I loved Fornarina since I was in high school, and I believe this is their only store in the US? Fornarina has such unique Italian designer footwear and clothes(although the clothes can sometimes be a bit too wild and«trendy»). I love all their 3 – 4 inch suede/leather boots, and I have quite a few sandals from them, all made of different material. My favorite pair are my black boots, with a cone-heel wedge, and a pair of wood-soled sandals with metallic straps. Their sizes are European so they run very small: D Especially jeans! The denim is also my very favorite, I have a pair from them that always stays tight in the butt and doesn’t get too saggy even after wearing and washing it weekly, it’s really well made. Everything is very fun and risqué! This Fornarina is in the Mandalay Place, kind of hidden in the back. Very modern décor, not a lot of things out on the floor.
Rebekah K.
Rating des Ortes: 4 San Francisco, CA
I was totally drawn to the amazing whiteness of the store. Its really soothing to walk in to a sparse white space with round corners after being in the general craziness of the Vegas casinos. Hubbie & I went in just to look, but the 4 girls who worked there-Jenny, Nicole, Nikki & Emily-realized we were a pair of cool cats. They showed us these cute furry half glove mitten things. Black leather on one side, white fur on the other. They’re not quite mittens since the 4 fingers are able to pop out & wiggle. After I tried them on & made cute bunny faces at my cute bunny husband, we all imitated Kelly’s Shoes video from you tube. Then we all watched this AMAZING video together. Words can’t describe it. You should just see it for yourself. In conclusion, the service there is phenomenal, & the gloves are cute. The only thing keeping me from giving it 5 it the half snap that fell off of the glove. meh. I’ll just watch the video again. It makes things better.
Brianne K.
Rating des Ortes: 5 San Francisco, CA
Beautiful, well crafted Italian clothes and shoes, all at fair prices. I always seem to visit while they’re having their summer sale, so I usually walk away with some fantastic deals. This visit was no exception! My boyfriend treated me to an adorable blue dress, and some smokin’ gold snakeskin shoes. There are only two stores in the U.S., so be sure to pay Fornarina a visit while you’re in Vegas!
Cynthia C.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Alameda, CA
The square footage of this store is massive. Well made clothes. Funky styles and designs, little known Italian designer at middle range price points. The spring and summer collections were 70% off. I bagged a padded floral strappy espadrille and a cute woven brown sandal for $ 100! I have a few pairs of Fornarina shoes already, I can get some mileage in those things, due to the great arch support and cush insoles. Did I mention the cute and originality factor?!?