Whether dining at home, celebrating with family or friends, or going out to a restaurant, New Year’s Eve on 31 December is a special time. We say farewell to one year and welcome another, and we do it with a well-laid table, a special meal, and dressed for the occasion. It’s the ritual. The shopping...
Enjoying sales before the Christmas holidays begin is something you can take advantage of at illa Carlemany from Friday, 17 December. In Andorra, the Christmas sales start earlier, providing another incentive for anyone thinking of coming up here to enjoy some shopping. Whether for Christmas gifts or the Three Kings at Epiphany, or something special...
While the fashion world has presented the handbag as essential for women, it has also fought to change this convention, whether for the sake of social progress or to expand its market. In the late 1990s, handbags for men became a fashionable accessory thanks to the influence of famous, trend-setting men. And brands are well...
Glasses, both sunglasses and spectacles to correct your eyesight, have become a fashion accessory. If shoes, a handbag, a ring or a scarf express the way you are, glasses do too. They are another way of defining your style. Designers, fashion houses and manufacturers are well aware of this, and they therefore create collections, set...
It’s the new season and new fashions and accessories are here, for both women and men. We now present a roundup of the trends on the catwalks, but at the shops in illa Carlemany you’ll find ideas that are sure to suit your style. The essentials for her Trousers with prints are in, for instance...
illa Carlemany shopping centre expands its range of labels for men with the opening of Mango Man, a ground-floor store with a range of clothing and accessories, all with the Catalan Mango label which aims for one hundred percent of its products to have sustainable features by 2022. Jackets, shirts, ties, trousers, rucksacks, shoulder and...
Inevitably, lockdown and teleworking – which have meant a lot of time spent at home for most of us – have brought us a greater appreciation for the tracksuit. This item of clothing, largely shunned by the big fashion brands, has made a comeback during the pandemic because of our quest for comfort. Designs, functionality...
It’s quite shocking when you look at the uses, customs and artefacts of underwear that have been worn throughout history, especially by women. Often, depending on the morality of the time, they were designed more to highlight and hide parts of the body rather than for hygienic or protective use, and always from the male...
Spring is here! And although the warm weather won’t come overnight, the days are getting longer, the ritual of changing the clocks is approaching, and it’s time to banish the monotonous blacks and greys from the wardrobe. At illa Carlemany, the centre of Andorra, the shop windows are full of the atmosphere of spring and...
There are always advantages to shopping at illa Carlemany, the centre of Andorra, but even more so during the sales season. And while before Christmas there were already great discounts on clothing, footwear and accessories, from 12 February you’ll also find reduced prices on winter sports gear. Shops such as Peak Performance, Salomon, Haglöfs, The...
