clothing  Via Enrico Tazzoli 3
Monumentale district
tel. [+39] 02 29015130
Garibaldi FS .:. 10 Corso Como Outlet
The outlet of one of the most exclusive fashion shops in town. It is located at a five minutes walk from the relevant headquarters, -Carla Sozzani's famous Corso Como 10, a must-see anyway.


  Via Spiga 3
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 76316530
San Babila .:. Agnona
Lovers of camelhair, alpaca, mohair and cashmere will be spoilt for choice when making purchases here. Lots of shawls, sweaters and gorgeous blankets, as well as ready-to-wear apparel.


  Via Paolo Sarpi 54
Paolo Sarpi district
tel. [+39] 02 33101238
Moscova .:. Andrea
A bright women fashion boutique focused on emerging stylists such as Flavio Castellani, Adele Fado, Alysi, Gaudì among others.


  Via Plinio 1
Buenos Aires district
tel. [+39] 02 29525971
Lima .:. Angelo Nardelli 1951
Men's classic casual garments, the Milan flagship store of a designer from Apulia.

  Via Alessandro Manzoni 31
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 72318600
Montenapoleone .:. Armani
A small department store, offering the Emporio, Jeans adn Junior lines as well as Giorgio's collection for the home, plus books plus flowers plus cafeteria plus sushi etc. More Armani shops in town are at Via Monte Napoleone 2 (Boutique), Corso Venezia 5 (Collections), Via Spiga 19 (Accessories), Via Sant'Andrea 9 (Home), Corso Vercelli 8 (Cosmetics) and at la Rinascente in Piazza Duomo.


  Via Alessandro Tadino 15
Buenos Aires district
tel. [+39] 02 45486744
Porta Venezia .:. Atelier Bergnach
A variety of skirts in a variety of fabrics, colors and models, either prêt-à-porter or made to measure. In her tiny workshop, Elena Bergnach thinks of the skirt as an expression of language, poetry, art and sentiment.


  Via Paolo Sarpi 61
Paolo Sarpi district
tel. [+39] 02 3319479
Moscova .:. Bardelli
Everything recalls the 50s, both the old-style atmosphere and the customers' traditionalist likes. Good quality for dresses and suits.


  Via San Pietro all'Orto 7
Vittorio Emanuele district
tel. [+39] 02 781023
Duomo .:. Belfe Postcard
Belfe is known among mountain-goers as a sportswear manufacturer. Here they carry their leisure-time line.


  Corso Genova 6
Torino, Ticinese district
tel. [+39] 02 8311601
Duomo .:. Biffi
An authentic multi-brand "boutique" (600 square metres designed by architect Gae Aulenti) carrying the latest and best in man and womenswear and accessories. Right opposite, their shop for young folk dressing casual.


  Via Dante 11
Castello district
tel. [+39] 02 86454266
Cordusio .:. Blunauta
It started some decades ago in Rome as a family business. Now its affordable and fashionable silk clothes are sold worldwide. Here in Via Dante you can also find smart silk pijamas and nightdresses. Another shop at Corso Indipendenza 10.


  Via Gesù 4
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 76394019
San Babila .:. Brioni
You don't have to go to Rome anymore for a tailor's made suite by the name who pioneered the Italian Style back in the 1950s. Beloved by actors and monarchs, Brioni's shop is a women's outlet.


  Via Brera 2
Brera district
tel. [+39] 02 89409452
Montenapoleone .:. Cavalli e Nastri
Reckoned to be one of the best places in town for vintage clothes and accessories. Dior, Chanel or Pucci are in stock along with bags, hats and period jewelry. Two other shops in Via Gian Giacomo Mora.


  Corso Como 10
Brera district
tel. [+39] 02 29002674
Garibaldi FS .:. Corso Como 10
A corner of old Milan. In spacious premises off the courtyard there is an eclectic and tasteful selection of unusual items, available in very limited numbers such as clothes, bags, fabrics, cushions, accessories, books, artifacts. An art gallery on the first floor houses some interesting exhibitions. As in every self-respecting museum you will also find a cafè with outdoor tables and also a restaurant.


  Corso Buenos Aires 66
Buenos Aires district
tel. [+39] 02 29520134
Lima .:. David Mayer Naman
The Milanese shop of a renowned Israeli fashion designer. Men's clothing only, for people, say, at most in their forties, with elegance and style but rarely in a classic mood.


  Via Pattari 2
Vittorio Emanuele district
tel. [+39] 02 86460967
Duomo .:. De Bernardi
Here you will find mostly women's hosiery, in every imaginable type and shade, including lines from several famous designers. A fine selection of swimwear is also to be found and can be made to order.


