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Home Factory Outlets in Italy THE MALL OUTLET CENTER (near Florence) RJ OUTLET - (between Milan and Bergamo SERRAVALLE SCRIVIA - (Alessandria) Via della Moda 1, Serravalle FOX TOWN (Switzerland) Via Angelo Maspoli 18, 6850, Mendrisio, Switzerland ANCONA Byblos Via Achille Barilati 8, tel: (071) 8071 Men's a women's clothes, end of season models. Genny Moda S.S. Adriatica 16, tel: (071) 8071 discounts up to 75% on womens clothes from previous seasons, large selection, sizes up to 48 (16 USA). BIELLA Ermenegildo Zegna Bolgheri, 31 Strada Trossi, Località Verrone, Tel: 015-255-8382 Artema Strada Trossi 31, Verrone, tel: (015) 2558382, open 9 to 12:30, 14:30 to 19, closed Monday They have a good selection of clothe by Ermenegildo Zegna in fine fabrics. Fila Via Cesare Battisti 28, tel: 015-34141, open Monday 15-19, Tuesday-Saturday 9-12, 15-19 This well-known manufacturer of Italian sportswear has a factory outlet with a large selection as well as a regular store next door, all with good discounts. Ski wear, tennis wear, outerwear plus. Centrovendita Elbi Via Quintino Sella 9, (Valdengo), tel: (015) 881976 Knitters will find a large selection of yarn made by Crosa, one of the biggest names. From 50 to 66% off. Hours are 9 to 12 and 14:30 to 19. Guabello Spa 4 Via XXIV Maggio, Mongrand, Biella, tel: 015/256-5111 Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti Via Cernaia 40, tel: 015-35911 Men's and women's classic clothes with 30% discount. They have cashmere, too. Hours 9-12:30, 15-19. Fred Perry Strada Antica per Benna 1, (Verrone), tel: (015) 2558319. Open 9:15 to 12:30, 15 to 19, closed Monday morning They also carry Ungaro, sportswear and other clothes mostly for women, but some for men and children with discounts up to 80%. BORGOSESIA (Near Novara) Agnona Via Casazza 7, tel: 0163-202111, fax: 0163-202214 One of the best-known Italian manufacturers of woolens, this factory outlet sells blankets and garments with slight flaws at 50% off retail price. (Guida) BRA Faber Strada San Matteo a/C Bra Tel: 39-0172-423636 Manufacturer of womens underwear CARPI (Modena) Tac Ceramiche Novita' Viale del Commercio 21/b, tel: (059) 695969 Ceramics for the home and for gifts, made on the premises. Open 9 to 12:30 and 15 to 18. Avirex Via Carlo Marx 131, tel: (059) 641365 All kinds of sportswear, chino pants, and aviation-related gear. Open Monday through Friday 16:00-19:30, Saturday 09:00-13:00 and 16:00-19:30. CASETTE D'ETE (Ascoli Piceno) Diego della Valle Corso Garibaldi 134, tel: (0734) 871671 On the autostrada for Aquila exit at Civitanova Marche, take the superstrada for Macerata, exit at Montecesero, follow road to San Elipido, from there to Casette d'Ete. This factory outlet shop carries the Tod's sport shoes for men and women as well as the women's lines Deva and Diego Della Valle, discounts up to 50% on last season's shoes. Be sure to try on the shoes and check carefully, I got a pair with a defect and fortunately was able to exchange it but you won't if you discover it when you get home!Hours: Monday through Friday 17-19:45, Saturday 8:40 to 11:55 and 14:30 to 17:45. CASTEGGIO (near Pavia) Tanino Crisci Srl Via Garibaldi 9, 27045, tel: (0383) 82254, fax: 805448 Closed Monday, open Tuesday through Friday 15:30-19:30, Saturday 9:30-12:30, 15:30-19:30, Sunday 9:30-12:30. Email: taninocrisci@taninocrisci.it. I must add that I was thrilled when I found out there is an outlet store for my very