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Sarti Leather Goods

  • July 1, 2004
  • Rated 4 of 5 by Carmen from Fairfax, Virginia
Sarti Leather Goods

On my way out of the Accademia, a leather jacket in a store window caught my eye. I had heard tell that Florence was THE place for Italian leather, and I just wanted to live in a fantasy world for a bit, so we walked inside. Big mistake for my credit card, but I got the best leather jacket ever!

The name of the shop is Sarti, and the staff is willing to help you pick out a size and style. I found a black leather jacket with a white collar and white piping trim, for a total cost of about 240 €. Still way cheaper than you could find such quality in the states, plus, 40 € of that was duty free, if I took the time to fill out the paperwork and get my customs stamp at the airport (purchases over 150 € qualify for the refund, and worth the effort, I felt.) They also featured fine leather purses, shoes, wallets, etc.

My friend was disappointed that they didn’t have the jacket she wanted in her size, but the staff said there was another store down the street that might have it. We found the second store easily and had quite a blast. We met the owner of the stores and the designer of many of the jackets. His name was Riccardo, and he was close personal friends with American designer Kenneth Cole. He kept telling us about their friendship, and how much Kenneth would charge for these jackets in New York. He explained to us how the jackets should fit us, (though I think much of it was that he just enjoyed the flirting) and how people buy his jackets and get home and call him to order more! (Yes, they’ll ship anywhere in the world duty free.) I tried on the jacket I had bought for him and he agreed that it was an excellent fit, and a jacket he, himself, had designed.

If you want Italian leather, I’d say this is definitely the place to go for both personal attention and great leather goods. Plus, make sure to talk with Riccardo and hear his stories!

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