The 5th day was all about shopping...

Spent the whole day in Foxtown in Mendrisio. It's an outlet heaven in Switzerland near the Italian border.

So tired in the evening that just took some take out for dinner.

ps. my other trips to Mendrisio & Foxtown can be found here.

Special Shoe(s)

Got a cute souvenier from a friend

who visited the salt quarry of Praid

in Transilvania:

Salt Shoe

www.kristalbrizo.ro

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There're some other shoes

that bought during the holiday trip

to Austria & Switzerland:

Peep-toe pumps by Prada

Nice nude colour,
matches well with almost everything
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Gucci ballerinas

- delicious lavender colour!
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Both pairs of shoes from Foxtown in Mendrisio
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Party Outfit

Actually the party was already 2 weeks ago...

forgot to show a picture of the outfit

- "Daisy" dress by Tiia Vanhatapio

who, by the way, will be attending at the

Fashion Week in New York with her new collection!

- strappy sandals by Bally

- Wilshire handbag by Louis Vuitton

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Had these lovely matching ear rings

which bought at Dior's in Foxtown
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The hairdresser made my hair
- very happy with it!
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FoxTown

As the weather looked like this

didn't have much choice

but drive to FoxTown

to do some shopping...
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Foxtown is an outlet mall in Mendrisio

near the Italian border
- on the way the weather didn't get any better

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The clouds're really down

and got some heavy rain on the way

but after San Bernardino everything changed,

the sun was shining &

the temperature rose at least 10C!
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This is the sign that has been waiting for

to see for months!
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Behind this humble door
there're outlets of
Armani, Burberry, Cerruti, Dior, D&G,
Escada, Etro, Fendi, Gucci, Boss,
Iceberg, Jil Sander, Missoni, Prada,
Valentino, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent...
just to mention some of them
A heaven on earth!
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The shops are open everyday between 11am-7pm
- lots of shoppers there from all over the world,
mainly, of course, from Italy & Switzerland
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Didn't come out with empty hands!
Result of 6 hours' heavy shopping
- made fantastic bargains!
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www.foxtown.com
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FoxTown

FoxTown

La Citta della moda

- place for serious out-let shopping!!!

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Heard about it from Swiss friends,

couldn't resist the temptation to visit there

- located on the Swiss & Italian border in Mendrisio

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Open 7 days a week 11am -7pm

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There are 160 shops with 30-70% off the normal prices,

Shops are in 3 levels

starting with brands like

Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, Gant, Benetton, Polo Ralph Lauren,

Calvin Klein, Guess, 7 for all mankind, Bally...

all away up to

Gucci, Versace, YSL, Prada, Tod's,

Burberry, Dior, Etro, Missoni...

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All the shops are spacious, one brand shops,

goods nicely on display

- possible to make real bargains!

- usually just one or couple of pieces left,

and not all sizes

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Bought a pair of light grey shorts by Cerruti

- really needed one

and a black woollen skirt suit by Cerruti

- both were the final pieces and exactly my size

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At Missoni and Prada found some nice pieces

but the sizes were either too small or too big,

so nothing from them

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FoxTown Factory Stores

Via A. Maspoli 18

6850 Mendrisio

www.foxtown.com

- app. 15km from Lugano

- even tought it's easily seen from the motorway,

it was quite difficult to find the right turning and way there!

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