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Clothes, shoes and accessories
Designer fashion
Antonio Miró c/Consell de Cent 349, Dreta de
l’Eixample T934 870 670, Wwww.antoniomiro
.es; M Passeig de Grácia. The showcase for
Barcelona’s most innovative designer,
Antonio Miró, especially good for classy suits,
though now also branding jeans, accesso-
ries, fragrances and household design.
Armand Basi Pg. de Gràcia 49, Dreta de
l’Eixample T 932 151 421, W www.armandbasi
.com; M Passeig de Grácia. Outlets also at
L’Illa and El Corte Inglés. Colourful men’s
and women’s jackets and jeans from the hot
Spanish designer. There’s also a full range of
accessories – watches to fragrances –
though the must-have items are the
designer table- and kitchenware created
with superchef Ferran Adrià.
Camisería Pons c/Gran de Gràcia 49, Gràcia
T 932 177 292, W ;
FGC Gràcia. Originally a modernista shirt
shop, this has been transformed into a
showcase for contemporary Spanish
fashion designers.
Cuca Fera c/Cremat Gran 9, La Ribera T932
683 710; M Jaume I. Original children’s
clothing, from T-shirts to matching outfits –
it’s down the alleyway behind the Picasso
Museum.
Custo Barcelona Pl. de les Olles 7, La Ribera
T 932 687 893, W ;
M Barceloneta; plus others. Where the stars
get their T-shirts. Hugely colourful and highly
priced designer Ts, tops and sweaters for
men and women.
Giménez & Zuazo c/Elisabets 20, El Raval
T934 123 381, W ;
M Catalunya. Two collections a year of
cutting-edge women’s fashion that’s funky
and informal.
Jean-Pierre Bua Avgda. Diagonal 469, Esquerra
de l’Eixample T934 397 100, W www
; M Hospital Clinic. The
city’s high temple for fashion victims: a post-
modern shrine for Yamamoto, Gaultier,
Miyake, Galliano, McQueen, Westwood,
Miró and other international stars.
Naifa c/Doctor Joaquim Dou 11, El Raval
T933 024 005; M Liceu. Original,
colourful, informal, very reasonably priced
men’s and women’s clothing.
Natalie Capell, Atelier de Moda c/Banys Vells 4,
entrance at c/Carassa 2, La Ribera T933 199
219; M Jaume I. Her own very elegant
designs, in 1920s- and 1930s-style.
Purificacion Garcia Pg. de Gràcia 21, Dreta
de l’Eixample T934 877 292, W www
M Pg. de Gràcia. A
designer with real flair and an eye for
fabrics – Garcia’s first job was in a textile
factory. She’s also designed clothes for
films, theatre and TV, and her costumes
were seen at the opening ceremony of the
Barcelona Olympics. The eponymous
shop’s a beauty, with the more casual
items and accessories not particularly
stratospherically priced.
High-street fashion
Mango Pg. de Gràcia 8–10, Dreta de
l’Eixample T934 121 599, M Passeig de
Gràcia; Pg. de Gràcia 65, Dreta de l’Eixample
T 932 157 530, M Passeig de Gràcia; plus
others, W . Now available
worldwide, Barcelona is where Mango
began and prices here are cheaper than in
North America and other European
countries. See also Mango Outlet
on p.246.
Zara Pg. de Gràcia 16, Dreta de l’Eixample
T 933 187 675, W M Passeig de
Gràcia; plus others. Trendy but cheap
seasonal fashion for men, women and
children from the Spanish chain. The Pg. de
Gràcia branch is the flagship store.
Jewellery, textiles and accessories
Almacenes del Pilar c/Boqueria 43,
Barri Gòtic T 933 177 984, W www
; M Liceu. A world of
frills, lace, cloth and materials used in the
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