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Around Town – Microcentro, Puerto Madero & Retiro<br />

84<br />

Left Plata Nativa Right Millai Sumaj<br />

Stores<br />

! Plata Nativa<br />

South American folk art and<br />

jewelry are showcased in this<br />

evocative space. d Map Q5<br />

• Galería del Sol, Calle Florida 860<br />

• 4312-1398<br />

@ Blaqué<br />

This swish store stocks glam<br />

leather jackets, handbags, and<br />

shoes worthy of a Fendi store.<br />

d Map Q5 • Galerías Pacífico, Calle<br />

Florida 725 • 5555-5215<br />

£ Antigüedades Antigüa<br />

Vintage Argentinian toys,<br />

books, and housewares are<br />

available here. d Map Q6 • Calle<br />

Suipacha 228 • 5029-0133<br />

$ Polo Club<br />

Well-crafted cotton casual<br />

wear and quality leather accessories<br />

lend a country-club aesthetic<br />

to this small space. d Map R6<br />

• Calle Juana Manuela Gorriti 740,<br />

Dique 4 • 5238-0137<br />

% Adolfo Martínez<br />

Armas Antiguas<br />

This longtime Galerías Larreta<br />

tenant sells national and inter-<br />

national military<br />

memorabilia. d Map<br />

Q5 • Calle Florida 971<br />

• 4311-7305<br />

Millai Sumaj ^ Smart, contemporary<br />

women’s<br />

fashions are handcrafted<br />

from<br />

Patagonian and llama<br />

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wool at Millai Sumaj. Raw<br />

materials are purchased from<br />

indigenous people within<br />

Argentina. d Map Q5 • Galerías<br />

Larreta, Calle Florida 971<br />

Artistas Jóvenes & Argentinos<br />

This is possibly the best place to<br />

purchase the work of some of<br />

Argentina’s most progressive<br />

young painters. d Map Q5 • Galerías<br />

Larreta, Calle Florida 971<br />

* Autoria<br />

Housewares, limited-run<br />

silkscreened T-shirts, art books,<br />

and mixed-media pieces, all by<br />

local artists, give Autoria a touch<br />

of MALBA (see pp22–3).<br />

d Map Q5 • Calle Suipacha <strong>10</strong>25<br />

( Se Dice de Mí<br />

1960s-cinema inspired tees,<br />

handbags fashioned from recycled<br />

materials, and lingerie fill<br />

this spacious shop. d Map Q5<br />

• Calle Maipú 944 • 4311-<strong>10</strong>05<br />

) Tango Brujo<br />

Numerous couples have<br />

been set twirling in the Nouveau<br />

Tango style by Tango<br />

Brujo. Its handsome<br />

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ground-level shop<br />

stocks delicate tango<br />

fashions, an excellent<br />

music selection, and<br />

top-quality footwear,<br />

with expert fittings.<br />

d Map Q5 • Calle<br />

Esmeralda 754<br />

• 4325-8264

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