Women's Clothing, Rome

Popular and largest Rome mall - short and pleasant Regional train ride - you exit the train from Termini or Trastevere at the stop BEFORE Fiumicino and the Mall is right there. For the serious Rome "shop till you droppers!" A city within a city - always great buys and choices here.

What to buy: Anything and everything!

What to pay: very competitive prices - reasonable

UPIM is an Italian chain department store, not the most exciting over all, but the one just off the Trevi or Barberini is very easy to miss if you do not look out for it - see the large sign at high level in the shot

What to buy: Not going to lecture anyone on sartorial elegance here......!

What to pay: A lot or a little......

There are plenty of streets to shop in Rome.

Alot of them, like Via Condotti (near the Spanish Steps) are way out of the average travellers price range.

In other areas, such as along Via del Corso, you will find more middle of the road style shops which are perfect for when you feel the need for some retail therapy.

Just remember that a lot of shops close for a couple of hours early afternoon.....this gives you the perfect excuse for a long lunch and a glass of wine or two!

What to pay: Depends on which country you are coming from - not too bad on the USD or GBP, but if you are on the AUD - ouch!!

A chain of women's clothing at affordable prices - taking Italian fashion and translating it for the mainstream.

What to buy: They have everything from casual going out clothes to items you can wear to work.

What to pay: I got a great pair of dress slacks for less than $50 US.

Dont listen to half these bs tourist remarks from people who dont spend much time in rome. Taking the metro or bus will cost you 1 euro to one of the two malls just outside rome. They actully have cheaper prices than the exact same stores do in rome, due to the fact that its a high tourism area. I am a canadian citizen, currently married to an italian and living in romw for 10 years now. Take my advice. Leonardo or eur roma 2 are the way to go if youre looking for a good buck saved

“I love beauty…it’s not my fault.”
— Valentino (1932-)

During our May 2007 trip to Rome Valentino’s boutique on via Condotti was undergoing a renovation. To conceal the work-in-progress a wooden wall was erected and then covered in Valentino Red. The two nuns stopped in front of the red wall to pose for a friend. I could not resist taking a photo for myself of a sight that screamed “Rome!”.

Along the very fashionable via Condotti Valentino shares the street with other big names in Italian fashion, including Bruno Magli, Bulgari, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, La Perla, Prada, and Salvatore Ferragamo. Other luxury brands along this street at the foot of Piazza Espagna are Cartier and Christian Dior.

The Castle Romano outlet is a waste of most shoppers time. By taxi from the center of Rome it will cost you at least $38 Euro, and once you get there it will cost $50 Euro to get back. There are no buses and the only Taxi back is private and at a fixed price.

The Restaurants are also poor at this location, nothing good to eat topped it all off for us. Waste of almost $100 Euro to travel out 30 minutes to a small outlet mall with Adidas, Pumas and Nike rejects.

It would be ok if they had a cheap shuttle, but I just don't understand their logic. Let's stick a outlet mall 30 minutes out of Rome and charge tourist 100 Euro to get to and from it.

My advice is to avoid this place, and stick to the other closer malls and shopping areas. If you are American or have shopped in Asia even, there is nothing special at this place that makes it worth the trip.

... Crazy

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For a different kind of shopping experience, you should head to Via dei Giubonarri, right off Campo de Fiori. There are lots of tiny shops here that sell very nice clothing. You will find very cool and different designs and the quality is not bad at all. There are also classic design clothes that you can buy if you want. I got a very nice merino wool jacket and an angora sweater at much cheaper prices that I could ever get in any department store in Chicago. The design on them is very different than what I can find here, so this makes the purchase even more valuable :)