tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71440967830400478892023-11-16T09:01:04.805-06:00Eleganza per me - Elegance for me Eleganza per me is a blog for refined fashion lovers and jet setters.
You will find friendly advice on what to wear to look elegant, new fashion trends, carefully selected just like in a chic boutique and suggestions on where to shop in the USA, UK, Italy, France and moreEleganza-per-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231621040816440370noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144096783040047889.post-25241665161422081342017-04-28T21:32:00.004-05:002017-04-28T21:38:31.557-05:00The excellence of Brunello Cucinelli that makes Italians proud!Not many people know <b>Brunello Cucinelli</b> and that is because this brand is meant to be only for a few who appreciate superb fabric quality, unforced chic and style without logos. Yet, you can find Cucinelli all over the world, including Chicago!<br />
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Cucinelli clothes look beautiful on everyone! They combine lightweight, chic and sporty elements creating the perfect mix between elegance and comfort.<br />
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I'm all for unforced chic and excellent fabrics! At Cucinelli they use special feather-soft cashmere made in Italy, silk, ostrich feathers, extra soft leather, fine calfskin...basically, all these wonderful fabrics that kiss your skin and make you feel fantastic!<br />
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Personally, I love the fact that everything is made in Italy (to be precise in a castle in <b>Solomeo</b>, Umbria) by highly skilled tailors and seamstresses.<br />
Yes, this brand is very expensive, but I have always preferred to have 1 good item, instead of 10 cheap ones.<br />
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In <b>Chicago</b>, we have a lovely boutique (designed by Italian architect <i>Luigi Fiorentino</i>) for both men's and women's collections on North Rush Street, where my friend <i>Andrea Espinoza</i> work and I was invited by her to see the trunk show for the <b>AW 2017 collection</b>!<br />
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I was so amazed by this collection that I believe I kept saying "amazing" so many times! <br />
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Here are some of my favorite pieces for the AW 2017 collection: <br />
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This is the Cucinelli team based in Chicago, including Andrea, on the left:<br />
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...and finally me with the clothes I selected with Andrea's help:<br />
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I especially love my monili necklace and my simple and cute top, which says: "<b>There is beauty in semplicity</b>", exactly my kind of philosophy!<br />
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<br />Eleganza-per-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231621040816440370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144096783040047889.post-18234029168423567932017-03-08T10:37:00.000-06:002017-03-08T23:02:26.393-06:00Celebrating Franca Sozzani, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue Italia<br />
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On March 6th I attended the Chicago premiere of "<b>Franca: Chaos and Creation</b>" directed by Franca' son Francesco Carrozzini and I was invited by the Director of Programming at the Gene Siskel Film Center, Barbara Scharres to be part of the panel.<br />
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I absolutely loved the movie and the way Franca was portrayed in it by her son.<br />
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She was strong, funny, courageous, free and true to herself!<br />
She was so beautifully Italian in her personality, yet extremely open minded about everything and creative in such a unique way!<br />
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I totally understand when she says that her time in London changed her and that she would have never come back from England...this is what London does to you when you live there! It opens your mind so much that there is no going back afterwards.<br />
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She wanted to be number 1 globally and she did it! Numbers say it all! She was a winner, because she went after her dreams no matter what!<br />
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Franca Sozzani said she never listened to market researches and that in the end she was right and they were wrong. Her controversial issues sold more than anyone could have ever expected.<br />
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She used fashion as a strong tool to say something, to talk about important issues through the power of the international language of photos, with the help of very talented photographers.<br />
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This is a short video of me during the panel at the Gene Siskel Film Center answering a question about what I personally think of Franca after watching her movie: <br />
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In this video Franca said something so true during the Swarovski Award for positive change: "<b>to change you need to take risks and you need to find someone who believes in you..</b>.".<br />
I couldn't agree more with her! <br />
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Franca told her son in the movie she wanted to do something important in this life that could stay after she was gone... and she did it during her amazing 28 years at Vogue Italia, the most important fashion magazine in the world. She will be always remembered!<br />
It's just like <b>Horace</b> said: " Exegi monumentum aere perennius, regalique situ piramidum altius, quod non imber edax, no Aquilo impotens possit diruere..."( <i>I have created a monument more lasting than bronze, and higher than the royal site of the pyramids, which neither harsh rains nor the wild North wind can erode...</i>).<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(Photo: Vogue Italia 1st issue with Franca Sozzani as Editor in Chief, July/Aug 1988)</i></span>Eleganza-per-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231621040816440370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144096783040047889.post-10814213991023882382017-02-21T09:07:00.002-06:002017-03-06T17:39:07.828-06:00Chicago - March 6, Panel for Franca Sozzani, Editor in Chief of Vogue ItaliaI have been invited to be part of the <b><span style="color: red;">panel </span></b>after the documentary: "<b>Franca, Chaos and Creation</b>".<br />
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The documentary and the panel are at the <i>Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago </i>on March 6th at 7,45pm.<br />
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It is an honor and I'm really looking forward to this amazing event here in Chicago.<br />
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I have been reading Vogue Italia, basically since I was born and almost never missed an issue. <br />
I subscribed to Vogue Italia even when I moved to the USA although it arrives one month later. <br />
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Franca story is inspiring and she deserves to be celebrated. I didn't agree with all her choices, but she was an incredible innovator and we have lots in common, including our love for London!<br />
Love her spirit and her freedom and courage to always follow her instinct and her dreams! <br />
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Her last words:<br />
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<br />Eleganza-per-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231621040816440370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144096783040047889.post-53665249604576904442017-02-02T18:36:00.004-06:002017-02-21T21:51:50.900-06:00The most elegant Carnival in the world If you are going to Italy go to <b>Venice</b> during Carnival.<br />
If Venice is normally magic, in this period of time you will feel like you are in a fairy tale, transported back at the time of the <b>Dogi</b>!<br />
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The Costumes you will see are so elegant and beautiful that you will want to wear one too! And you actually can if you like! There are places in Venice where you can rent one.<br />
You can check the official calendar here and book one of the event you would like to attend (there are plenty!):<br />
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There are parties and shows in the streets of Venice or in Piazza San Marco and inside most of the hotels (my favorite hotel in Venice is the Danieli). No need to go the day of <i>Martedi' grasso</i>, when there are too many tourists, I suggest going there any other day during the week. <br />
In the hotels, if you like you can reserve your high tea or dinner like in the Baroque Period and take a class on how to dance the <i>Minuetto</i>:<br />
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Keep your eyes open when you walk in the streets of Venice: not only you will see people wearing precious costumes all around you...<br />
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...but you might end up finding unique boutiques like these:<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> (Photo: Pot Pourri, Calle dei Fuseri, Venezia)</i></span><br />
