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Vintage lives outside the fashion universeit exists beyond trends.

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Theres no greater satisfaction than buying the garment or accessory coveted in preteen years spent pouring over magazines.

But where does the best vintagereallylive?

Fashion capitals, of course.

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Photo: Madame Pauline/@madamepaulinevintage

Milan is now a hotbed of vintage activity.

Address: Via Lazzaro Spallanzani, 11, 20129 Milan, tel.

3389743349

Groupies

A destination for all those (of any age!)

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in their teenage rebellion phaseGroupiesis a nonconformists paradise.

The shop focuses on street style, with an emphasis on the 1990s and 2000s.

Their wide assortment caters to everyone from the inconsolable romantic to the minimalists who refuse to wear color.

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The shop was the brainchild of Eva Fiorucci and Carolina Ferrari.

Address: Alzaia Naviglio Pavese, 52, 20143 Milan

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