Lonely Planet İstanbul Guide

CLOTHING often stuff that’s been designed and made in Italy – is sold here for a fraction of its original price. ARMINE ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; % 0212-511 2211; www.armine.com; Mahmutpaşa Yokuşu 135, Eminönü; h 10am-6pm Mon-Sat; j Eminönü) İstanbul is a fashionable city with a highly idiosyncratic style. In Bebek and Beyoğlu the fashion might be for tight jeans, revealing jackets and chunky jewellery, but in the city’s conservative neighbourhoods, there’s little make-up and even less flesh on show. Wildly popular Armine is where Zara style meets the headscarf, and it’s an exemplar of affordable Islamic chic.