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Although I love so much the costumes in Venice during Carnival, I don't wear one since I was 10, but I recently bought this beautiful handmade Venetian mask, which I wore with a little black dress (this is more my personal style, chic but simple).<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> (Photo: Casanova and Enrichetta handmade in Italy masks)</i></span><br />
<br />Eleganza-per-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231621040816440370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144096783040047889.post-5931348816719688742016-05-14T20:25:00.003-05:002016-05-17T20:45:11.100-05:00Una padovana a Chicago<b>DI DOVE SONO </b><br />
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Vivo a <b>Chicago</b> dal 2008, ma torno 3-4 volte all'anno circa nelle mie due citta' di <b>Padova</b> e <b>Londra</b> (dove ho lasciato il cuore).<br />
Sono nata e cresciuta a Padova una citta' molto elegante e alla moda, a soli 30 minuti da <b>Venezia</b> e ho vissuto 1 anno ad <b>Alicante</b> in Spagna durante l'Universita' e 5 anni a Londra dove ho iniziato la mia carriera nel Broadcast, prima di essere adottata dagli Stati Uniti.<br />
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<i>(Foto:<b> Padova.</b> Vista dall'alto del Santo e di Prato della Valle)</i><br />
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<i>(Foto: <b>Venezia</b>. La citta' piu' magica al mondo)</i><br />
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<i>(Photo: <b>Londra</b>. Ruota panoramica e Big Ben)</i><br />
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<b>COSA AMO DI CHICAGO E I POSTI DOVE MI PIACE ANDARE</b><br />
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Chicago e' una bellissima citta', ricca di architettura tra il moderno e il contemporaneo, con un meraviglioso skyline (il piu' suggestivo che io conosca), un lago immenso (il famoso lago Michigan), spiaggie ovunque (sembra di stare al mare), ponti levatoi e un fiume navigabile (il Chicago River) che in questo periodo dell'anno si riempie di barche e battelli di ogni tipo.<br />
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<i>(Foto: <b>Chicago</b>. Parte dello skyline durante il tramonto)</i><br />
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<i>(Foto: Ponte levatoio su <b>Michigan Ave</b>)</i><br />
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<i>(Foto: <b>Lancio delle barche </b>nel mese di maggio in preparazione della stagione estiva)</i><br />
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<i>(Foto: Il <b>Water Taxi </b>che ti porta comodamente da Michigan Ave al Loop)</i><br />
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<i>(Foto: <b>Sailing</b> a Chicago. Chi sa andare in barca qui e' un genio dato che il vento tende a cambiare ogni 10 minuti)</i><br />
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<i>(Foto: Foto scattate dal mio posto segreto vicino a Navy Pier dove vado a correre la domenica mattina)</i><br />
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<i>(Foto: Il mio giardino "inglese" preferito vicino a Millenium Park, ma sconosciuto per i turisti)</i><br />
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<i>(Foto: <b>Millenium Park</b> in estate dove si puo' fare yoga la mattina e ascoltare concerti gratis la sera) </i><br />
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<b>COSA NON MI PIACE DI CHICAGO</b><br />
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Purtroppo Chicago ha solo 2 stagioni, l'inverno (quello gelido e inumano che dura praticamente 9 mesi) e il periodo dei "lavori" (ovvero i soli 3 mesi estivi) in cui distruggono palazzi vecchi per rifarne di nuovi.<br />
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Se <b>il clima </b>fosse migliore forse questa sarebbe la citta' piu' bella degli Stati Uniti.<br />
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<b>DOVE VIVONO GLI ITALIANI EXPAT A CHICAGO </b><br />
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Noi italiani expat viviamo quasi tutti downtown, il piu' possibile vicino a <b>Michigan Ave</b>.<br />
Non siamo abituati alle periferie americane, che consideriamo un po' "piatte", soprattutto se non possiamo andare a passeggio a piedi o magari in bicicletta e siamo obbligati ad andare sempre in giro in macchina.<br />
Abbiamo bisogno di vivere "in the middle of the action" dove ci sono i migliori bar, ristoranti e soprattutto bei negozi dove fare shopping!<br />
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<b>LO SHOPPING...MEGLIO IN ITALIA</b><br />
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Come me, quasi tutti gli italiani che conosco qui a Chicago fanno shopping di scarpe e vestiti in Italia direttamente: vada ogni tanto uscire fuori con<b> le flip flop</b> come si usa qui (in Italia invece non ci e' concesso e se usassimo le flip flop/infradito per camminare in citta', ci guarderebbero come se fossimo degli alieni) ma e' piu' forte di noi vestirci bene (a volte siamo anche troppo fissati secondo me): i vestiti ci devono stare addosso alla perfezione, le scarpe devono essere belle ma anche comode...su questo proprio non prescindiamo e a Chicago purtroppo e' un po' difficile trovare queste cose.<br />
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<b>COSA MI FA DRIZZARE I CAPELLI </b>( e come a me a tutti gli italiani!)<br />
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Per nessuna ragione e non importa quale sia la circostanza non fate come questa signora. I <b>calzini bianchi </b>sono anti-estetici e non vanno indossati mai ne' dagli uomini ne' dalle donne, men che meno con i sandali: per noi italiani vederli e' come ricevere un pugno allo stomaco!<br />
Gli unici "calzini bianchi" che la gente dovrebbe vedere in giro sono i <b>White Sox</b>, ovvero una delle 2 squadre di baseball di Chicago (gli altri sono i <b>Cubs</b>).<br />
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<b>DOVE SI PUO' FARE SHOPPING QUI A CHICAGO? </b><br />
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Sono pochi i posti dove mi piace fare shopping a Chicago: i miei preferiti sono Saks 5th Avenue e Barneys anche se raramente trovo cosa stavo cercando. A volte vado anche da L.K. Bennett (che gia' mi piaceva molto a Londra), J.Crew, Madewell o Anthropologie, ma il piu' delle volte resto delusa dall'esagerazione di vestiti e scarpe fatti in Cina.<br />
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Bisogna fare attenzione a una cosa quando si fa shopping in America: i commessi/le commesse guadagnano principalmente su commissione (vi ricordate la scena del film Pretty Woman dove Julia Roberts fa shopping a Los Angeles in Rodeo Drive?) e se capiscono che siete pronti a spendere "spudoratamente" , con molta probabilita' vi diranno che qualsiasi cosa vi sta divinamente anche se invece vi sta malissimo. La cosa fantastica e' che comunque se andate a casa e cambiate idea potete tornare il giorno dopo e restituire tutto facendovi ridare i soldi indietro ( e questo e' piu' o meno fantascienza in Italia purtroppo!).<br />
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<b>E SE DOVESSI COMPRARE DELLE SCARPE DA GINNASTICA O MAGARI UNA BICI...?</b><br />
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Beh, non c'e' niente di meglio degli Stati Uniti per quanto riguarda lo sport in generale!<br />
In molti negozi specializzati, ti fanno perfino un test per vedere quale tipo di scarpe da ginnastica dovresti indossare a seconda della forma dei tuoi piedi e lo stesso fanno se vuoi acquistare una bici: esaminano il tuo peso, la flessibilita' della tua schiena...e' semplicemente grandioso!<br />
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<b>I SALDI SONO MEGLIO IN ITALIA O IN AMERICA? </b><br />
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In Italia detesto i saldi, in quanto non trovo mai in sconto quello che avevo visto prima dei saldi (come se i negozi nascondessero le cose belle che avevano). Invece qui in America vale la pena fare shopping proprio in quei giorni (soprattutto i primi giorni quando ti invitano come VIP prima che i saldi inizino anche per i tutti gli altri) perche' davvero molte cose normalmente carissime le potete trovare anche ribassate del 70-80% e portarvi a casa per esempio una borsa di Marni ad un prezzo impensabile. E' quasi un bene per me che alcune marche come Marni, Furla, Peserico...siano ancora poco conosciute, perche' appunto finiscono per scontarle e di molto a fine stagione! <br />
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<b>LE PICCOLE BOUTIQUES A CHICAGO</b><br />
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A parte i grandi stores e la famosa Oak Street ricca di negozi di lusso bellissimi, esistono alcuni piccoli negozietti a Chicago (non tanti come desidererei) dove si possono trovare cose carine e diverse dal solito in particolare in Old Town e a Bucktown. A me personalmente fa molto piacere in realta' andare a comprare cose in negozietti piccoli in cui e' possibile parlare direttamente con il proprietario che indubbiamente ha selezionato con passione i capi che vende.<br />
Un negozietto super carino che pero' non vende vestiti, ma oggetti particolarissimi per la casa acquistati in Italia, Francia, Inghilterra e Belgio e' Posh. Posh e' esattamente come un negozio dovrebbe essere secondo me: bello, profumato, piccolo e accogliente. Sarebbe stupendo se ci fossero piu' negozi cosi' in giro.<br />
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<b>IL CULTO DEL BELLO</b> (Che poi e' anche il culto del sano a mio avviso)<br />