favorite shoes, which are classic and get better-looking as the years go by. Men and Women's shoes. CHIETI Richard Ginori Via Erasmo Piaggio 56, tel.: (0871) 560864 (See also Ginori, Florence) This is one of Italy's most famous manufacturers of porcelain and ceramics. COMO Albisetti Via Nazionale 3, (Vertemate), tel: (031) 901190 Silk is sold by the yard, you'll also find clothing. Don't ignore the seconds. Hours: 9:30 to 12:30, 14 to 19:30. Giorgio Armani On the road to Bergamo at the crossroads of Vertemate and Minoprio, call for more precise directions, tel: (031) 887373, has seconds from the Armani and Emporio Armani collections. Dresses and suits from $ 85 to $ 450, skirts and pants around $ 50. Duecci Statale dei Giovi 3-5 (Casnate con Bernate), tel: (031) 564515 Large packages of cookies, lemon and orange juice, candies and various sweets. Hours: 9 to 12, 15 to 19:15. Emporio della Seta Via Canturina 190, Como, tel: 031-591420 A good variety of the famous silk prints made in the Como area with fabrics, scarves and shawls designed by such names as Genny, Ungaro, Lacroix, and many others. Slightly flawed (but usually undetectable) at 40% discount from retail prices. Examples: Scarf, $30, necktie $20. Even higher discounts in July and January. (Guida) Ratti Sete Via Cernobbio 19, tel: (031)_233262, Open 9-12:30, 14-18 Beautiful silks for the home as well as name scarves and shawls, slight defects, discounts to 40%. (Guida) Scampoli e 1000 Cose Moda Via Rimenbranze 4, (Como Breccia) tel: (031) 507186 Fabrics for home sewers, pre-cut, good prices. Hours: 9 to 12:30, 15:30 to 17:30. CUNEO Gruppo Vestebene Via S. Barbara 11, Alba, tel: (0173) 299311 Open 8:30 to 12, 15 to 19:30, closed Monday morning, also at Via S. Margherita 23, Alba, tel: (0173) 299444, open 9 to 12:30, 14:30 to 19. This factory manufactures women's wear for a large number of houses including Daniel Hechter, and Krizia Poi. CUVEGLIO Bassetti Via Provinciale 5, tel: (0332) 624154 GALLIATE Bassetti Via Garibaldi 10, tel: (0321) 865285 INCISA (FLORENCE) Gucci - Reggello, Localita' Leccio, 50066 MODENA Il Marchese Coccapani Via Modena-Carpi 290 (Solera), tel: (059) 5683008 Go in the back to find young clothes for women at a huge discount, mini skirts for $15, sweaters for $50. MONTEVARCHI Prada S.S. 67, Via Aretina 63, Levanelle, NOVARA Alessi Via Alessi 6, Omegna Crusinallo, tel: (0323) 6511 Also open Saturday. This factory makes designer kitchenware including that famous teakettle with the little birdie in the spout. Articles with slight defects come at a 40% discount and designers include Aldo Rossi and Richard Sapper. (Guida) Bolgheri Via Novara 71, (Oleggio), tel: (0321) 922450, open 9:30 to 13, 14:30 to 19, closed Tuesday afternoon There's a very large selection of raincoats, neckties, and other clothes from names such as Aquascutum, Church's, Dunhill, Givenchy, Karl Lagerfeld, Les Copains, and Ermenegildo Zegna. Discounts up to 50%. Confezione MVD Via Massimo d'Azeglio 16, Ghemme, tel: (0163) 840450, closed Tuesday, open Monday through Friday 16:30 to 19:30, Saturday 9:30 to 12 . - Max Mara dresses, coats, and suits for women in a good variety of sizes. Lagostina Via IV November 39, Omegna, tel: 0323-652255 Everything for the kitchen in stainless steel including Italy's best spaghetti pots, pressure cookers, cutlery (a 75-piece set for about $200) and other goodies. (Guida) Sergio Tacchini Via Alba 6, Caltignaga (Europeo) This Italian dresses most of the world's tennis