  Corso Porta Ticinese 44
Torino, Ticinese district
tel. [+39] 02 89420916
Duomo .:. Diesel Concept Store
Selling jeans in the US: mission impossible. Stefano Rosso, Mr Diesel, made it. This is one of his thousands shops around the world. It carries jeans and one-off items. Diesel's flagship store, instead, is in Piazza San Babila.


  Via Toffetti 9
Rogoredo district
tel. [+39] 02 55213641
Porto di Mare .:. Docks Dora
Second-hand and new clothes with a 1960s flavour. Famous fashion names from the international design scene, as well as furniture, textiles and accessories.


  Via Spiga 2
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 795747
San Babila .:. Dolce & Gabbana
A crescendo of popularity in the last few years for this couple of youngish designers - Madonna's favourite. The huge boutique was designed by the Brit David Chipperfield. Women's outlet at Via Spiga 26, men's line at Corso Venezia 15 (with bizarre bar, grooming and barber's); then, there's la Rinascente. D&G line on sale at Corso Venezia 7.


  Via Monte Napoleone 27/e
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 76006437
Montenapoleone .:. Ermenegildo Zegna
Everything in the way of menswear, from dinner jackets to sailing attire, designed and made by one of the world's best and best known producers of yarns.


  Via Monte Napoleone 5
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 76005049
San Babila .:. Etro
Wood, silk and cashmere provide a magnificent backdrop - amid winged horses (Pegasus is their logo) and paisley designs (their specialty) - for mens- and womenswear, leather goods and fabrics. Perfumes in Via Pietro Verri.


  Via Paolo Sarpi 10
Paolo Sarpi district
tel. [+39] 02 313042
Moscova .:. Extro’ Love Couture
In a modern eclectic atmosphere, the fashion house from Mantua offers youthful excess-free clothing for women. Medium prices.


  Corso Vercelli 16
Corso Vercelli district
tel. [+39] 02 48004689
Conciliazione .:. Gemelli
Gemelli has turned into an empire: you can purchase a bow-tie or a cummerbund for your dinner jacket as well as excellent quality bathing trunks, costumes, jackets and knitwear for both women and men, at incredibly high prices. Across the street, a shop which carries the kids' line and another for casual, country-style attire.


  Via Messina 2
Paolo Sarpi district
tel. [+39] 02 316249
Moscova .:. Gianni Italia
On the corner of Via Paolo Sarpi, fashion clothing for men at an outstanding quality. Both classic and sportswear are for sale, with top brands such as Lacoste, Fay, Barbour, Brema, Woolrich, Canali and Harmont & Blaine.


  Via Giuseppe Mazzini 4
Vittorio Emanuele district
tel. [+39] 02 875894
Duomo .:. Guanto Perfetto
You can be sure of kid-glove treatment here... This old-fashioned little shop, in existence since 1893, sells its own production of fine gloves for ladies and real gents. And, for the delight of customers, its quality and styles have hardly changed in over a century. New lines carried include hosiery, lingerie and - for the happy few - the daintiest satin slippers.


  Via Mercanti 1
Vittorio Emanuele district
tel. [+39] 02 86460423
Cordusio .:. Guenzati
A few steps from Piazza Duomo towards Piazza Cordusio. The shop caters for those who love velvet and made-to-measure (but not only) clothing. It has exclusive sale of the Visconti di Modrone velvet, the finest in Europe, of which Guenzati stocks the entire range of thirty colors. And also a wide array of hats, scarves, ties, socks and the "root umbrellas".


  Via Spiga 23
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 76008429
San Babila .:. Krizia
In the parochial Italy of the early 1960s, Krizia was among the first to successfully launch the mini-skirt, knitted dresses and prêt-à-porter. Crazy Krizia, as the Americans nicknamed her, has been creating her zoological, architectural and geometrical sweaters and dresses for forty years now, with materials playing a role as crucial as design.


  Via Borgospesso 19
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 76021918
San Babila .:. Laura Biagiotti
The clothes of this Roman designer occupy a middle ground between high fashion and prêt-à-porter. Her cashmere collection is outstanding.


  Via Manzoni 21
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 72080092
Montenapoleone .:. Les Copains
Only the name is French: the designer label on the elegant and casual men's and women's clothes displayed at this address is actually Bologna-based, and you will also find the label on shoes, bags, hats, ties, beachwear and a line for kids.


  Via Paolo Sarpi 23
Paolo Sarpi district
tel. [+39] 02 313107
Moscova .:. Libero Milano
Almost an outlet, with fashion and classic men's clothing of good quality at interesting prices. This is one of the six stores in town.


  Via Formentini 1
Brera district
tel. [+39] 02 801417
Lanza .:. Luisa Beccaria
The clothes hanging all around in a sugary setting might make you feel you have walked into a fabulous wardrobe. Top fashion creations and prêt-à-porter for the romantically-inclined and for kids.


