Window Shopping

Looking out or looking in?  You choose:

It is impossible to walk the streets of Italy without noticing the elegant and artful displays of products.  Design is an Italian hallmark and it shows in the windows and immaculate layout of the stores.

Italian leather goods are highly prized around the World.  Of course there are  purses ... :) ... really expensive ones:

Boots seemed to be in ...

The maker of the boot above ... they tout using only leather from Buffalo's:

I thought this display from one store was impressive and visually very cool:

The interior of a store at the high speed rail terminal in Rome:

As was this shop ...

Want a tie with dots?  (Boy, I don't miss that part of the "Dark Suit, White shirt, Tie, and Wing-tip uniform of the old IBM).

Scarves aplenty!

Belts, too:

Of course there are beaded necklaces ... what color would you like?

This purse is almost lost in the fabric of the chair.  I've never heard of the brand but that means nothing!  :)

As can be seen by the sunglass display spread out on the sidewalk, even the street vendors have an artistic bent:

And the hat thing is big over there, too!

Can you imagine this display in a GAP store in the USA?  I think not!

Rome is truly an exciting visual city and its merchants, big or small, understand and add to its ambiance!  

I hope you enjoyed window shopping with me as we wandered the streets of Rome.

Oh, by the way:  Happy New Year!