Bought a Grace Kelly purse there about 30years ago. Black with gold trim. Was wondering about price…read moretoday. Found it in back of closet and giving to granddaughter.

Very helpful and stands by his products. Gave me his business card in case there were any problems…read morewith the purse.

I want to live in Italy for their grocery stores! The freshness of the food - the lack of processed…read morefood like the US. Love it

An exciting food experience with an amazing selection of drinks thrown in. Prices were lower and…read morehigher than I am used to paying.

Where do I start. I'm an American...WAIT PLEASE KEPT READING. As I stated I'm an American and I…read morehave never walked into any place in America with different brands at such a low price. If your shopping designer, then you should I already know your going to still have to spend a little bit of money in order to get the things that you like. I was in Florence and had to come to this little gem. It's a little hole and the wall, and let me just say, you can't go wrong with a hole in the wall shop...Am I right or Am I right. Anyways, once I walked in there were people looking around, I was greeted by a shop employee and was shown around. She and I had a conversation regarding America, how I liked being in Florence. She helped me with figuring out to get my Tax Refund for the items that were brought. Ok now time to get into the review. The first is most bigger designer brands, a LOT of FENDI AND CHANNEL purses, wallets and glasses. They did have little things like scarfs and I believe socks but these were more of local Italian designers. The place definitely packs a lot of stuff into it. I snakes around and the back area is more spacious and has more clothes, men and women... Did I see clothes for children....Honestly I wasn't looking. But varies clothes, shoes, wallets, glasses and purses from men and women. I walked out a much happier customer.

Great vintage clothing store with lots of treasures. Truly you can find some gems there. Also I…read morefelt like the prices were fair. Truly some special and collectible pieces to be found.

Came here on an evening 30 mins before closing time, the person that attended me seemed annoyed…read morethat we were there as it was close to closing time, wasn't very helpful, and was reluctant to help out. The attitude was very obvious. Left as soon as noticed this behavior...

Paulo and his family store was an amazing experience. I walked by this store after it had closed…read moreour first day in Florence. Several of the designs in their window caught my eye so I returned first thing the next day. Their shop has 3 unique leather techniques I have not seen at any other store. I love the feel of soft smooth leather, but usually find leather heavy, especially if it has a basket weave pattern since that doubles the weight. BG has 2 patterns that look like a weave- one a geometric square pattern, the other a raised "pinch" pattern, but are actually cleverly sewn from a single piece of super soft, thin leather. Their 3rd weave pattern creates these gorgeous optical illusions of 3d circles/waves. I was blown away by the craftsmanship, thr lightness of the leather, and the gorgeous colors- classy greige and powder blue, rich burgundy, evergreen, and navy, and luxurious gold and bronze. BUT I didn't want to get carried away and blow my budget before checking out the rest of the city. So I left and started looking. Basketweaves were all over Florence, of varying colors and qualities. But nothing like the 3 I saw at BG. I went back this time w my motherinlaw who has much more experience in high end luxury names and products, and she immediately declared the quality of the leather and uniqueness of their patterns a definite buy. Paulo was so helpful, quoting her an amazing price (similar to many prices we had heard from sellers of products at the mercato stalls without the same quality, workmanship，or guarantees. In fact, she decided to custom order her bag for the colors of her choice in the design she wanted. While she was deliberating, I wandered into the back and found- their amazing leather coats! A super classy reversible 3/4 length deer suede/leather jacket w an intricate mandarin collar and cuffs using an alternating basketweave. Gorgeous! flattering! Buttery soft and light as a feather! But then... Paulo showed me their piece de resistance, this gorgeous buttery white/greige 3/4 sleeve cropped jacket w this mod funnel collar- with their special geometric square pattern detailing the cuffs and collar. So gorg!!!! Yet again, I wanted to make sure I wasn't just being a rube from america... And I spend the next day checking out several recommended shops around Santa Croce, high-end stores near the Ponte Vecchio and... I even found a store that had attempted to knock off their pinch-weave and their optical illusion weave- but couldnt nail either look. The leather was too thick and bulky, the stitching on the pinch pattern was easily visible, they couldn't carry off the 2-tone weave so they did single color, etc. And believe it or not, they were asking the SAME price as BG! I also found another store that knocked off their black deerskin coat, but again they just didnt get the leather or the fit right- little details kike the pockets being way too shallow, and tightness at the elbows w movement.... And yes, asking the same price! So today, I ran back to BG ready to use up all my vacation allowance on clearly the best shop in town.... Sadly Paulo has left to attend his daughter's exams, which I thought was incredibly sweet, but his nephew was there to help me place my order. I had hoped to let Paulo know how much I loved the beauty of the design and quality of their family store, and how much I had appreciated his enthusiasm for showing all the products to my motherinlaw and myself even when we weren't ready to commit earlier in our trip. He was so kind and classy, and their products are really so gorgeous and incredibly fairly priced, that I'd easily be convinced to buy maybe one more thing if I wasn't literally leaving town before they open tomorrow! I am incredibly happy w what I ordered and we had been so enthusiastic, we convinced several of the people in our tour to come take a look and make purchases too!

