Must-see shopping in Milan

  • Wok shop entrance

    Wok

    Milan

    This is where the hip and affluent crowd of Milan go to maintain their on-trend wardrobes. It has an eclectic selection that mixes up avant-garde,…

  • Exterior of the Tenoha concept space

    Tenoha

    Milan

    Direct from Tokyo comes Milan’s one and only Japanese concept space. Combining a sleek cafe with a homewares and design shop, a co-working area and a…

  • Stiu shopfront

    Stiù

    Milan

    Billed as a creative lab for emerging designers, Stiù stocks shoes that are often bold and always on trend. Along with the likes of Swedish Vagabond and…

  • Ciasmo shop front

    Ciasmo

    Milan

    With two nimble-fingered seamstresses for grandmothers, it's unsurprising that Sara Scaramuzza’s fashion and homewares showroom is full of colourful,…

  • Mauro Leone entrance

    Mauro Leone

    Milan

    A firm favourite with fashionistas on a budget, Mauro Leone's handmade-in-Italy footwear offers style for between €50 and €80 per pair. Pick from a range…

  • DMagazine shop front

    DMagazine

    Milan

    Given you usually have to schlep out of town for deeply discounted designer threads, what’s up with this oddly central outlet? Yes, all the major labels…

  • Il Salvagente entrance

    Il Salvagente

    Milan

    The grim basement courtyard of Il Salvagente gives scant indication of the upmarket brands inside. Dolce & Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli and Alberta Ferretti…

  • Street view of the Dictionary boutique

    Dictionary

    Milan

    Owned by a former skateboarder, this independent clothing store has a clean minimal style that walks the line between elegant and street. Its curated…

  • asap shop exterior

    asap

    Milan

    Locally sourced, recycled jersey, cashmere and leather are the base materials of asap (as sustainable as possible). The pieces are not just gorgeously…

  • Agua del Carmen shop exterior.

    Agua del Carmen

    Milan

    Fornasetti faces appear to signal their approval of the great mix of ultrawearable clothes, shoes and bags. Rebecca Minkoff clutches, Suecomma Bonnie…

  • View of the Mercato Comunale from across the Darsena.

    Mercato Comunale

    Milan

    Overlooking the revitalised Darsena, where boats once docked in medieval Milan, the city's main food market now has a swish new glass-and-steel enclosure…

  • Fratelli Bonvini

    Milan

    Since 1909 this historic shop has been satisfying stationery lovers with its timeless selection of goods. Discover notebooks and pencils from the 1950s,…

  • Mercato di Porta Romana

    Milan

    Said to be the biggest farmer's market in Lombardy, it's also proudly dedicated to 0km produce, which means all goods come from local suppliers in Italy's…

  • Fornasetti

    Milan

    The former home of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (founder of the futurist movement) has been turned into a three-level store embodying the whimsical style of…

  • SuperGulp

    Milan

    Fumetti (comics) are an obsession in Italy, and SuperGulp caters well with racks and racks of beautifully illustrated classic, popular and fantasy comics,…

  • Mauro Bolognesi

    Milan

    Midcentury shops are surprisingly thin on the ground in Milan (presumably because everyone was wise enough to hold onto their hand-me-down Arco lamps and…

  • Foto Veneta Ottica

    Milan

    This 1930s studio is a blast from the past with its wood-framed cabinets packed with frames, ranging from vintage '60s butterfly lenses to chic modern…

  • Malìparmi

    Milan

    It all began in Padua with Marol Paresi combining her love of travel and her craft skills to create ethnically inspired and artfully beaded, embroidered…

  • Contrasto Galleria

    Milan

    This is probably Milan's leading commercial photographic gallery. It showcases the work of internationally famous photographers such as William Klein and…

  • Kristina Ti

    Milan

    Kristina Ti specialises in things that are swoon-inducingly pretty but never one-dimensionally girly. Her collection includes very wearable slouchy t…

  • Etro Outlet

    Milan

    The ultimate money look – silk ties, cashmere T-shirts, embellished purses and bolts of lavishly patterned fabric – at plebeian prices. Upstairs you'll…

  • Habits Culti

    Milan

    Stuffy offices beg to be misted with Culti's green-tea room spray, and spice-spiked candles turn ordinary bathrooms into beauty temples. Habits Culti has…

  • Citta del Sole

    Milan

    This city-wide chain of inventive toy stores has been mini Milanese for decades. Given that this is a design city there's a heavy emphasis on Bauhaus…

  • Gallo

    Milan

    Gallo may spice up its seasonal collections but it’s the perennial striped knee socks in silk, cotton, wool and cashmere that locals love for adding…

  • Vintage Delirium

    Milan

    Franco Jacassi's multilevel store stocks pristine vintage woollens, 1930s evening wear from Chanel, Dior, Balenciaga and Vionnet, belts, buckles, bags,…

  • Mafalda 86

    Milan

    Rocking a range of mod-vintage styles from the 1950s and '60s, this cult eyewear brand from Abruzzo crafts beautiful made-in-Italy frames that you won't…

  • Dischivolanti

    Milan

    Stocked to the rafters with classic vinyl, and used and new CDs, this tiny shop is heaven for music aficionados searching out that hard-to-find '70s…

  • People entering CityLife from the piazza

    CityLife Shopping District

    Milan

    Opened in late 2017, this is the biggest urban shopping district Italy has ever seen. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, its streamlined bamboo interior…

  • Atelier Bergnach

    Milan

    Elena Bergnach has been making skirts for more than 15 years. These aren't just any skirts, but skirts with real personality, made with brocade from India…

  • Mercato di Viale Papiniano

    Milan

    Milan's main flea market stretches down Viale Papiano and across Piazza Sant'Agostino. Recent years have seen some of the stalls flooded with cheap…

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