Art and Shopping in Rome are linked. Last night I went to the Vernissage of Arvedo Arvedi, an italian pop artist from Verona. He is doing colourful paintings and lovely scarves in limited edition (in collaboration with Laboratorio Capri) but the accessories collection might grow in the future, His paintings, full of colour, had a great success. We were at the Galery ofthe Biblioteca Angelica in piazza di Sant'Agostino 9. The exhibition IMAGO MUNDIwill last the 12th of September.
Shopping in Rome in August
This year in August, shopping in Rome will be different because lots of boutiques and department stores will be open. Some of them will close only for few days around the 15th , the rest, especially around via del Corso, will keep their door open. Same idea in via Frattina and via Borgognona. Even, around piazza Navona, some boutiques will not shut down such as Josephine de Huertas and Co in via del Governo Vecchio. Josephine already shows in her boutique the new autumn-winter collection with a lot of pieces from Paul Smith that I love. Here, as an example, I was there with the fashion editor from TG1 RAI, Barbara Modesti (in the picture below). She bought some summer sales but had a glance also to the new upcoming season.
Shopping in July searching for Sales in Rome
The best thing to do if you are in Rome in July is to go shopping. First of all there is air conditioning everywhere. Especially if you go to Zara and H&M in via del Corso, you can spend hours there in excellent climate conditions without spending too much money. July is a great month because you also start to see the new autumn collections. One good example is Max Mara in via Condotti where you can search for jackets and pants. The colours of the next season are quite easy: blue navy and black.
Eleonora Attolico your Personal Shopper