The best fashion and gift stores Venice

Moulaye Niang, Senegalese by birth and master glassmaker for 20 years, studied at the Abate Zanetti school in Murano before settling in Castello. He welcomes you near the canals, in his incredible workshop. Here, he tirelessly creates jewelry that reflects the personality of his visitors, blending ethnic styles with the colors and techniques of Murano. You will be charmed by the necklaces and earrings, and, in another register, by the dresses and traditional fabrics of Senegal.

Navigation enthusiasts, this is your home away from home! In this small shop, a stone's throw from the Santa Lucia train station, Cristina Giussani has been sharing her passion for the sea for more than ten years through numerous books, nautical charts and above all, lively discussions. Here you will also find this unique CD with all the songs of the gondoliers. From April to October, the bookstore stretches out on the quay to display its beautiful books and meetings are also organized on this occasion. Cast off...

The Versace boutique in Venice, located at Campo S.Moise' 1462 San Marco 1523, is a must for fashion and clothing enthusiasts. Customers can also discover the eyewear and home textile collections.

Welcome to the store of the inventor of the lightest glasses in the world: 0.9 grams per frame! Invisible glasses, light but nevertheless solid: the dream of the cross-eyed. When you add the weight of the corrective lenses, you reach a maximum of 6 g (except in cases of severe myopia which require larger lenses). It is by making a pair of nose-clip glasses to measure, by hand, that our optician realized this "feather" prototype. Progress is beautiful, all the more beautiful in a city that never stops contemplating its past.

Here you are faced with one of the last gondolas builders of the lagoon: Roberto Tramontin holds his know-how of his father, who keeps him from the previous generation. An art that requires very precise rules and techniques. You can admire all this as a group visit, but if you are alone, try to see the squero (kind of gondolas garage) from the small nearby bridge. Notice to amateurs, the gondolas are to sell about 35 000 € one!

Between Campo Sant'Angelo and Campo Santo Stefano, this boutique is one of the best known in Venice for ceramic objects.

A pearl artist - a Frenchwoman, Venetian by adoption - who works with Murano glass rods, for which she became passionate as soon as she arrived in the lagoon. In her small workshop she creates unique and rare pearls, almost works of art, which she then assembles into jewellery according to her inspiration. All his creations tell a story. Jewelry for all budgets, you will find here pearls in earrings, necklaces and pendants, or more simply in talismans to wear always with you.

Antonia Sautter's window display captures the eye with its swirl of colors. Infinite shades of velvet and silk embroidered with pearls and gold thread seem to come out of a fairy tale. Antonia Sautter creates enchanting costumes, primarily for the famous and prestigious Ballo del Doge held during the city's carnival, but she also designs custom-made wedding dresses and a whole range of accessories (bags, slippers, cushion covers) using exclusively hand-printed fabrics.

Born in Paris, designer Claudia Puschi trained as a fashion designer before arriving in Venice at the age of 20. She began her career as a designer with Erico Covry, DBA and Alberto del Biondi. In her store, opened in 2000 in the former premises of a butcher's shop, her knowledge of shapes and materials leads her to unearth unusual and refined objects. Jewelry, lighting, accessories and bags signed by international stylists and designers. All of them display pure and chic lines, and the desire to seduce a large clientele.

Both a bookbinding workshop and a selective stationery shop, this distinguished address is located in the heart of the San Polo district. As soon as you enter the shop, you immediately feel like you are going back in time. Here, everything is the result of ancestral know-how, handed down from generation to generation. Look at the choice of paper, its quality, its grain, its patterns, its ornaments, but also the colors and above all the diversity of the bindings, sublime, of all kinds and multi-supports (notebooks, notebooks, directories, books, photo albums, among others.)

Giorgio Ghidoli is a real artist! He came up with the idea of putting himself in the shoes of the great painters to imagine another Venice. What if Giotto had painted Venice? We find his characters with colored draperies, taking the shape of a gothic palace... And if Magritte had painted the Serenissima? A pleasant gallery to visit, where the arts converge through the centuries. A warm welcome from Giorgio who will be happy to explain his work in detail.

In a quiet street in the Dorsoduro district, we made an appointment to visit the "Trentottocinquantasei" boutique (which means 3856 in Italian), a number that has nothing to do with the number on the doorstep. This women's ready-to-wear store presents the original collections of the designer Elvira Rubelli. Let yourself be seduced by the chic shapes and colors, from mustard yellow to duck blue, but also by all kinds of beautiful pieces: dresses, sweaters, retro skirts, vintage hats and caps. A really special address!

This authentic generalist bookshop is a reference in the San Marco district. People have been coming here for generations, from 7 to 77 years old, to stock up on all kinds of reading material. Of course, there is no shortage of books on the Serenissima and there are many on the shelves. There is also a small stationery department, but also beautiful books on art, history, tradition and even Venetian cuisine in Italian and English. Note that the travel guides (including the Petit Futé!) are well located because they are placed directly at the entrance!

In the lively Cannaregio area, this sleek concept store with pop and colorful objects may be the opportunity to bring back an original gift, far from the products bought on the street and often fallen off the truck... The black and white store is run by young entrepreneurs and designers from all over the country. You will see a range of Made in Italy souvenirs that address as a subtle nod to Venice. These range from notebooksto printed clothing, plush toys, unusual mugs and artistic photo frames.