There is no end to walking around Palermo, and one can certainly spend an entire vacation wandering there, but we find ourselves occasionally "crossing the border" into Almagro and Villa Crespo, two barrios immediately south of Palermo. Each time, we find something interesting. During our last trip we stumbled across Cul de Sac, an outlet store/showroom for a small handbag (cartera) manufacturer that is located in the rear. The plant produces bags for other labels, but the showroom exclusively displays its own label, Cul de Sac.
The owner previously designed bags for Prune, a well known handbag store in Palermo Soho, before striking out on his own. Carolyn ended up buying four bags. Two as gifts and two for herself. Cinthia, the saleswoman, spoke enough English to help us make the purchase. The store is only about a 10 minute walk from Casa Palermo (7 blocks), located at Lavalleja 1114 (Esq. Cordoba 4400). 4774-9448
Note: Argentina is well known for it's leather and there is a "Leather District" in Buenos Aires that's only about a ten minute cab drive from Casa Palermo. It's located in the area surrounding the intersection of Murillo and Scalabrini Ortiz.
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