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Essendo italiana credo fortemente che il bello sia fondamentale in tutti i suoi aspetti: fare colazione seduta in una bella piazza con monumenti e fiori intorno, non e' certo la stessa cosa che prendere un caffe' che sa di metallo e un croissant gommoso mentre si cammina speditamente per andare al lavoro. Non fa bene ne' all'umore, ne' alla salute...<br />
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<i>(Foto: Antica villa adibita a hotel/ristorante vicino a <b>Venezia</b>)</i><br />
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<b>DOVE SI MANGIA BUONO E SANO</b><br />
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Devo ammettere che da quando esiste<b> Eataly </b>la mia vita qui a Chicago e quella di molti italiani e' molto migliorata grazie alla presenza di prodotti alimentari realmente buoni e realmente italiani (prosciutti, formaggi incluso lo stracchino, una varieta' di vini e oli d'oliva, cioccolatini Venchi, gazzosa, orzata, caffe' Vergnano...).<br />
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Non mi faccio mai mancare un buon cappuccino e croissant da Eataly la mattina prima di iniziare a lavorare. <br />
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Dalle parti di Old Town (che e' una delle mie zone preferite a Chicago)
invece ci sono delle ottime brioches e baguettes alla<b> Fournette</b>.<br />
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E finalmente dopo tanto cercare con le mie amiche oggi siamo andate in una sala da te' carinissima (<b>Vanille Patisserie</b>). Ecco qui i nostri dolcetti (belli e deliziosi!)<br />
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Ho provato la deep-dish pizza appena arrivata in questa citta' (troppo pesante!), ho provato tutto sia a livello culinario che di vestiario...sono perfino entrata da Gap o Guess ma ne sono uscita delusa...<br />
E' la qualita' che sovente manca, nel cibo la qualita' degli ingredienti ( e spesso la troppa abbondanza di spezie e condimenti che rovinano il gusto) e nel vestiario la qualita' dei tessuti (oltre al fatto che non sono rifiniti bene e il piu' delle volte la forma di questi capi non si adatta per nulla al corpo).<br />
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<b>IL FUTURO DELLA MODA DI QUALITA' A CHICAGO</b><br />
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Ho avuto alcune collaborazioni di lavoro nel campo della moda proprio qui a Chicago (sia con grandi stores famosi che con delle boutiques o degli stilisti del posto) e ho notato che c'e' una grandissima voglia da parte di molti clienti di vestirsi bene (di vestirsi come un italiano/a) e pian piano si stanno infatti aprendo sempre piu' negozi di qualita' (inglesi e italiani soprattutto) che quando sono arrivata a Chicago erano davvero pochi.<br />
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In fondo non molti sanno che gli americani hanno importato (a Los Angeles, New York ma anche a Chicago) e fatto crescere il<b> made in Italy</b> nel dopoguerra, apprezzandolo enormemente per cui c'e' speranza che ci sara' una veloce rifioritura della moda italiana di qualita' anche qui a Chicago.<br />
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<i>(Foto: <b>Audrey Hepburn</b>, anni '50 a Hollywood)</i><br />
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<b>PERCHE' NON CI SONO GELATERIE SUL LAGO E IN RIVA AL FIUME?</b><br />
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Personalmente attendo impaziente l'apertura di una gelateria decente sul lago (che al momento non c'e'!) o per lo meno in riva al fiume, dove e' tanto piacevole passeggiare se fa bel tempo.<br />
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<i>(Foto: <b>Riva del fiume</b> con alberi di ciliegio downtown Chicago)</i><br />
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<br />Eleganza-per-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231621040816440370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144096783040047889.post-73345475513577573262016-05-02T18:21:00.000-05:002016-05-02T19:04:19.036-05:00Shopping in Vegas is fun!Not many people think of Las Vegas as a great shopping destination, but it is!<br />
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Beautiful shops and boutiques, amazing windows display and such a huge choice (almost all the brands you can think of are in Vegas, sometimes hidden in one of those gigantic hotels, like the Venetian or the Bellagio).<br />
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If you shop for your husband/wife, don't be surprised (like me) if they ask you this question though: "what do you need to be forgiven for?" <br />
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happened when I entered the Prada store to buy a gift for my
husband and the Italian lady working there asked me: "Devi farti
perdonare di qualcosa?"...I was so embarrassed and I said "oh no, it's
just a present for my husband's birthday"! ...Oh well, I understood her
point afterward...we are in Vegas after all...and what happens in
Vegas... :)<br />
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What to do when you are tired of shopping (and possible embarrassing situations...) and your feet really hurt?<br />
Go to one of the fantastic super large hotel pools in the Strip ... or relax and sit down at the Bellagio Garden (this Spring you will be able to see a magic Japanese garden, that not only is truly beautiful, but the smell of all the exotic flowers will make you feel regenerated in just a few minutes).<br />
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Eleganza-per-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231621040816440370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144096783040047889.post-68452092811917303892016-01-31T11:45:00.000-06:002016-01-31T11:59:36.543-06:00When in Venice during January sales...great quality clothes at a fair price!When shopping for clothes, I'm always looking for something beautifully made and with great fabrics, without having to spend a fortune possibly.<br />
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This trip to Venice and Padova was particularly good, thanks to a store that I fell in love with: <span style="color: red;"><b>SEVENTY!</b></span><br />
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I bought a couple of dresses and a cashmere sweater.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Photo: Spring white dress by Seventy)</span></i><br />
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Another good quality shop where I normally buy my clothes is <span style="color: red;"><b>FALCONERI</b></span>, famous for its "filati pregiati".<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(</span></i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo: </i><i>Cashmere sweaters by Falconeri)</i></span><br />
<i><br />Both Seventy and Falconeri are for men and women.</i><br />
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And then in Venice last week, I found an old brand, which I used to love when I was in school, <span style="color: red;"><b>FABRIANO</b></span>! Its little boutique is a true paradise if you want to buy a cute present in leather made in Italy, like this beautiful wallet:<br />
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And I did check out some expensive shops too of course: they are just too beautiful even from the outside, in this antique Venetian palaces, like BOTTEGA VENETA and SALVATORE FERRAGAMO:<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Photo: BOTTEGA VENETA and FERRAGAMO in Venice)</span></i><br />
<br />Eleganza-per-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231621040816440370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144096783040047889.post-72824745767644923082014-06-25T21:47:00.001-05:002014-06-26T09:55:26.357-05:00Look perfect, even if you have a busy lifestyle<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We all know how hard it is to find the time to go to the hairdresser, to the spa for mani/pedi and even harder to find some free time to go shopping for clothes, when we have a busy schedule at work and at home.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But we can't look like we are not taking care of us, so what to do?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Hair</b> is important: </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a bad hair day is proven to be a bad day all together!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keep it short if you like: it's easy to wash and style </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or keep it long for an easy classy updo</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In fact when you have middle length hair, you need quite some time to style it every day...time you don't really have!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Men, for me you should keep you hair short. Put a bit of gel to style it with a trendy spike.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I already wrote in a previous article, having a nice <b>mani pedi</b> can make the difference on your look (for men too!). The secret is to keep your nails short and to wear a pink, neutral or transparent color (no color for men!): it will last double of the time than a dark color and even if it chips a bit, it won't look as bad as when the dark colors chip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No need to wear many shirts that you would have to iron all the time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also, invest in some good quality <b>dresses</b>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- <b>Trendy jackets</b> (Chanel tweed style, classic black, linen for the Summer...)