buenos aires

For the past two decades, María Conorti's family has been manufacturing shoes at their factory in the Pampas plains. Seven years ago, Conorti decided to make use of the facilities to launch her own line, which has become a certified hit.
From Buenos Aires' Recoleta neighborhood store listing.

Luis Miguel Parma and Horacio Campillo regularly traverse Argentina, from the southern Patagonian plains up to the dusty highlands near the Paraguayan border, in search of all types of antiques—army medals, swaths of old lace, elaborate chandeliers-then stock their store with the spoils. Despite the shop's name (it translates to "The Good Order"), the way in which the merchandise is displayed is gloriously chaotic.

Former graphic designer Faustino Lopez is one of Buenos Aires' most promising new names, and his predilection for clean silhouettes, a stark palette, and mod details—like jumbo buttons—has made his first collection a standout.
From Buenos Aires' San Telmo neighborhood store listing.

A family business for nearly a century, this dusty optical shop has a lockdown on vintage designer eyewear, and the selection is so charmingly haphazard—crazy, colorful, oversize no-name resin-frame sunglasses might be fastened onto a crumbling cardboard display next to ultra glam, highly collectible Gucci ones—that you'd swear all the stock was dragged straight from a long-forgotten trove in someone's attic.
From Buenos Aires' San Telmo neighborhood store listing.