  Via Paolo Sarpi 3
Paolo Sarpi district
tel. [+39] 02 342858
Moscova .:. Magazzini Vittoria
Not so fascinating, but 100% Italian. You'll find very old fashioned clothes for men at every sizes and at affordable prices.


  Viale San Michele del Carso 6
Corso Vercelli district
tel. [+39] 02 4981813
Conciliazione .:. Manos del Uruguay
Colorful woollens and clothes that are all hand-dyed to create bright options for the young-at-heart; hand-woven textiles too. Another shop at Via Meravigli 7.


  Via Molino delle Armi 45
Torino, Ticinese district
tel. [+39] 02 89415364
Sant'Ambrogio .:. Mariza Tassy
Under the name of a grandmother who designed gowns in early 19th-century Istanbul, two sisters carry young designers' labels for womenwear. Among them, the housebrand Mariza Tassy plus Isabel Marant, Velvet, Kristensen du Nord, Forte_Forte, Les Prairies des Paris and Mes Demoiselles. Jewelry and accessories to boot.


  Corso Vercelli 2
Corso Vercelli district
tel. [+39] 02 48000666
Conciliazione .:. McKenzy
Wide choice of own-label Shetlands and lambswools at very good prices. Other outlets in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele and Via Paolo Sarpi.


  Via Madonnina 10
Brera district
tel. [+39] 02 8057406
Lanza .:. Meroni Sì
Their kidswear line is plain but tasteful. A few furnishing items for the little darling's room also available in Meroni's distinctive patterns and colour combinations: stripes, checks and dots in pink and orange, green and blue, white and blue.


  Corso Venezia 18
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 89692891
Palestro .:. Mila Schön
A traditional name of Milanese fashion, this haute-couture house is famous for its elegant matching separates.


  Via Sant'Andrea 2
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 76003555
San Babila .:. Missoni
Sweaters, reversible cardigans, raincoats, as well as tapestries and furnishing fabrics. The beautifully designed shop is alone worth a visit.


  Via Spiga 30
Vittorio Emanuele district
tel. [+39] 02 76000832
San Babila .:. Moschino
Out to shock no matter what it takes, their style is loudly broadcast with head-turning combinations for fabrics, colours and general store layout too. Another shop at Via Spiga 30.


  Via Alessandro Manzoni 34
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 782413
Montenapoleone .:. Napapijri
All very polar and extreme (prices included), but made strictly in the more down-to-earth Valle d'Aosta. Sport and casual wear. Flagship store.


  Via Jacopo dal Verme 12
Isola district
tel. [+39] 02 86454166
Lanza .:. Nir Lagziel
Knitted and hand-made dresses, tops and jackets for women only by the young Israeli designer now settled in Milan. One-off items.


  Via Monte Napoleone 8
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 7771771
San Babila .:. Prada
This is the ladies-only store of the successful Milanese she-designer. Other Pradas at Via Montenapoleone 6 (men), Corso Venezia 3, Via Spiga 18 and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele.


  Corso Buenos Aires 41
Buenos Aires district
tel. [+39] 02 29520575
Lima .:. Promod
Here you will find up-to-date, young, informal and affordable womens' clothing and accessories from France. Another shop at Via Mazzini corner Via Torino.


  Via Spiga 42
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 02 76020900
San Babila .:. Roberto Cavalli
The main Milanese outlet of the Florentine designer and his "animal brand", as fashion experts define it. The Just Cavalli line is at la Rinascente, and a Just Cavalli Café under the Torre Branca.


  Via Paolo Sarpi 61
Paolo Sarpi district
tel. [+39] 02 33603395
Moscova .:. Sarpi Conf
Modest appeal and very low prices for men classic brand-free suits.


  Via Solferino 3
Brera district
tel. [+39] 02 864385
Lanza .:. Urrah
Sweaters, sports jackets, trousers and plenty of ideas for young and young at heart fashions. Both womens and menswear.


  Via Monte Napoleone 20
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 76006182
San Babila .:. Valentino
Newly renovated shop for Valentino's Milanese headquarters. He was the first to unite the worlds of art and fashion with his famous show at the Metropolitan Museum in New York in 1982. Beautiful high fashion apparel for men and women made with fine materials in classic colors and sophisticated styles.


  Via Monte Napoleone 11
Monte Napoleone district
tel. [+39] 02 76008528
San Babila .:. Versace
Four floors of menswear, womenswear and accessories to choose from. Versace was a master at seeking out new materials and applying experimental techniques to familiar fabrics. He collaborated with the Scala Opera house on costume design for several ballet productions.


  Via Paolo Sarpi 41
Paolo Sarpi district
tel. [+39] 02 3315030
Moscova .:. Volpe
On the corner of Via Lomazzo, a traditional quality shop for children: clothes, accessories and toys. Another one in Via Torino.