Milan may be Europe’s fashion capital but don’t snooze on Barcelona. Whether your personal style is indie, boho, classic, or grunge, here are three of the city’s coolest women’s boutiques to jazz up your wardrobe:
Coquette
Achieving that elegant, understated, ‘je ne sais quoi’ look may be easier than you thought! Fill your suitcase with the finest, coolest Euro threads at this multi-brand Born beauty. Local label-Mabels include luscious Intropia, boho-chic MASSCOB, Sur/Sac’s butter-soft Barça-made bags, and espadrilles by Ball Pagès. Add to that French class acts A.P.C and Isabel Marant Étoile, and fashion from Denmark, Hungary and Italy.
Ailanto
Two Barça-dwelling Basque brothers are behind this locally-adored label, and one of our fave indie fashion stores in the city. Known for creating sophisticated women’s clothing and accessories with bold colour combinations, geometric forms, signature prints, figurative embroidery and references to avant-garde art movements, you won’t regret splashing the extra cash on something this wonderful.
The Avant
Made-in-Catalunya, flirty, floaty, floral and affordable gal-rags with lusty accessories to match. Local designer Silvia creates timeless wardrobe classics with a wide appeal, from hand-knitted snuggly winter wears to silky summer dresses in a rainbow of hand-dyed colours. Select homewares too.
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