Shopping in Milan

Milan is where Italian style goes to negotiate with the world. The Quadrilatero is its boardroom — cashmere cathedrals, the 1913 Prada original under the Galleria's glass — but the city's genius is the walk from old money to Corso Como, where the concept store was invented.

The walk: Milan — The Quadrilatero and Beyond — 4 hours.

Tiered houses of Milan

• 10 Corso Como Icon
  Carla Sozzani's pioneering concept universe — fashion, art, books, and the courtyard café that invented the genre. 10corsocomo.com
• Antonia Worth a Detour
  Brera's sharpest luxury select shop — Antonia Giacinti's eye on sneakers-to-couture. antonia.it
• Moncler Icon
  Alpine down turned luxury uniform — Grenoble roots, Milanese reinvention. moncler.com
• Pasticceria Marchesi 1824 Heritage House
  Milan's jewel-box pasticceria since 1824 — panettone and pralines in Wes Anderson-worthy packaging. marchesi1824.com
• Prada Icon
  Milanese intellectual luxury since 1913 — nylon revolutions, Galleria bags, and fashion's sharpest brain. prada.com
• Manikomio Dsgn Hidden Gem
  Milanese leather madhouse — aviator bags and belts from repurposed military hides. manikomio.com