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“I love beauty. Eez not my fault.”
Funny. Elegant. Bitchy. Genius. And totally over the top. That’s Valentino as seen in Valentino The Last Emperor. A great documentary about the career and life—virtually one and the same—of designer Valentino Garavani. A truly touching story about a lifelong … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY, WHAT WE WEAR
Tagged documentary, the last emperor, valentino, valentino garavani, valentino the last emperor
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Past-present perfume
How do you categorize a post that belongs to the world of today, yesterday, scent, memory and the obliteration of geographical borders and time zones? What title do you give a subject that is big enough to fill your imagination … Continue reading
Posted in FRANCE, ITALY, WHAT WE WEAR
Tagged Annick Goutal, Ce Soir ou Jamais, eau d'Hadrien, eau de Camille, eau de Charlotte, Paris, perfume, Perfume House, Portland Oregon
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Taking comfort where you find it
Time today has been short; not more than 15 minutes for blogging. But what I have to say takes about ten words or less. Don’t hold me to that, but here goes: Comfort food Italian style doesn’t get any better … Continue reading
Il bagno
My first Milanese bathroom was in the old Diana Majestic Hotel in Viale Piave which has, alas, been spruced up since by Sheraton. I thought I’d died and gone to shabby-chic, single-girl heaven. The bathroom was enormous by any familiar … Continue reading
Posted in IN THE HOUSE, ITALY
Tagged bagno, bathroom, bidet, Diana Majestic, Guzman, Jock Sturges, marble, Milan, mosaic tile, towel-warmer
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The all important “far niente”
I know that whoever adapted Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love for the screen got there before me with the phrase “il dolce far niente,” but you can never explore quite enough the importance of this idea. Besides, in the film … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY, THEY SAY
Tagged "if you want to write", bel far niente, brenda euland, dolce far niente, Italy
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Here’s looking at you, kid
As you’ve probably figured out by now, walking around the city is for me a cross between a sacrament and an hour of therapy. Nothing—nothing—lifts my spirits like being “out there,” observing. And I am always tickled and surprised when … Continue reading
Posted in AROUND US, ITALY
Tagged casa degli omenoni, Milan, MIlano, omenoni, sculptures, street, telamoni, telamons
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Postcard #8: The Armani Wall
[There are intersections that define a city, that contain so many characteristic elements of the place as to become “institutional” landmarks. The corner of Via Broletto and Via dell’Orso with its eternal Armani wall is one such location. I was … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY, POSTCARDS
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The smallest of businesses
I have written before about the importance of small scale business to the quality of life in Italy, but I’ve concentrated more on the well-established neighborhood “Mom and Pop” enterprises than I have on those that might well be even … Continue reading
Le macaron
For Suzi. Perhaps it seems odd that this is categorized “What to do in Italy.” But as of last Spring, Ladurée—that star of the French confection le macaron—is also here in Milan. And as far as I’m concerned, going to … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY, WHAT TO DO
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