stars, (Europeo) Lanificio Luigi Colombo Via Omar 1, tel: (0321) 623179 This looks like any sweater shop but it's a factory outlet for the most luxurious cashmere sweaters and fabrics as well as coats, suits, pants, scarves, shawls, and every kind of sweater. Colombo is the second largest producer of cashmere fabric in the world and imports the raw material directly from China. Among others, he furnishes Armani, Dior, Valentino, Hermes, Versace, and Ferre. (Capital, Nov 93) Via Italia Via Italia 5, Domodossola, tel: (0324) 243025 Open from 8 to 12:30, 15 to 19:30. You'll find Trussardi and Levi's. Zamasport Via Belletti 10, tel: (0321) 4261, open 15-18, closed Monday Clothes from Gucci, Romeo Gigli, and Callaghan. NOVE (between Vicenza and Venice) Belfe Via delle Ceramiche 76, tel: (0424) 75058 open 9 to 12:30, 15 to 19:30. Active sportswear at discounts up to 40%. La Ceramica VBC Via Molini 45, tel:(0424) 590026, fax: 829967 Open Monday through Friday from 8am to noon, 1:30 pm to 6pm, Saturday 8am to noon. Both shops sell their ceramics to stores such as Bloomingdale's and Macy's in the U.S. They specialize in platters, bowls, pitchers, and tea sets featuring fruits, flowers and seafood decorations. Items are seconds but in most cases you'll have a hard time spotting the defects. Ceramiche Artistiche Ancora Via Martini 26/28, tel: (0424) 590023 or 828210, fax: 829967 Open Monday through Friday from 8am to noon, 1:30 pm to 6pm, Saturday 8am to noon. PADERNO D'ADDA Imec Piazza Nino Colnaghi 1, tel: (039) 9515125 Underwear for men and women. PADOVA (30 kilometers from Venice) Tessuti Manfrotto Via Andrea Gritti 36 (near Piazza Erbe) 35122, tel: (049) 655435 This is not an official factory outlet store, but definitely worth a visit. Three brothers, Egidio, Alberto, and Francesco along with mother Adele sell samples of silk, linen, velvet, and brocade in a vast cave like Ali Baba's, every kind of fabric you can imagine including haute couture, sold at fire sale prices. Examples: synthetic, 6,000 lire a meter, cotton 8,000 lire a meter, linen 12,000 lire, and silk 13,000 lire per meter. PALERMO De Simone Largo Niccolo` San Severino 24, tel: (091) 363190 Traditional Sicilian artistic ceramics with up to 30% discounts. Also beautiful hand-painted tiles. PARABIAGO Fratelli Rossetti Via Cantu` 24, 20015 Parabiago Milano, Tel: 39-0331-552226 Fax: 39-0331-555914 The line here ranges from classic to the current fashion, with good quality and prices. Moccasins, boots, day and evening shoes. There are a number of shoe factories around Parabiago so you may want to enquire about other brands you like. PAVIA Conti Riso Via de Scottis 12-26 (Candia, outside Pavia), tel: (0384) 74009 You're in the middle of rice country here, and that's what you'll find at this factory store. All the varieties. Hours: Monday through Friday 14 to 18. PERUGIA Big Bertha Cashmere (Fernando Ciai) Via Dell'Industria 19, 06087 Ponte San Giovanni (on the road from Perugia to Assisi, tel: 075-5997572, Fax: 5997573 This company has been making cashmere for over 30 years and sells mostly through a catalog. Big selection of sizes, styles, and colors. They recently opened a retail store in Rome near Piazza del Popolo. Open Monday through Saturday 9-19:30, does not close at lunchtime. Ellesse Via Filippo Turati 22, Ellera Umbria (Perugia), Tel: 075-50391 Open Monday through Saturday, 9-13, 15-19:30. This factory outlet features a top Italian sportswear brand with discounts of 40% on all the goodies. On