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- <b>Classic high heels</b> - 1 black and 1 neutral go with absolutely everything -.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last and very precious advice is to wear mostly <u>monochrome clothes</u>: I suggest <u>navy blue, black, white and red</u>. Easy to mix and match and by changing <b>jewelry </b>every time, your outfit will look different every time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Men, you need at least <b>3 suits</b>: 1 black, 1 grey, 1 blue. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then, a couple of <b>dark color trousers</b> and <b>3 or 4 jackets</b> to mix and match. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mastering the "<b>spezzato</b>" (italian term for mismatched trousers and jacket) is never easy: best to have <u>monochrome trousers and jackets</u>, both of the same or similar fabric, unless you are wearing jeans.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have lots of <b>dress shirts with long sleeves</b> (you can bring them to the dry cleaner every week! For some reason, men shirts cost nothing to wash at the cleaner, while women shirts cost 3 times more!): 3 or 4 whites, 1 or 2 light blu, 2 or 3 striped, 1 light pink...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't buy short sleeves shirts: they don't look good with anything...if you really want something with short sleeves then <b>polo shirts</b> look way better and they go quite well with trousers and perfectly with jeans.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last but not least, don't go out of the house without wearing <b>perfume</b>, because as <b><span style="color: red;">Coco Chanel</span> </b>once said <i>"a woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future"</i> ...and I believe this is valid for men too.</span>
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My research for good fashionable quality clothes for women at good prices continued this past few days...<br />
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Some of the "not well known" brands I found in the big stores of Chicago seem to have a quite poor or non existent website unfortunately. This happens when a Company is small and so passionate about what it does! It tends to forget how extremely important is nowadays to have a professional website and invest in marketing and social media.<br />
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In any case, my extensive research made me find a few very cool items that I'm sure you will all like!<br />
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From <b>Bailey 44</b>, this black dress is my favorite! It is good for so many different occasions and doesn't really have a season.<br />
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<i>(Photo: Little black dress with long sleeves by Bailey 44)</i><br />
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On Bailey 44 website, I also found this interesting dress: such an original and fun shape!<br />
Stripes really seem to never go out of style!<br />
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<i><br /></i><i>(Photo: Striped Column dress by Bailey 44 as seen on their website)</i><br />
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At Saks, I bought this <b>Lavia</b> timeless sleeveless top and combined it with a shining necklace of similar color that I found at Ann Taylor: came out a pretty chic combination! Lovely with a pair of skinny jeans!<br />
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<i><br /></i><i>(Photo: Lavia top + necklace by Ann Taylor)</i><br />
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Then, at Nordstrom Rack I found this green cotton beach robe by <b>Joie a la plage</b> and considering how warm it has been in Chicago these past few days, this is exactly what I want to wear: something light, colorful and fresh on my skin!<br />
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<i>(Photo: 100% cotton Beach robe by </i><i>Joie a la plage)</i><br />
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By chance I saw this <b>Lucky Brand</b> blue lace top which goes on top of a tank top, a dress, a t-shirt or by itself! It was a revelation: cute, fashionable and comfortable!<br />
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<i>(Photo: Lucky Brand top as seen at the Lucky Brand Store in Michigan Ave)</i><br />
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On <b>Alice+Olivia</b> website this skirt got my interest: so perfect for the Summer!<br />
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<i>(Photo: Lace Box Pleat Skirt as seen on Alice+Olivia website)</i><br />
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And finally I found at a very good price this ready to go Mandarin Dress by <b>Splendid</b>, great for a weekend out of town:<br />
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<i>(Photo: Cotton white Mandarin Dress as seen in Splendid website)</i><br />
<i><br /></i>What is the must have this season? A red leather moto jacket.<br />
The one below is by <b>Valentino Garavani, </b>but you can find similar jackets from other brands a little less pricey than this one.<br />
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<i>(Photo: Rouge Absolute Signature by Valentino Garavani as seen in Vogue, May 2014)</i><br />
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<i><br /></i><i>(Photos: Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Spring 2014)</i><br />
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I<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> have to admit that finding affordable elegance for someone as picky as I am about good fabrics and excellent cuts wasn't an easy task.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My first stop in the Magnificent Mile was <b>Gap.</b> There has been an improvement in the last few months and if you are looking for an easy cotton shirt, a casual t-shirt or tunic, a pair of Summer shorts, this is the place where you can find them.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Also good for underwear and sports clothing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My next stop was <b>Zara</b>. This shop used to be better years ago -as far as quality of fabrics- before it became so popular, but you can still find here some pretty dresses, cotton jackets and shirts at very good prices.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is less "made in China" at Zara than in other stores in Chicago: lots of made in Spain or Portugal, Morocco and India where the manufacture is not bad. I even found a very few items made in Italy (a sweater and a jacket).</span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Photo: Viscosa shirt from Zara Basics, Chicago)</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I stopped at <b>Ann Taylor. </b>They have some interesting and original jewelry here and if you need to buy a classic top or a skirt/a pair of pants for work at a good price this shop is a good pick for you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most days like the one I went, they have everything 40% off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My other stop was <b>Nordstrom Rack. </b>This place feels like a big market, where if you are lucky you can find something very good (half price) like a jacket by Fabiana Filippi, made in Italy and still unknown in the USA or a handbag by Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Kate Spade...even Furla!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And this will come to you as a total surprise, a bit like it felt at the good old and long gone Filene's Basement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another good store is <b>Anthropologie: </b>it is absolutely original and so colorful. Good place to buy a Summer easy breezy dress or a joyful top.</span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Photo: Rayon top, by Weston Wear, made in San Francisco, Anthropologie, Chicago)</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally, my last stop was <b>J.Crew</b>. Lots of Summer findings: nice cotton t-shirts, cute sleeveless tops and here too I found the jewelry to be quite lovely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I bought this beautiful necklace at J.Crew: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>(Photo: Elegant necklace found at J.Crew in Michigan Avenue, Chicago)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then, there are some brands that not many people know: <b>Bailey 44, Olivia Moon, Babeau, James Perse, Hartford, Pleione, Odille, Weston Wear, Splendid</b>...You can find them in big department stores such as Saks 5th Avenue, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales and Anthropologie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Those brands use nice quality fabrics, <u>made in the USA</u> at really reasonable prices, good for every budget!</span><br />
