Fashion stores Venice

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.

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.

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!

Daniela Ghezzo is one of those precious artisans. She has taken over Rolando Segalin's store, which has been open since 1932. Her store is an artistic catch-all of all kinds of leathers and colors, material with which Daniela makes unique shoes. An exceptional shoemaker, she has no secrets about boots, gaiters, rain shoes and ballroom pumps. She also makes more traditional shoes, for women as well as for men, with the same know-how she inherited.

A fairy shoemaker who, over the past decade, has created as many fairy tale shoes as one could imagine in a dream. Original and extravagant, for men and women, we have fun putting on these shoes with buckles, brooches, tassels or prints, so bold that they almost require a red carpet to be rolled out under the sole. For carnival or everyday wear, sculpted, feathered, decorated pieces. Each pair is exclusive. Order from Giovanna for a custom-made walking or evening model.

If you have to attend an elegant private masked ball or simply for your own pleasure, run to the Pietro Longhi workshop! From Casanova to Hussar, from Madame de Pompadour to Marie Antoinette: an array of high quality pieces made by the creative Francesco Broggi in the rules of the art. Indeed, this Venetian by adoption has always been fascinated by period costumes, to the point of leaving a job as a publisher to embark on this adventure. For sale or for rent, according to your desires and the use you want to make of it.

A star shoemaker, René Caovilla began his career at the age of 20 in the family shoe business. His creativity and audacity quickly led him to collaborate with the greatest fashion houses such as Valentino and Dior, who discovered in him a true "sculptor of shoes". His iconic models are made of leather, sequins, feathers and other materials in an upscale fashion. His lace pumps are now legendary. Almost magical shoes that, despite their price tag, are worth contemplating over and over again.

Welcome to the store of an extravagant hatmaker! Giuliana Longo's workshop would be right at home in Alice in Wonderland, so amusing is the variety of curious hats and headgear (from 20 to 3,000 €). Want a gondolier's hat (approx. 65 €) or a tricorn for Carnival? You will find it all here, made by hand and with a demanding know-how. The milliner makes creations for both the average person and the collector. A family tradition that she perpetuates since the beginning of the 20th century.

250 meters from Rialto, we meet a tiny independent workshop opened in 1965, which has remained faithful to Italian craftsmanship and fashion since its beginnings. The leather bags are the eyes of the customers, unique and high quality creations, each of which required hours of work and are identifiable thanks to the quality of their assembly and the brightness of their colors. Their singular shapes and names (Frari, Dolfin, Moncenigo, Tiepolo, etc.) could almost convince you to buy one immediately...

The showcase of the daring Rossana Righini is a whirlwind of colours: scarves, scarves, bags, bags, jewellery, ties, hats of a thousand colours. Candy pink, bright yellow, shimmering orange, cardinal red, to continue with the shades of cobalt blue . The rainbow of colours, from silk and wool to flowers and glass bead jewellery, can be seen in every shade of the rainbow. Enough to bring back a nice fashion souvenir for lady or gentleman. A colourful and refined shop just a few steps from the Basilica dei Frari.

A brand dedicated to slippers, it does not run by the streets! All the more reason to cross the threshold of this store with a thousand and one colors, Piedàterre was founded in 1952. It specializes in the manufacture of genuine Venetian slippers, called Friulana. It sells pairs for children, for the whole family and in all ranges: in tweed, velvet, in regular or special editions, in Modigliani, Dandy, Brodsky or Grace style... Everyone has something to find here the top-of-the-range product that will make him spend a warm winter...

A beautiful fashion store with a very tasteful selection. Housed in the former Palazzo Regina Vittoria, in the heart of Venice, the three boutiques - men's, women's and home - offer a classic and contemporary fashion style, where Made in Italy is mixed with international brands. The home section (1820 Via Frezzeria) has everything to please, with tableware, bathroom items and Christmas decorations to delight. If you happen to be on a gondola ride, Pot-Pourri has a window display even along the canal!

We all have in mind the name of a children's cartoon called Kiriku, as an ode to black Africa, colours and music. In this small shop, the motifs are sober and elegant, for a collection that is essentially feminine, but full of fantasy for children. Here chic, minimalism, attention to materials and cuts reign supreme. There are already a lot of Venetian women addicts. Shop centered essentially on Italian designers; the cuts of each garment are sumptuous, as are the shoes and accessories.