Hello Wonderful shopfront in Oltarano

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Hello Wonderful

Oltrarno


Find contemporary women’s fashion in this tiny showroom, home to dynamic designer duo Livia and Vivian, who design trousers, tops and ethereal dresses in soft pastel hues. Browsing the bright white space, spartan bar the odd terracotta-potted cactus and wicker basket strewn with dried grasses and flowers, is as much about watching the pair at work as flexing the credit card.


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