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Part 2 to come out next week with more photos...stay tuned!Eleganza-per-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231621040816440370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144096783040047889.post-21192180457664040302014-02-02T16:32:00.001-06:002014-05-03T09:48:16.165-05:00Jewelry: to be elegant make it simple<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When you accessorize you need to keep it very simple. I personally don't like to wear necklace, earrings and bracelets all at the same time: it's either one or the other and I personally don't like matching the necklace with the earrings or with the bracelets. There is no originality in that! Originality is essential if you want to be noticed for you and you alone, otherwise you risk to look like a copy of the mannequin in the store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pearls are always in fashion: this is one item that will never die. Look young and chic with a long necklace, absolutely lovely on your black or dark blue dress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo: River white pearls long necklace</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or make your pearls really stand out with a collar necklace! An item like this will make you glow!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And again for a face lightening effect (particularly needed during the Winter months) I'm selecting something like this shining Morellato necklace:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For Spring or Summer instead you need bright colors. How about something like this handmade shell?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo: Handmade shell necklace from Venice, Italy </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Or if you like why not wear something ethnic like this amazing statement necklace?</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Photo: Rope necklace from Taormina, Italy - Limited edition</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With beach clothes I like to wear coral necklaces:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo: Coral necklace by Michael Kors, Bloomingdale's, New York </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As for the earrings my selections are here below:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A gold pair of butterflies made in delicate filigree (what is more elegant than butterflies after all?):</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Photo: Yellow gold filigree earrings</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A pair of madreperla earrings:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo: Madreperla earrings by Thomas Sabo, London UK</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the Summer I'm picking something like these pink resin earrings:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo: Pink resin earrings purchased in a boutique in Mestre, Italy</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While the first pair looks good with any hair style (as the earrings are quite small), big or long earrings look best with your hair down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the bracelets my personal selection goes to this pearl bracelet by Furla:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo: White and bleak pearls bracelet "made with love" by Furla, Italy</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And this lovely bracelet by Links:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo: Bracelet with precious stones by Links of London</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For a dancing evening out I would definitely wear this happy bold red bracelet: </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Having an elegant home and expensive tailored clothes, still doesn't make you an elegant person. To be 360' elegant you need to have very good manners and show kindness to everyone.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">For example, if you have employees, cleaning ladies, baby sitters...anyone working for you, remember that just because you are paying them, you are not allowed to be rude to them: always show respect and ask things with kindness. If you are considered a rude arrogant person it doesn't matter what you wear or what you own...you will never be seen as an elegant person.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Even at a restaurant be polite to your waiter: he/she is a person like you, that is doing a job and he/she is not getting paid enough money for running around with plates, food and listening to complaints and so on...be polite to that person and do leave at least the right amount of tips.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I could go on and on with examples of good manners, like the ones we have lost: opening a door for a woman if you are a man, giving up your seat in a bus for people that can't stand, returning a favor to show appreciation...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Do you know why the British series "Downton Abbey is so successful even abroad? It has been studied that it's not just the story told, it's the great manners shown by the characters, along with the beautiful clothes and elegant life of the 20s.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><i>Photo: Downton Abbey, photo by the DailyMail</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">They way you talk is also essential: if you look elegant, but when you open your mouth, you sound like a paysant or worse you use bad words, your exterior elegance immediately disappears in the eyes of others.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">So, watch your attitude, your language and what else? Your culture is the third essential thing that makes other people judge you as elegant. I'm not saying you absolutely need a PhD, but you surely need to read books, keep yourself informed, so that when you have a conversation with someone you can understand and tell your opinion. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Ignorance and elegance can't go together. Look at some famous people: there are so many out there that wear expensive clothes and yet when they talk you surely don't judge them as elegant people.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Arrogance, bad attitude, rudeness, ignorance are very much hated, so make sure to keep these negative character traits away from your life, or your children's life: teach them to be elegant since an early age and do give them a good education. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Don't forget that ignorant minds can easily be brainwashed and used and they will never achieve anything good in life.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Do you know why some parents send their kids to French schools? It's not just because French language is elegant of course: it's for the kind of education they receive there. France gave us some of the biggest philosophers, painters, writers, poets in history and if you studied Descartes, Renoir, Voltaire, Baudelaire (just to give you a few big names), your mind will open up, you'll gain relevant and essential culture. I'm sure that by now, you did understand the fundamental rule of pure elegance: <u>elegance comes from within first and then it shows on the outside.</u></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Maybe you will also be able to see why most of these French or Italian girls look elegant whatever they wear: elegance it's actually in their attitude, brain and manners mainly, not only in what they wear and how they wear it.</span></span>Eleganza-per-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231621040816440370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144096783040047889.post-76087233005900464422013-06-21T18:09:00.000-05:002013-09-25T12:22:49.109-05:00Seeking elegance all around you! If you are truly elegant, your soul is elegant too and you surely desire to be surrounded by elegant things.<br />
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You'll usually appreciate living in a beautiful home, eating good food well presented, buying bouquets of well arranged flowers for your desk, going to elegant restaurants and nice hotels of course...</div>
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Do you drink espresso? Well, do you prefer to drink it in a paper cup (maybe on the run?) or in this cup, sitting down at a nice table?</div>
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And do you like chocolates? Well, let me tell you, these <b>Venchi</b> chocolates have no equal in the world!</div>
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Outside or at home, breakfast is the gold moment of your day: start it the best way you can!</div>
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Croissant and cappuccino beautifully displayed? Why not!</div>
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<i>Photo: L'Orangerie, Kensington Gardens, London, U.K.</i></div>
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Tea time? Pick a lovely place and treat yourself! Go where the waiters treat you as you were a noble!</div>
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<i>Photo: Caffe' Pedrocchi, Padova, Italy</i></div>
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Sunny? Going for a walk in the garden? Nothing is more elegant than the British Gardens or the Japanese Gardens!</div>
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<i>Photo: Regent's Park, London, U.K.</i></div>
