Generous Mom going to Italy end of month

Afers –
My always generous mom is going on vacation to italy in a few weeks
and keeps asking me what I would like her to get for me. She has great
taste and deep pockets but I don't know what the deals ( if any) are,
can anyone offer any tips ? I have interest in
Designer bags ( prada, fendi) maybe shoes, casual dinnerware, jewelry.
She's not into the whole bath & body, perfume stuff that I am so I am
sticking to 'durables'.
Thanks in adavance to any advice,
CB–33

shoes
sweaters
belts
handbags
got any ideas where in Italy she is going?
Stevie


<coobird_on...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Can you ask her if she wants to adopt me? :)
In addition to what Stevie suggests, maybe a designer suit? But I'd
definately ask for the leather goods.


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On 2 Apr 2006 09:20:09 –0700, coobird_on...@yahoo.com wrote:
Do you like vintage/antique jewelry? There are treasure in Italy to be
found in that department.
And shoes, obviously, but that is very difficult to buy for someone
else.
Nathalie in Switzerland

<coobird_on...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Gold jewelry takes up little packing space. There are great costume
jewelry designers too. I always fall for a new handbag when I am in
Italy. Silk scarves are another wonderful find. Glass from Murano can
be shipped directly to you.

"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I agree. I had a friend who picked out a Murano chandelier directly at the
factory, had it made to order and shipped to him. It is a most beautiful
piece. I am the proud recipient of a couple of pieces myself and I love it!
Jamie

"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Have her take a picture of you with her in her wallet and then get buy you
shoes at Fratelli Rossetti. They custom match the Spring and Summer sandals
to your skin tone. It's fantastic. That's what they did for me in Venice.
They're shoes are made impeccably well, too. I'd also have her get you some
t–shirts from Benetton. They're great to sleep and exercise in. They're
sooooooo soft.
JN

OOOOOO!!!
Speak more on this subject! Please! I'm going to Italy for all of May, and
this intrigues me.
patricia

On Mon, 03 Apr 2006 01:05:16 GMT, "Snowy Rose" <pikachu14...@
mindspring.com> wrote:
Well, there are lot of jewelry stores in Italy (modern jewelry is
lovely too there), some of them specialize in antique, and you can
really find lovely things for reasonable prices, IME. I don't have
addresses, when I go to Italy I just walk around and find stuff :–)
Nathalie in Switzerland

"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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You lucky dog!
Audrey is a great authority on the whole international a.f.–related shopping
thing.
I'm more a research–oriented type (I don't really like to travel but I love
when others travel and shop for me). If you have time before your mom
leaves, maybe you could google and do other online searches for the items
Audrey mentioned. Show your mom examples of the things you like––styles,
proportions, etc. (Yellow gold or white gold? Modern or classic designs?
Do you like chokers? Multi–stranded necklaces? What size bracelet do you
wear? Do you like shoulder bags or handbags...clutches, messengers, etc.?)
Or just ask mom to bring home one of everything. We'll be happy to take
stuff off your hands if it doesn't suit you!
(Tell her bon voyage from me. And I wear a 35 in Italian shoes.)
cofarb

coobird_on...@yahoo.com wrote:
Ah, but I will recommend a perfume shop, nonetheless. On a street
right off of the piazza outside the Palazzo Vecchio in Firenze, there
is a little perfume shop that makes perfect replicas of the scents
Catherine de Medici wore. It's pricey, but the citrus scents are
divine. I have a Limon di Sicilia and an Agrumi di Sicilia. They are
both perfume oils, very high scent concentration, and they smell like
the groves in Naples.
*SIGH* I wish that you could go to Italy with your mother. I fell in
love with the place when I was there three years ago. Firenze was my
favorite, with Sorrento a close second. Venice was very nice, too, and
of course, you can't go wrong with Rome.
One more thing about Firenze: there is tons of shopping on the Ponte
Vecchio, which is the bridge over the River Arno. Good gelati, too, if
your mom goes for that kind of thing.

ahmward wrote:
Yes! Wow! I can't believe you found that information. And yes, what
is said is 100% correct: Ludovica assisted me as I chose my two scents.
Her English is limited, and my Italian sounds a whole lot like Mexican
Spanish ;–), but we managed to muddle through. She also taught me a
very valuable trick about buying fragrance: never rub your wrists
together after applying perfume. Let it dry on each wrist, with no
rubbing. The act of rubbing diffuses and changes the scent, so you
don't get a true example of what the fragrance is like.
That store is absolute heaven. There's also a wonderful cafe nearby
and a delicious trattoria two doors down.

Wowee !
you all are terrific, thanks for the tips...
I actually use some Santa maria Novella stuff ( get it here in Tysons
Corner)
but,,,,,
I'll talk to her today to find out which cities she's going to....She
already knows what I like in jewelry cause she's gotten it for me ( I'm
into Konstantino right now, which is Greek!)
So I think I am going to go with jewelry and a bag, and anything else
she sees, I'm not picky !!!!
Thanks again !
CB33

coobird_on...@yahoo.com wrote:

coobird_on...@yahoo.com wrote:
I am a generous mom who lives in Italy. A ticket here is my version,
because my daughter likes best wandering through the San Lorenzo market
looking for the next big thing.
Most of the designer shops are in every big city, but she thinks they
are too conventional and ephemeral. SM Novella Farmacia is best
experienced, but they do have some scented things you can hang on
hangers in the closet for moth protection as well as scenting purposes
that she claims she has not found in the US.

"Maneki Neko" <goldmanekin...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Yes, that perfume shop is a special find. Is this the one you are
referring to ? http://tinyurl.com/hkycq
I buy leather goods at Manelli leather, which is on the Ponte Vecchio,
close to the Pitti Palace side. I love their wallets and have an
assortment of leather bracelets I've purchased from them. For jewelry
there is a store called Mossa, which has beautiful designs, and a very
good looking son :) http://www.mossa–firenze.it/
You don't have to be into bath products to truly appreciate the beauty
of the Santa Maria Novella pharmacy that has been in business since the
1200s. It is just around the corner from the beautiful church of the
same name. It's just not the same when you buy the products in the
States.
Vivoli at Via Isola delle Stinche 7 has delicious gelato in many exotic
flavors. If there are men in your life who wear ties, there are
amazingly low priced silk ties in beautiful colors.
I can't buy shoes in Italy but I always find handbags I love. The best
buys are at Desmo. Finally tell her not to forget the beautiful paper
products. If she wanders to the side streets she may find fabulous buys
at stationers that are not as high priced as the ones in tourist spots.
If she wants a personal tour guide, I volunteer.
Audrey

"Umbrian" <decobabe...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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The scented things to put on hangers as well as pot pourris were at the
drug store at the Wyn in Las Vegas. My daughter's host mom from Firenze
sent us some in a SMN gift set for Christmas.

<coobird_on...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Leather goods...gloves, belts, bags, shoes...you get the idea. I thought
the prices were better in Florence for these items, than in Rome or Venice.
I would also have her look at some gold.
Outside of Milan, I think there is an outlet of designer clothes. This is
something I heard in the past...google it to be sure.