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La Coruña is in fashion. Not only because in its surroundings, in Arteixo, is the headquarters of Inditex, but because its urban center has become a showcase of brands of the company of Amancio Ortega and other independent designers, Galician and not, who have found Here the perfect place to conquer the world. For those who enjoy fashion, both as a user and as a simple spectator, Emilia Pardo Bazán's Marineda is the perfect destination for a weekend getaway. We propose two routes to enjoy it.
Under the inspiration of Picasso
Around the building in the middle of Ensanche where the Ruiz Picasso family lived during their stay in Galicia at the end of the 19th century, an unusual bastion dedicated to fashion, design and good life has been created. Its nerve center is Lugo Square famous for its food market and its collection of modernist buildings. There the Inditex empire has placed all its brands, without saving resources and in an absolutely great way. Just to know the Zara and the Massimo Dut ti of the Compostela rua would already be worth returning to La Coruña, but in its surroundings there is not only a large representation of international brands, but above all dozens of shops and studio of local creators.
Let's start in the same Compostela rua, where at number 8 it is worth going up to the first floor of the Viturro House , one of the most beautiful buildings in Coruña, designed by Julio Galán Carbajal in 1910. There are the studies of the wonderful Paula Núñez ( Bëlasabel a) and Javier Quintela, specialized in brides. At number 6, the San Sebastian store Indi & Cold, the queen of the ultra-feminine shabby chic has opened.
In the neighboring Rua Picavia you have to make a mandatory stop in Masscob , the sanctuary created by Marga Massanet and Jacobo Cobián of elegant and simple clothes with a vintage touch. Then there would be Mixing , where they sell the precious jewels of Sansoeurs in an interior designed by Carlos Quintáns.
On the other side of the square, on Teresa Herrera Rua , two adjoining spaces for two very different projects. The first is that of Mónica Cordera, who hides the creativity of two sisters (Monica and Maria). Minimalist clothes of great delicacy with a handmade touch. The second is Maazí that Marian Fernández Orive and María Aldalur (former Uterqüe) opened here in 2017 and already have a store in Madrid in Claudio Coello. Nearby, Francisco Maiño Rua must be kicked, where the Aldalur proposal in Ni-Ma itself and Elena Pajarrón's personal shopper service, as well as several curious shops dedicated to children's clothing, are striking.
It is also worth exploring adjoining streets such as Joaquín Vaamonde , where in front of the beautiful Cotton Corner textile studio , the ingenious Nely López-Cardalda and María Fernández Saavedra have Sara & Zaida , their third store behind Nelybelula and Temporarire Store. On the 3rd of Pardo Bazán , Juanjo Rig has opted for high quality tailor-made tailoring in Rig Bespoke . In Blush (Archbishop Lago González, 2) you can see the creations in Castor Polux skin. Very close, in the Plaza de Galicia , in the space occupied by the Gala shirt where Amancio Ortega began working at age 13, is now Noho, the new adventure of Alberto Caramelo who has opted for 100% local fashion made by designers without Your own store.
You cannot leave the area without approaching Juan Flórez Street , where there are two absolute references of the fashion world in La Coruña: Ottodisanpietro , the only place in the city where you can find garments of the most exclusive international brands on the planet, and in the number 64-66 in a beautiful rationalist building, the first Zara that Amancio Ortega and Rosalía Mera inaugurated in 1975. It was named that way because, they say, when they went to register it, the name of Zorba was already taken that was the one that They had in mind, recalling the famous movie.
In the Still Ship
Along the Rúa Real and around that Immobile Ship that inspired the writer Wenceslao Fernández Flórez so much, there are many shops. On the same Calle Real there are some classics like Roberto Verino , at number 73, Kina Fernández at 57 or Alba Conde at 25. Also mythical places like the old Paris Cinema, which now occupies an attractive Pull & Bear. In the continuation that takes the name of Water Irrigation, you should not miss Elena Ferro's store, which has just received the National Handicraft Award for her imaginative clogs. It is surrounded by several stores specializing in vintage clothing such as the mythical A&M Rancaño or Tarabela .
Around, some streets to explore are Galera , famous for its Bonilla a la Vista chocolate shop, but now also for stores such as EME Mode or the multi-brand specialized in sportswear Bn-Rd . In San Andrés there are shops as original as Boüret in the beautiful building of the numbers 69-71, Iamnue Store , in 136, Butcher Shop , in 26, or Vivayo , in 153. The environment of the San Agustin Market is known for its vintage fashion store such as The Lorenzo Store , on Rua Pio XII, or Friperie Vintage , in Marqués de Pontejos, 9.
Without leaving Old Coruña, two recommendations: The Camp, the open studio of designers Jorge Toba and Antía Montero, specialized in children's clothing with their own style in Rúa Damas. And Knitbrary Studio (Yolanda Estévez and Pedro Castellanos), in Orzán, 33, already famous on the national scene for their wonderful pieces woven in wool. And for lovers of shopping centers, La Coruña has Marineda City, one of the largest and most spectacular in our country.
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