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<i>Photo: Anderson Japanese Garden, Rockford, IL, U.S.A.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Dear Men, it's nice to give you advices on what to wear and I'm happy that some of my guys friends have asked me for tips on what to buy this Spring/Summer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">My most important advise is that you need to start looking carefully at what you buy: <u>check what's the fabric, where the clothes/shoes were made, if the shirt/jacket/pants have a good cut, feel comfortable and make you look good...don't pay for the brand name only, pay for the good quality!</u></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I have to say that in the stores they usually dedicate you only a small corner or barely a floor in a 7th/8th floors department store and about 70% of the clothes (80% of the shoes) are not of good quality. This means that your choices are limited and most of the times some of you end up picking clothes, just because the sales assistant told you that you look great in whatever you are trying on (but you should know that most of them would tell you so even if you were trying on a trash bag...trust me, sales assistants need to sell and they need to reach a specific amount of sales by the end of the day so most of times they won't tell you if you look bad with what you wish to buy).</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I discovered last year <b>Billy Reid</b> at <span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Bloomingdale's</span> (photo above). I love the nice cuts and good quality fabrics they have: you can tell that their clothes are made with high quality standards. And, "surprise surprise" Billy Reid clothes are not that expensive!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It's still in fashion to wear jeans like in the photo shown above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For this style, fold the hems up 1 inch (no pegging!) and roll once, and only once.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Good news for our American men who had alterations made on their pants and had them cut too short ("by accident" or not): you can finally use them without looking funny, as "ankle pants" are in fashion now (although I still don't find this look very elegant and I don't recommend this style if you are not tall)...but, no "ankle pants" when you are wearing a suit please!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This chic <b>Tod's</b> shoes (photo below) look great with a Spring Suit made with half wool half cotton or half wool half silk fabrics. If you are wondering why wool in Spring, wool is the most versatile fabric, the best in comfort, wrinkle-resistant, and has greater longevity than most fabrics. Another characteristic that makes wool an ideal suit fabric is its ability to absorb moisture, thus, even when you are forced to sport a suit on the hottest of days, it will keep you cool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For your trendy shoes I'm selecting again Tod's style"</span><br />
These shoes here below are very Spring and very cool to wear with your jeans or light cotton pant!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: orange;"><b><u>The rule of the 4 shoes styles:</u></b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">And now I want to share with you the "simple rule of the 4 shoes styles" :</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Men need 4 pairs of shoes styles: <u> </u></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><u>classy shoes to go with a suit</u>, <u>trendy shoes to go with jeans</u>, <u>training shoes to go with your training pants</u>, <u>sandals/flip flop to go with your shorts or light linen Summer pants (at the beach only, not in the city)</u>...and there is <u><i>no mix and match</i></u>! </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">So, no no no and again NO training shoes with jeans and -even worse- if you are thinking to wear them with a suit... in Milan you might get arrested... :) just kidding</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: large;">What's chic this Spring? More than just colors (you will see lots of green, black and white stripes, fuchsia, red, navy blue), this Spring, the focus seems to be really on the <u>fabrics</u>. Finally, there is a lot more <u>fresh cotton silk, organic cotton, cashmere silk, pure silk, viscose</u> than in the last few years, all all those amazing fabrics are so gentle on the skin.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: white;">We definitely need something soft and kind to
our skin, after it suffered from the cold weather, the strong Winter winds, the
heating system at home and all the wool we have been wearing for months! </span></span><br /><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: white;">Also, designers have been focusing on <u>geometry</u>
this year! They have been playing with shapes and you will find so many <u>asymmetric
pieces</u> and dresses with an uneven hem this Spring in the shops. </span></span></span><br />
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to have one or two original pieces in your wardrobe (something like this </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b>Lanvin</b> black dress</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> and this <b>Dior</b> red dress for example). </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For this type of cut for a dress or a skirt, I would pick something monochrome (white,
black, ivory, a delicate pastel or a bold red...) if you want to look fashionable
and chic at the same time. I don’t see asymmetry and a flower dress going
together: it would look quite “<u>pacchiano</u>”! Pacchiano is something that looks
“too much”, something that feels like a “punch in the eye”! :)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But a little flower dress (with a classy cut) by itself is fine, although careful, not everyone looks good in it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">I find elegant this <b>Erdem</b> here below:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #222222;">And I find stunning this custom made dress by a small boutique called<b> Le Spose di Coco'</b>, near Venice, Italy (Giorgia Granzo modeling)</span><span style="color: #222222;">:</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lovely with a white top and a statement necklace like for example the <b>Kate Spade</b> multi pearl torsade necklace shown below:</span></span><br />
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what I particularly loved is the come back of white and pure pearls...possibly lots of them! Models were even wearing them backward, which looks particularly great with a classy little black dress.</span></div>
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hairstyle should you have in New York City for fashion week? What about booking an
appointment at the Dry Bar in the morning - like a true New Yorker- and ask the stylist for some lovely
retro curls? It will be an easy and quick blowout and you’ll be looking perfect all
day. It’s also totally inexpensive and they'll offer you tea/coffee and cookies, while on the screen they'll show you a movie (most likely an episode from "Sex and the City").</span><br />
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like a pajamas and yet they look so great!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the guys, I don’t think there is a brand that can beat Diesel: they can
honestly make you look so trendy and cool. Pick the right cut for your body
shape: Diesel have all sorts of cuts and styles and you will surely be able to find
the pair that fits you best.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of those colorful Paul Smith. New York - during fashion week in particular - looks
pretty creative, so enjoy wearing what makes you feel happy and confident!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And now that you are ready for the big Apple, let me give you some little tips: pamper yourself with a good breakfast at the Sofitel (ask for the basket of croissants and pains of chocolat). Do go for afternoon tea with the girls at the Ritz and if the day is nice, walk in central Park to enjoy some fresh air and quiet time. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you are planning to do some shopping, do it in style at Barneys and stop at the Espresso Bar upstairs. Have fun with the big screen on your table, like my friend Liana in this photo: she ordered a macchiato first and then a pair of heels (from the same screen) while she was enjoying her coffee!</span></div>
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Opera and to the NYC Ballet, to the Ritz for afternoon tea, shopping at
Barney’s and other department stores, went to ABC for work meetings... and what I noticed in all these different
places or even just by walking in the streets, is that most people do care about
how they look ... but in an "efficient way", with the bonus of letting
professionals pamper them! </span></span></span></div>
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mirror (they never seem to have enough time), but they go to the "Dry Bar"
for a quick hairstyle (30 min. service), to departments stores such as Bloomingdale's for a fast make up application and to the salon for express manicures and pedicures as
often as they can.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">As I already mentioned in a previous article,
black is the color preferred by New Yorkers (at least since the time Chanel
made black an elegant color): this simple rule doesn’t really apply during
Fashion week though and you will see in fact people wearing the most extravagant
clothes and colors during that time.</span></span></span></div>
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NYC, comparing to other cities in the USA, does make an effort to try and
