Excelsior Milano

It’s not surprising that a team that includes the fashion guru Antonia Giacinti, wonder chef Davide Olandi and starchitect Jean Nouvel has created a store (really a mall) that has been called the best in the world. After all, it also happens to be in Milan. The building is a former movie palace reimagined by the famous French architect into a new form of commercial entertainment. On the ground floor, you will find Tom Ford, Lanvin and many established brands of cosmetics, technology and more. The first floor is home to up-and-coming designers like Rag & Bone and Roda; while the floors above are curated by Antonia with levels devoted to men, women and accessories. The result is space age meets Hollywood where fashion is fetishized here as art form, so we dare you to walk out empty handed especially if you venture to the basement where there is a fabulous slow food gourmet gallery and sushi restaurant. Open every day from 10 am to 8:30.