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Style in Italy

Explore the people, houses, objects and ideas that shape Italian style.

Read: How Florence and Milan shaped postwar Italian fashion

Start with materials to recognise how an object is made. Use the buying guides to choose a fragrance or accessory, and the shopping guides to plan which workshops and shops to visit.

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How Florence and Milan shaped postwar Italian fashion

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The black Gucci Horsebit 1955 medium shoulder bag with a curved flap and gold Horsebit hardware on a pale stone ledge.

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Houses

The materials

Unbranded leather pieces and hand tools on a worktable beneath brick vaults.

Shopping in Florence

Four addresses connect leatherwork, made-to-measure shoemaking and a historic perfumery.

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Shops and outlets

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  2. Interior of Galleria Umberto I in Naples, beneath its iron-and-glass roof and above a patterned stone floor.Shopping in NaplesFrom Chiaia tailoring and leather to Pignasecca’s market streets, choose a neighbourhood and a material; Marcianise is a separate outlet excursion.
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  13. Bulgari’s Via Condotti 10 boutique in Rome, with green marble surrounds and gold lettering.Shopping in RomeFour addresses for jewellery, Roman shirtmaking and scent, from Via dei Condotti to the streets around Via di Ripetta.
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  22. Close view of Palazzo da Mula’s brick façade in Murano, with four pointed central arches, stone balconies and a statue niche.Shopping in VeniceFrom Murano glass and Santa Croce textiles to book arts in Dorsoduro, Venice’s independent makers and shops reward choosing by material and craft.
  23. An unlabelled glass sample vial and three blank scent strips in a shallow ceramic dish on a sunlit stone surface.Cologne, eau de parfum and extrait: how to compare them
  24. A Carthusia Mediterraneo bottle with a pale yellow illustrated label on a wooden table beside ivory fabric.Carthusia Mediterraneo: what the listing tells youResearched assessment
  25. Cognac and olive leather offcuts beneath a curved tan piece on a wooden bench.Buying Italian leather: materials, construction and what to check
  26. A red Cisitalia 202 GT in side profile in a quiet stone courtyard, showing its arched roof, wire-spoke wheels and two side vents.Italian CoachbuildingFrom body-and-chassis craft to the people, houses and cars that give coachbuilding its history.
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Materials

The verdict

Researched assessmentCarthusia Mediterraneo: what the listing tells you

Carthusia makes the exact Eau de Parfum and its two bottle sizes easy to identify, and documents Mediterraneo within Sea Around’s three-fragrance 10 ml set. A separate Samples Kit names the same trio in 2 ml samples. The listings differ in format and volume, not in the named fragrances; they support a practical comparison of package formats, but disclose no concentrate percentage or wearer’s sensory experience.

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