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Fashion Lingerie and
Swimwear
Palermo Viejo is the epicenter
of Argentina’s haute couture There are numerous
industry, while Recoleta high-street stores in
remains the barrio for more Buenos Aires known
traditional fashions. Some for selling good-quality
designers, such as Martin lingerie. Even small
Churba of Tramando, have neighbor hood under-
already made it big on wear shops dress their
catwalks in Milan and New windows in lace and
York; others, such as mid-range satin finery. The biggest
designers Ona Sáez and Juana name in the country
de Arco, are well-liked by is Caro Cuore, which
porteños for their chic and sells lingerie for women
urban designs. Popular fashions at fairly reasonable
tend to follow European trends prices. The brand has
fairly closely, so large shopping branches in the malls
malls stock Armani, Louis and is stocked by all
Vuitton, and other well-known general retailers. The Ateneo Grand Splendid bookshop
international designers. To cover all bases,
For menswear, check out from maternity lingerie to tango kioskos in Corrientes,
the creations of Hermanos something exotic and daring ones that sell law-related
Estebecorena, while for cool involving lace and fluff, check books and magazines in the
porteño trends visit Félix. out Peter Pan’s vast selection, Tribunales area, and posh
Located close by, on Calles especially their strong line in stands at the airport selling
Murillo and Scalabrini Ortíz, are animal-print undies. coffee-table books and the
sev eral excellent leather shops For sporty swimwear, there latest novels. News papers,
offering their wares at near- are dozens of excellent sports magazines, and literature can
wholesale prices. There are gear shops located all over the all be obtained at the kioskos in
many shops that special ize in capital, including branches of Recoleta and Microcentro.
children’s clothes in the capi tal, Stock Center. The local fashion The English-language Buenos
and there are even boutiques retailer, Salsipuedes, stocks Aires Herald is sold in many of
that sell haute couture for its own swimming trunks and the centrally located stands.
babies only a cou ple of months Al Ver Veras bikinis. For a wide range of English-
old. Owoko in Palermo Viejo is language books, visit Ateneo
a bright and bubbly emporium, Newspapers, Books, Grand Splendid on Avenida
selling pyjamas, dresses, T-shirts, Santa Fe and also its branches
and trendy trousers. A free and Music along Calle Florida. Another
kids’ storybook is given away As in all Argentinian cities, the good choice is KEL Ediciones
with every purchase. Another kiosko (newspaper stand) is a branch, which is also very
popular clothes shop here is popular sight in Buenos Aires. popular with English students
Cheeky, which has seasonal The capital of Latin America’s and teachers.
collections and purveys a more most literate country has a More sought out by tourists
classic, stylish line in urban gear diverse and generally high- are coffee-table picture books
for young people. quality press. There are and fancy edi tions of famous
Argentinian classics, such as
Borges’s poems and short
stories and Martín Fierro by
José Hernández. These are
available at branches of
Libros del Pasaje and Cúspide.
The former has an outlet
in Palermo Viejo and
the latter has a branch in the
Recoleta Village mall.
Zivals is well-known for
tango books and also offers
an excel lent and exten sive
range of Argentinian tango,
folk, jazz, and rock CDs.
Branches of Musimundo,
found through out the city,
are often cheaper for best-
A shop selling a wide range of leather goods, Recoleta selling CDs.

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