the Rome-Milan autostrada get off at Orte and take the superstrada for Perugia. Get off at Corciano, the Elesse factory is 500 meters from the exit. PISTOIA Pratesi Via Montalbano 41, Casalguidi, tel: 0573-526462, Mon-Fri 9:30-12:30, 14:30-19, Saturday open mornings only You can't get better than Pratesi for the most beautiful bed linens and towels, even bathrobes. Seconds, but only an expert can find the flaws. I'm still sleeping on sheets I bought 20 years ago. POMEZIA (near Rome) Timberland You'll find shoes, boots, accessories and clothes with the Timberland brand, which has been considered a "must" for Italian youth for over fifteen years. QUARONA Loro Piana 10 Corso Rolandi, Tel: 39-0163-201807 Fine wools and cashmeres in fabrics and clothes for men and women. RESCALDINA (near Milan) Bassetti Via Legnano 24, tel: (0331) 448512 Sheets, towels, bedspreads etc. for the home. (Also see listing under Milan for description) Magnolia Via Olona 8/6, tel: (0331) 570111 Underwear for the whole family. They specialize in underwear and outerwear for infants. Knitwear with defects is sold by the kilo. Hours: 9:30 to 18:20, Saturday 9:30 to 12. SARONNO Lazzaroni Via Gorizia 41-43, tel: (02) 9670-1021 For lovers of liquers, you'll find amaretti, limoncini, nocini, as well as candies, gelatins, and marron glaces. TERNI Ellesse (Sportswear) Via del Sersimone 2, tel: 39-0744 300088 URBINO Piero Guidi Via Provinciale-Schieti 184, 61029 Urbino Tel: 39-0722-59086, Fax: 594005 Handbags and leather accessories, angels are a favorite motif. VARESE Bellora Giuseppe Via Cantu` and Via XXV Luglio 11, Fagnano Olona, tel: (0331) 619641, Tuesday to Saturday, 8:30-12:30 and 15-19 Best known for their waffle-weave cotton bathrobes which come with a 70% discount. This elegant outlet store sells household fabrics of their own production and French imports. Seconds have good prices, as well as fabric sold by the kilo. Somma Via Stazione 123, Mornago, tel: (0331) 900111 and Via Sfondrati 1, Somma Lombardo, tel: (0331) 256521, Tuesday to Saturday, 9-12, 15-19:30 Wool blankets, bedspreads, quilts, end-of-season or slightly flawed. Example, an alpaca blanket, second choice, for $70. T&J Vestor Via Roma 71/B, Golasecca, tel: 0331-958101, Tuesday to Saturday, 9-12:30, 14:30-18:30 Linens, rugs, bedspreads, and quilts, many designed by their inlaws the Missonis, second choice, 40% discount. VERCELLI Sambonet Via XXVI April 62/64 , tel: 0161-5971 This factory outlet store sells seconds of Krupp and Sambonet stainless steel flatware and silverplate. Also pots and pans and trays. Discounts up to 50% off retail price. VICENZA Lanerossi Viale dell'Industria 126, Schio, tel: 0445-693356, Monday-Saturday 10:30-13, 14:30-18, Saturday morning only Good wool blankets, second choice, at 40% discount. (Guida) Marzotto Strada Statale 246, Trissino, tel: (0445) 962300 Blankets and other home furnishings with up to 30% discount. Marzotto is one of the oldest textile factories and manufacturers in Italy. Two of the Marzotto brothers raced Ferraris back in the 1960s. VIMERCATE Bassetti Via Bolzano 3, tel: (038) 668634 Sheets, towels, bedspreads etc. for the home. VITERBO (North of Rome) Diesel (Surplus Diesel) Via Ponticello 34, (Molvena), tel: (0424)411811 Is for the young and young-in-heart, lots of denim and thick-soled boots, a large selection of items for around $60. Diesel is one of the hottest brands for young people around the world.

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