Stock Houses
Clothes
· Emporio Niscia (viale Piave, 8 - tel. 0276023907).
Only men's clothing in casual and formal traditional English styles.
· Gastone (basement floor, via Vanzetti, 20 -
tel. 02716469)
Offers a wide variety of classic brand names, formalwear, and occasionally
shoes and leather garments.
· Emporio Isola (via Prina, 11 - tel. 023491040).
Located near the RAI (Italian state television) studios, many VIPs
are known to frequent this store, which sells clothing on a wide
spectrum of styles varying from elegant to trendy.
· La Scialuppa (via Macedonio Melloni, 75 - tel. 02717239).
A real bazaar of LOW prices on articles which are known to be sometimes
limited in color or size available.
· Il Salvagente (basement floor, via fratelli Bronzetti,
16 - tel. 0276110328).
The biggest and best known stock house in Milan, where you find
a little bit of everything: jeans, sweaters, casual dresses, evening
gowns, belts, shoes, hats. Designers featured include Armani, Versace,
Dolce e Gabbana, Gigli, Krizia, and many more. Il Salvagente also
has another location (v. Balzaretti, 28 - tel. 0226680764) where
they sell children's clothes-everything from baby layettes to christening
gowns.
· Tiratisu' (via Faruffini, 13 - tel. 0248005228). Sophisticated
looks for both men and women-a good choice.
· Il Paracadute (viale Piemonte, 5 - Cologno Monzese - tel.
022541216).
Located in a suburb of Milan, this store resembles Il Salvagente
in terms of the eclectic variety of merchandise it offers.
· Diffusione Tessile (Filati 6, Galleria San Carlo - tel.
0276000829).
If you like Max Mara, you will love this place. They carry all the
Max Mara lines, including Maxsport, Studiomax, Penny Black, etc.
A great find!
· Vestistock (viale Romagna, 19 - tel. 027490502).
A vast selection of clothing for men, women, and sometimes childeren.
A good choice of shoes and accessories. Carry the big names like
Prada, Gucci and many more.
· Vestimoda Stock (via Mauro Macchi, 28 - tel. 0258114604).
Not far from the Central Train Station, an excellent choice of clothing
on the ground floor for women and on the lower level for men.
· Spaccio Maglieria (via Mantegna, 1 - tel. 023490350). Fashionable
sweaters, including cashmere at low prices.
Shoes
· Minimarket (piazza Fidia, 3 - tel. 026887418). Shoes
for men and women for every occasion.
· Servitevi da soli (help yourselves) (via Felice Casati,
12 - tel. 0229516801).
One of the first bargain basements for shoes in Milan. Offers a
fun selection of shoes from the 60s and 70s, in addition to the
usual current collections of the latest fashions.
· Rufus (via Vitruvio, 35 - tel. 022049648).
Weekly arrivals of brand name shoes for adults as well as a wide
selection for children.
· Top Calzature (strada Vigenanese, 20 - Ozzero - tel. 029407254).
Brand name shoes at competitive prices. Some handbags and clothes
available. Located just outside Milan on the way to Vigevano.
Home Accessories
· La Botteguccia (via della Pergola, 11
- tel. 026887580). Stock house offering lovely table settings, crystal
and porcelain objects, and kitchen items at wholesale prices.
· Settimocielo (via Cesare da Sesto, 1 - tel. 02262299321).
The only stock house for Rosenthal in the world, where an abundance
of elegant porcelain and crystal items can be found for dressing
the table.
Factory Outlets
Clothing
· Ciovassino Fashion Discount (via Ciovassino,
3 - tel. 02809526).
Open from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., this is the outlet for the factory
which produces for the likes of Yves Saint Laurent, Givenchy, Sonia
Rykiel, Marco Cavallo. Offer big savings on end of season collections
and sample remnants.
· Free Port (via Tintoretto, 15 - Cassano Magnago -tel. 0331280904).
In the outskirts of Milan on the road to Bergamo, this outlet is
open from 3p.m. to 8 p.m. daily, including Sundays. You can spend
a few hours here as it is a 400 square meter commercial space where
a wide range of 16 companies make their products available. At Free
Port you will find everything from clothing to chocolate to oil
and wine! (Lindt, Fattoria Scaldasole, la Bottega del Frantoio,
Malerba, Mirabello Shimano Ciclo and Shimano Italia, Plasmon, Enervit,
Missoni Sport, L'Uva Rara, Tuborg, Benetton Sport System, and more.
· Foxtown (Mendrisio, Switzerland).
This shopping center is located just passed Lake Como. Exit Mendrisio,
the second exit once you cross the border into Switzerland, and
the Foxtown structure can be seen right beside the highway. Foxtown
houses 4 levels of factory outlet paradise: Prada, Ferre, Versace
and Gucci just to name a few of the names you will find there. A
great idea for a day trip outside of Milan. Foxtown attracts many
local shoppers as well as tourists from all over the world. · Casa
della Maglia (corso Genova, 2 - tel. 0289403751.)
Makes available to the public the elegant sweaters of the brand
Scaglione di Bergamo. From classical to innovative models, from
viscose to cashmere-you will find a wide variety to choose from.
Shoes/Leather
· Spaccio Ugo Rossetti (via Duca di Genova,
24 -Parabiago- tel. 0331554351).
The outlet for Ugo Rossetti offers an excellent selection of shoes
and sometimes handbags.
· Giorgia Robert's (corso Europa, 17 - tel. 0276020421).
A nice selection of significantly inexpensive handbags and travel
bags in leather.
