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Jungfrau, founded in 1720, purchased at Heck. Old prints name is Knize. Designed
where fine linens can be made and maps are available at the by Adolf Loos, in imperial
to order as well as purchased specialist INLIBRIS Gilhofer. times this was a famous
ready-made. tailoring establishment, but
the shop now stocks ready-
Newspapers and
Food and Wine Periodicals to-wear clothes for men and
women. It also sells its own
One of Vienna’s most renowned Most newspaper kiosks scent. Kettner – almost
and almost revered food and located within the Ringstrasse hidden down a nearby side
wine shops, Zum Schwarzen stock foreign newspapers – street – stocks outdoor
Kameel (see p212), sells mouth- and so do the best coffee Trachten for both men and
watering produce. Julius Meinl houses, where they can be women.Steffl department
am Graben food hall, on the read free of charge. There is store has seven floors of
pedestrianized Graben, also no English-language Viennese fashion, toys and stationery.
offers a wide selection of newspaper. Morawa sells All the shoes at Bally are
delicacies. Enter via its Lukullus a variety of newspapers imported from Italy; the
Bar in Naglergasse if you want and periodicals in practically quality, as you would expect,
to stop for a snack and a drink. any language. is excellent. D’Ambrosio,
There is a good chain of wine which has several branches,
merchants called Wein & Co, Clothes and Accessories stocks trendy, up-market
one of whose branches is Italian-style shoes for both
situated on the Jasomir- Viennese clothes are well made men and women at moderate
gottstrasse. Altmann & Kühne and tend to be quite formal. prices. Denkstein Comfort is
is famous for its tiny, handmade Loden-Plankl is famous for another shoe retailer with
chocolates sold in beautiful jackets, coats and capes made stock at reasonable prices.
boxes shaped like miniature from Loden. This is a warm, Younger, trendier shoppers
chests of drawers, books, felt-like fabric traditionally in should head straight to
horses and angels. dark green or grey, but now Judengasse – this street has
produced in a range of colours. plenty of boutiques with
Tostmann is best known styles to suit every taste.
Gifts for traditional Austrian Paul Vienna is a menswear
Successor of the famous Wiener costumes or Trachten: its store that stocks some of the
Werkstätten, the outfit called Dirndl (dresses) are made more popular designer labels
Österreichische Werkstätten from a variety of fabrics, as well as casual clothing.
has a selection of almost including beautiful brocades. The branch of the trendy
exclusively Austrian goods. It Its clothes for children are clothes chain H & M, on
stocks a range of enamelled particularly delightful. Graben, is worth a visit if
jewellery designed by Michaela Hämmerle has fashion only to view the gilded
Frey, ceramics, mouth-blown shops all across Austria, but birdcage of a lift.
glass, candles and, from late the showcase for elegant Back in 1980, an optician
autumn onwards, Christmas eveningwear is the stylish called Erich Hartmann bought
tree decorations. The arts and shop on Mariahilferstrasse. a shop that had a large stock
crafts markets (see p224) are The flagship store of Peek & of horn and tortoiseshell.
also good hunting-grounds for Cloppenburg sells casual Today he sells a range
knick-knacks. The Tirol-based and sports clothing as well of handmade spectacles,
firm of Swarovski produces as accessories. A trusted and combs and chains, all made
high-quality crystal. Their old-established Viennese from horn.
necklaces, pins and earrings
are popular worldwide, as Size Chart
are their animal figurines
and accessories.
Women’s clothes
Austrian 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50
Books British 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
American 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Located in the Jewish District
is Shakespeare & Co, which Shoes
stocks an extensive selection Austrian 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43
8
7
4
5
of books in English, as does British 3½ 6½ 7½ 5½ 6½ 9.5 7½ 10½
10
9
8½
American
6
Frick International. For
music books in English, visit Men’s shirts
Doblinger (see p222). Rare old Austrian 44 46 48 50 52 54
books – as well as new ones, British 34 36 38 40 42 44
including novels and American S M M L XL XL
autobiographies – can be
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