Barcelona: the style guide
Posted by Lucy on March 16th, 2009There are loads of fantastic things to do in Barcelona, but if you’re anything like us, shopping factors pretty high on the agenda. So our roving Smith stylista Toni Jones risked life and limb (ok, maybe she only risked the occasional blank look) to grill the Barcelona-based fash-pack for their recommended retail resources. Here’s her secret address-book entry on the top shops to check out when you next visit Spain’s first style city…
• For euro-chic denim:
REPLAY
60 Paseo de Gracia, Eixample
(+34 934 677230)
• For high-end buys, such as See by Chloé, DSquared and Kenzo:
NOTÉNOM
159 Pau Claris
(+34 934 876084)
• For trainers almost too cool to wear:
MUNICH
22 Rec, El Born
(+34 932 688788)
• For interiors and hot heels:
ODD
279 Mallorca, opposite Casa Muntaner
(+34 934 673184)
• The designer boyswear boutique
(APC; Acne Jeans; Gallo, etc):
HAMPTONS
24 Paseo del Borne
(+34 933 104116)
• For finely crafted couture:
ALEXANDRA NAVAS
5–7 Passaje Lluís Pellicer
(+34 933 216180)
• For retro 20th-century furniture:
ULTIMA PARADA
93 Taulat
(+34 932 210760)
• For unusual lighting and interiors:
OPERA D’ARTE
5–7 Passaje Lluís Pellicer
(+34 933 216180)
SEE ALSO: our insider shopping guide to London and cheap chic New York shopping tips…
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