achieve elegance and even if the majority of people still manage to get the
sizes of their suit or shoes wrong, there are some chic people too. After all,
NYC is so cosmopolitan that you can meet different kind of people, who bring
their own Country's particular style to Manhattan and overall create a sort of originality in the style, that you won't see anywhere else in the world.</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Fashion week in February in NYC is almost always
cold: last year it was snowing, so bring your pretty dresses and stilettos, but
it will be essential a long black coat and possibly a pair of boots, although
luckily is very easy to cab everywhere in NYC and you won't have to walk a lot in
the street if you don't want to.</span></span></span><br />
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if you are flying to NYC you don't want to bring with you more than 1 coat and
only those 3 colors really go well with everything.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #454545;">For the ladies, I suggest this long wool/cashmere Hugo Boss coat with belt: <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Mara coat (available in black too):<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Mara cube it's a smart choice to bring it to your NYC trip: you can easily wrap it
in a cube for your comfort when you go places and if you like you can embellish it with so many
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<span style="background: white;">For the men, they have great long coats at Armani or
Emporio Armani (don't forget to stop
at the Armani store in midtown Manhattan: a part from having an amazing interior
design and a good quality selection of clothes, they also have a great
restaurant on the top floor).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Breasted Coat:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;">This type of coat is an investment piece: a long
black coat will accompany you through the all Winter and will never go out of
style, so buy something that makes you look and feel great, something that looks
elegant and at the same time is very comfortable, even when you wear it on top
of a suit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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blend tailored four button</span> <span style="background-color: white;">coat</span>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Furla: it becomes a nice shawl too if you need to wear something
warm on top of your dress once you leave your coat at the coat check:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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still classy of course), in particular if you are young or young at heart.</span></span></div>
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white ‘not dark yet’ cross stitched embroidery from</span><span style="color: #17242d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span style="background: white;">Miharayasuhiro:</span></span></div>
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absolutely a pair of ballerinas: Americans wear ballerinas to walk comfortably,
but they change them into high heels once they arrive at the venue.</span></div>
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Americans wear sneakers too to be comfortable walking in the street, but
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Those light colors go so well with some vintage jewelry or nothing at all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you prefer to wear a little back dress, then wear it with a big necklaces (this year they are so in fashion and look amazing when you wear something simple and monochrome).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>What is elegance?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Elegance is something you have inside of you: it has to do
with your personality, behavior and attitude.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Elegance is not at all related to expensive clothes:
clothes may only enhance what you already have and show it on the outside too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When someone is truly elegant even the way he/she talks, moves
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grace Kelly and Kate Middleton were princesses before
becoming princesses and this was thanks to their natural elegance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you don’t have it in you, you can work on it and you
might acquire elegance later on in your life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I believe that in order to achieve elegance you need to
surround yourself with beautiful things, live in a house with an inspiring view
outside, nice objects, beautiful paintings, lots of plants,
precious cups for the tea and so on…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...surround yourself with elegant beauty and
treat yourself and the others around you as something precious. Eat good food,
savor it slowly, drink only good wine. Be a kind person (<b>kindness is strictly
related to elegance</b>) and be around people that make you feel well. You will
never be elegant if you don’t respect other people or if you don’t have manners
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At a wedding you are surrounded by beautiful things, you
are usually in a beautiful place and you are in the company of beautiful and
happy people, so there is your moment to shine!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So pick a dress that shows your beauty, something that is
elegant as much as you are, something appropriate for your style and your age,
exactly as if you were picking a frame for a painting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For example Keira Knightley couldn’t pick a better dress to
enhance her natural elegance: she <span style="background: white;">dazzles
in this</span> pink gown <span style="background: white;">from</span> Chanel's <span style="background: white;">fall 2012 Couture collection. This is absolutely a
perfect dress to wear to a wedding.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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below of a beautiful wedding, where the bride's dress – who is a
talented artist in Chicago, Cristy C. Corso- tailored in New York for her liking (it was inspired by the Guggenheim Museum, where the couple entertained their engagement party and it has some
influence of 1920's), conceptually represented the frame around her on her wedding day:
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modern and the “cherry on the cake” is the wise selection of a delicate white
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elegant that is a wedding.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background: white;">The couple that invited you will cherish the
photos of their wedding forever and you will be in some of them, making the
frame to their day even more beautiful.</span><span style="background: white;">Being elegant that day, it's a sign of
respect to the bride and groom and it will give you a chance to wear
something amazing and show off a bit...why not?</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background: white;"><br /></span><span style="background: white;">No matter what they say and how many times
fashion changes, white or black dresses are not proper...just any other color it's
fine, but white is for the bride and black makes no sense at all at a wedding. If
you are wearing a white and black Chanel style dress that is different though: the two colors together are always elegant and timeless.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="background: white;">For men, it’s pretty simple to look good at a wedding: wear a suit, a white shirt and a silver (like the
Gucci one in the photo below) or blue tie and you will look fantastic! </span><br /><span style="background: white;">Choose the color of the suit that better goes with your skin color: I personally don't like suits with stripes (I never saw
anyone looking good with that style of suit and it reminds me so much of the God Father), so yes to the dark blue, dark brown, dark gray (or light gray if it's Spring/Summer time) and if you look
good in black, it's ok for you to wear it that day with a light blue shirt or
any pastel color that makes your eyes shine. </span></span><br />
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to wear a silly looking tie (save it for the Christmas party!), but you
can pick a fancy belt if you like and some very fashionable shoes if you want to stand out
(like the iconic burgundy Church’s here below) and you will look polished, posh but not
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white suit that day for men either, unless you are the groom and your bride
asked you to wear white (if she did though, try to convince her that it's not a very good
idea...in my opinion, it's a bad color for a man suit and for some reason
it makes a man look less of a man on the day that he is supposed to look as a
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stitched feathers top from Anthropologie: very classy with shining Swarovski earrings
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Perfect with a white shirt. The tie, almost the same color as the suit looks good, but
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for every occasion actually. Absolutely the perfect cut!
And yes, if you want to be a bit trendy, a red polka dots tie will make you stand out at the wedding!
