Finishing Florence with a bang!

In the concluding days of being in Florence, we covered ALOT of ground. Two of the most fabulous appointments were Salvatore Ferragamo and also the Scuola del Cuoio ( School of Leather) .

-HAPPY PURCHASE OF THE DAY-

I bought a Ferragamo "Carmen Miranda" shoe USB DRIVE. WHAT?!?! SO CUTE! 29 Euro . So worth it! I've decided its too nice for everyday use, so what I'm going to do is put all of the pictures and videos from this trip on it and keep it on my mantle in my apartment, therefore all the memories are backed up.....on the cutest little shoe USB drive ever.

Okay, okay, the USB wasn't the only little purchase I had. I walked into this quaint little shoe shop and tried on a pair of italian leather oxfords. THEY FIT. Mind you, I have a size 11 foot. Shoes NEVER fit me, or places just never have my size. These were made for me. They were only 98 euro which is exceptionally good for the quality of the shoes. Not to mention the super cuteness. MEANT TO BE.

I believe prior to that, I bought an ostrich doctors bag from one of the vendors infront of the Duomo. After the Scuola del Cuoio, I learned that the bag is indeed real italian leather, however it is not real ostrich. It is indeed "stamped " ostrich. Which is actually better in the long run I think because real ostrich looks too grid like, whereas mine has a nice scattered pattern making it actually look real?!? It makes sense if you get the lecture from the cute lady at the leather school. <3

Prior to the Scuola del Cuoio , we visited the Roberto Capucci Museum which had fascinating displays, but I think we were all more interested in the view that was in the garden of the museum. We were all standing there with our mouths wide open , gasping and asking ourselves if that was real life.

I was absolutely in my glory at the Scuola del Cuoio. I was immediately lured in when we were walking up the steps and the aroma of real italian luxurious leather was pouring out of the doorway. The woman who was showing us around was such a doll. I literally wanted to take her home with me, she was the cutest little thing ever. She almost looked like the mother from the Missoni family . ( Oh, speaking of Missoni, may I mention that I got a knockoff Missoni scarf from a little stand infront of the Duomo?!) ITS GLORIOUS.

Okay, back on track. We saw everything from the masters, to the apprentices, to the students. I was just fascinated with the level of workmanship everything contained.

After revising this blog entry, I realized that Florence was indeed a shopping extravaganza and I am 100% satisfied with every single one of my purchases.....including the many gelato splurges. Tehehe.