pieces are not just gorgeously detailed, cool
and unique, but they also question fashion's endlessly recurring cycle of excite-
ment and oblivion. What else would a smart girl wear?
(
02 659 81 57;
www.asaplab.it
; Corso Garibaldi 104;
3.30-7.30pm Mon, 10.30am-7.30pm Tue-Fri;
Moscova)
16
Cavalli e Nastri
CLOTHING
The Milanese took a while to take to vintage ('Won't people think I'm poor?' 'How
will anyone know what label it is?'), but this colourful shop in the heart of Brera
has led the way. Stock is mostly sourced from legendary early and mid 20th-cen-
tury Italian fashion houses.
(
02 7200 0449;
www.cavallienastri.com
; Via Brera 2;
10am-7pm;
Ponte Vetero)
Local Life
Fashionable Art
Beyond Brera's independent galleries, a number of dynamic private
fondazione
(foundations) champion some of the city's most avant-garde art. Fondazione Prada
(
Click here
),
Trussardi
( 02 806 88 21;
www.fondazionenicolatrussardi.com
;
Piazza della Scala 5)
and Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro (
Click here
)
all stage programs of important,
ground-breaking work. These shows are well worth looking out for; they're attention
grabbing in scale and often competitive in the provocation stakes.
