SPAIN!!

Hey Damas y Caballeros,

So as many of you know I have recently returned from the land of España(!) and had a fantabulous time with the homegirl T- Chiquitina. As promised in the last post I will be giving a shopping guide to Salamanca, Spain, a beautiful town in which we resided for the majority of our trip. 

(UPDATE! I wrote this a while ago and never posted it, sorry. Enjoy)

Salamanca is a beautiful old college town in Spain, and as most major college towns, it has some amazing shopping opportunities. After you enter the Plaza Mayor (which is beautiful and has the most delicious and cheap heladeria in the city) there are alley or street ways in which you stumble across Zaras, H&M, Spanish equivalents of Abercrombie and Fitch, and even some high fashion boutiques. I must say that the store I enjoyed most due to its classic and beautiful clothing, and great prices was Sfera. They did have some trendy clothes, but for the most part they had a modern take on classic looks with simple colors and patterns that ultimately comprise great fashion and outfits (for the majority of the world, that is). I wish we had one in the USofA. I'm sure there is one in NY :( I'm visiting soon though so maybe I can find it.

Another NEED to see spot is Adolfo Dominguez's store. While he is a top designer, and his clothes sell for that kind of money, you have to go in and try on one of his gorgeous dresses. Clean lines, bold colors, and a bit of bling and snazziness. Loved it!!! But I couldn't buy it haha. Go look at his collection, especially if you have some money to drop.

If you travel a bit to the edges of the city there is a cute vintage clothing shop called Chicle. They have the cutest clothing items for really good prices, the main issue is quantity and sizing. I would recommend making the mini-trip, if even just to see the fun collection of pins and odd graphic tees and quirky accessories and o-g clothing that they have. Even the store is super artsy and fun to be in. Chicle - just do it!

Obviously I had to go to Zara and H&M even though we have them in the States. Let me just say, those of us living in the states got jipped! The Europeans definitely got the better collections and store layouts. Also Salamanca has 2 Zaras, be sure you visit both of them because they have different selections and quantity of certain collections within the brand.

OVERALL!! Spain was amazing and there are other cool shops and street vendors I could talk about but that would take years to cover and fully express to the few of you who read this blog. I hope you enjoy your shopping adventures in Salamanca and beyond. Besos. Now back to the madness of school...