Window Shopping

I'm really not that much of a shopper myself - I prefer online where I don't have to deal with snotty clerks - but window shopping here in Roma can be great fun. The Corso is the ultimate in chic shops though Nazionale and Victorio Emmanuale have their share of name designers and boutiques.

The Galleria off Corso is a bad imitation of the glorious Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele II in Milano - they try but....

And for the man who still uses a straight razor - or Sweeney Todd

And should you need that ancestral bust for the entrance hall or cherub for the garden walk.

You may have heard about how stylish Italian woman can be; well there's stylish then there's...... downright slutty.

I thought of one or two people I know when I saw these shoes - and most of them where women.

And how practical would these little items be?

Borsalino makes hats for men, women and, if that orange one is any indication, pimps.

Then there's those Christmas chatkas that we all need - like Faberge egg presepe and sterling silver Santa sleighs.

And looking forward to the blushing bustiered brides of spring:

And for all your devotional needs:

16 gennaio - San Marcello papa