If you want grocery supplies, this is a great place to shop. Easy to get to by bus, and a parking…read moregarage

What a fantastic leather store! We spent five days in Florence, looking around, visiting and…read morecomparing leather shops trying to find a medium-sized duffle bag for me and a small purse for my wife. So many shops with pushy and aggressive salesmen trying to pawn what seemed to be lower-quality leather products, but we avoided most of those. Some of the shops we visited based off previous reviews, and others we just walked into because they seemed worth checking out (and didn't have anyone aggressively trying to usher us in). We went into I Medici mainly because there was nobody outside the shop trying to drag us in--and the shop was located well away from The Leather School (be very wary of most of the shops in the square near The Leather School!) and boy were we in for a pleasant surprise! The salesman we saw the first day (we returned to actually purchase three days later) was very laid back, friendly, and basically just answered our questions and made a few recommendations based on what we described. He provide a pretty detailed explanation of the materials and process they used. I am not a leather expert, by any means, but the quality of leather here seemed on par with even that of The Leather School--but at half the price! The only difference we could see (and feel) was the bags at The Leather School were actually lined in leather, while the I Medici bags are lined in canvas with their emblem stamped all over it. I personally prefer the canvas lining. When we returned on day four, this time there was a friendly woman to meet us, and she immediately went and found a bag and purse that matched the sizes and descriptions of what we wanted. She was very patient and friendly, and explained the VAT tax refund process at the airport (only residents are required to actually pay this tax). We used the duffle bag to pack souvenirs we had already accumulated, and continued to add to that for the last ten days of our trip, and so far it seems very sturdy, but will follow up down the road with a review on durability. I highly recommend this business.

I've been rocking an I Medici cross body bag on every trip for the last 10 (maybe longer) years and…read morehave always loved the thick, buttery leather and how well it's worn over the years. So I was delighted to see that they have a shop in Florence. As someone else noted, it's a nice small store, not a warehouse or whatever is shown in the business photo. The sales associate was super nice and not pushy at all. The Mister ended up with a gorgeous computer bag, and I snapped up a smaller version of my beloved travel bag as well as a few gifts. They do have more "modern" styles with bright colors and textured leathers but my advice would be to stick to the more classic designs and the muted colors - those are done with natural dyes and will last you a good long while. There's a lot of leather on offer in Florence and a lot of it is crap. The prices here are moderate and the quality is really good as my 10+ year old bag attests.

Such a lovely local jewelery store in Florence!! The…read morehandmade jewellery was exquisite!

Amazing handmade jewelry by the owner. Store is so very charming. Prices were reasonable.read more

I gigli is a shopping center, very similar to a 'mall' in America with two levels and many…read moredifferent shops. I have been going here for a few years when I really need to get items and don't want to do so among a million other shoppers. I very much recommend to come here during the week, the weekend is nuts and you will have so much more space when trying on things and getting the items you want. Some of the stores inside include. Hollister (new), Coin (fancy department store), Kiko (makeup), Sephora (makeup), A HUGE H&M and unlike the one in the center of Florence, everything has managed to stay on the racks, not the floor, C&M, Universo Sport (fitness stuff & clothes), Foot Locker, Oviesse (clothes), Timberland (clothes & shoes), Guess, Coin casa (nice stuff for your house), Mediaworld (electronics), A toy store for kids, Apple store, many coffee bars, and the upstairs area has restaurants. We really like the brasilian place & brac. They also have sushi, tex-mex, chinese, light lunch, Mcdonalds. etc. Panorama (huge supermarket) They also now have an outside shopping area as well with a huge Shoe store, and a few other retail places. They have a ton of stores that I haven't even mentioned so if you want a a calm stress free shopping location - here you go! Don't forget to try the coffee bar close to Oviesse, they make really awesome coffee's with cinnamon and whipped cream.

Do you want the Italian mall experience? This is where you…read morecan find all kinds of shopping places: Groundfloor - Zara, H&M, Oviesse, Sportswear, Tech and Home tech, bio shops, underwear, a supermarket, occasions, make up stores etc etc. Upstairs - Restaurants, Occasions market, toys, videogame, home depot and many more The choice is infinite and the place is always packed so bring along some courage, since the place opens early and closes at 10 pm, you have a lot of time to spend in here. Check out also the event section, they might host particular things during your stay!

Amazing bread. Amazing pizza and service when it came to the food. For the the store service…read morewasn't so amazing but it did t stop us, very, very reasonable prices on food and cloths

This is my favorite department store in Firenze that always has great brands and great sales no…read morematter what season or time of the year I visit. If you want to find great brands and prices like this in NYC, you have to be prepared to sort through an unorganized store and it's like finding a needle in a haystack-- but not here. Everything is so organized, each clothing rack is in order according to sizing, even the shoes are organized, there's no clutter and the store is easy to walk through and find what you need. I could say "it's an Italian thing" for why it's so organized and neat since Italians are all about presentation and visuals, but I still have to give this store credit for keeping things organized considering the high amount of tourist traffic that comes through this area. The layout is grand and you can see how to get to each specialty department from mostly anywhere in the store without really needing to ask where departments are. The sales people are chill, they don't hassle you, but are available to help when you need them. If you're in Firenze and prefer to shop quality and designer apparel without paying full price, this is the place to come! After you finish doing your touristy things near the Duomo, come and visit just around the corner!