If you do wear a similar tie to this one, please wear black shoes: don’t mix too many colors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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become a real hassle: they almost make you undress (shoes, jewelry, belts,
jackets… need to be taken off), so it is very important to be practical, other
than elegant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pants/jeans for a short one. If you are traveling on business, wear a
comfortable suit with a white shirt underneath (better if it is one of those
non-iron ones). On top of the dress bring a cotton trench (it’s easy to match
with all your clothes and elegant for almost every occasion) and if you are
wearing pants, wear a stretch top or a silk one (no linen or with all the
wrinkles your clothes will have after the flight, at your arrival you’ll look
like you are wearing a pajama) with one of those chic tweed jackets (like the one that Olivia Palermo is wearing here below).</span></div>
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Lacoste polo or a shirt on top. A
trench coat is perfect for the men too or a casual jacket like the Hugo Boss one
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neutrals beige, white, gray or black for all your clothes as you can match them with everything!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> Even if it’s still Summer time, always bring with you a
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boyfriend gives you a Louis Vuitton luggage as a present (like in the movie
“Leap year”) he really has good taste! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bric’s or Piquadro (pick black or dark brown). I’m not a big fan of Tumi,
although I see it as a good choice for men. It’s preferable the light,
stretching option to the rigid one: when you come back from your trip, you’ll
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black foldable Longchamp (I bring a large one and a small one folded inside it,
to use when I arrive to destination). I also love those large Lanvin handbags
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flights and my I-Pad. As you need to fit all in only 2 hang luggage, it’s best
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headphones, so you won’t have to hear babies crying or men snoring and so forth
(it does happen and way too often!). I’m writing while I’m flying today and I
do regret I didn’t bring them with, considering that it has been already 2
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light pink. With all these opening and closing the zips of your luggage, your
nail polish might easily chip and it will be less noticeable if you wear a
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When they are kids, as soon as they are able to walk they go straight to their
closet and start demanding to choose their clothes, screaming at their parents
if they are not listened to.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
When Italians wear elegant, they shine above others -nobody can argue with that- : everything they select is
perfect...no item is picked by chance and the all outfit follows the latest
fashion guidelines.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
Even when they don't wear elegant, you can still tell they are Italians: they
can't avoid looking good in whatever they are wearing.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If Italian fashion was a type of dancing it would be Classical Ballet, specifically, the Swan Lake : rules are strictly followed and yet the dancing looks beautifully effortless.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
Being Italian though I have come to appreciate British fashion quite a lot -as I mentioned already- ,
which if left in the hands of the British people only, it would be original and
interesting for sure, but it would still miss something. However if left in the
hands of an inspired Italian it can look absolutely brilliant!</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When in London, enter at Jigsaw and let your imagination and originality run wild: the variety
of styles is wide and you can mix and match their items with some Max Mara for
example and give yourself a unique chic look!</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
I would in fact match a navy blue silk and linen British dress from Jigsaw with an Italian Max
Mara linen and cotton cream jacket and a pair of Spanish Pretty Ballerinas. For the handbag, I'm selecting something
French: I love the YSL “Belle de Jour” large clutch and
the simple and classy Lanvin “Miss Sartorial” clutch.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
(See photos here below).</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
I do appreciate how British people sometimes make no sense with their style, in particular when they wear collants (tights) in Summer for example or mix colors like
orange and purple, regardless if those colors are in fashion or not.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
Their originality gives me so much inspiration actually. Nobody in London wear
the same outfit as someone else...they love their freedom in selecting what to
wear, according to their mood of the day and this is remarkably great to my
artistic eyes.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
During this year fashion shows, we have seen lots of clothes inspired by the
British sense of style: mixing a flower skirt with a top that has a complete
different print (and still looks good!) must have come out first from a British mind
and if not, it came out from a designer who surely spent lots of time in
London!</span></div>
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Eleganza-per-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231621040816440370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144096783040047889.post-83042391269861094482012-05-18T09:40:00.001-05:002017-05-23T17:41:14.198-05:00Why being elegant is so important in our life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">I believe we have all watched "Pretty Woman" and "The Devil Wears Prada".</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">The change of clothes transformed Viviane from vulgar and ridiculous to elegant and sweet and Andy from shabby and silly to chic and smart. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">The way you look is exactly the way you will be perceived by others.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">Have you ever watched the serie "Raising the bar"? When the lawyer has long hair and wears an average suit he is perceived by the judge as an average lawyer, she considers him only a trouble maker, but when after a few episodes, he finally enters the court with a shorter classier hair cut and a tailored suit and a tie, not only the judge, but even ourselves watching the serie think he actually looks like a real and even a very tough lawyer...a winner!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">In Italy, particularly in Padova where there is the most important University of Law "Universita' degli Studi di Padova" , even if you are still only a student you are supposed to wear elegant when you attend the classes and especially when you take your exams. I heard of Professors not letting some students take their exam because they were not wearing elegant enough: they were invited to leave and come back next session and they were told that their look was offensive.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">Perhaps you will find this an <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif;">exaggeration</span>, but if you think well about it, you will understand that we all prefer to have in front of us -during an interview, an exam, a sales meeting...- someone who made an effort to look smart and presentable enough for the things he is talking about or trying to sell to us.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">Most of the decisions we make are based on looks first! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">Before we even taste the food of a restaurant, we are attracted by the way the restaurant looks from the outside...same with a shop: that is why big stores like Selfridges and Harrods spend so much money on their "vetrine" and hire the best possible designers.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">Of course sometimes look can be deceiving, but most of the times it won't: usually we make an effort for the look when we know the clothes, the food or whatever product we want to sell is so great that it only needs to be seen "with a good light" in order to become <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif;">successful</span>.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">And it goes without saying that when we put extra effort and therefore extra money for the look of the thing we want to sell, it means we believe in it so much that we know that more than what we spent will come back to us, as soon as we have finally <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif;">succeeded</span>.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">A perfect example is the chic Trussardi store in Milan. The location right next to "La Scala" is just perfect: the store is inviting, it has a lovely bar and coffee area inside where you can drink, chat, catch up on some work on your laptop or even read the latest international Vogues and other fashion magazines, which you can borrow almost like in a library, plus there is a restaurant in a patio full of plants with comfortable big social tables or cozy small ones. The selections of drinks is just great and food is lovely. I had a cream and apple cake that was very good and very delicate at the same time.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">All this inside a fresh looking store, where handbags and shoes are just so elegant and classy, made with the best quality leather worked to perfection that you will feel absolutely invited to buy something and you almost won't notice the expensive price!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 2px; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "clean" , sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">I believe now you can probably start seeing what message you are sending when you don't care about your personal look: you are simply saying that you don't believe in yourself, that you don't think you are worth it...and if you believe that about yourselves, why should other people think otherwise?</span>Eleganza-per-mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231621040816440370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7144096783040047889.post-44098178725360228292012-04-10T21:51:00.000-05:002017-05-23T14:39:27.116-05:00Some important shopping advice for Men<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Men, how many times have you heard that women look at your
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We do look at your shoes: in a way, shoes say so much about
you. They have something to do with your personality. You don’t need to have
too many of them as we do, but the ones you select have to make your outfit look
good…if you wear the wrong pair, it doesn’t matter if you are wearing an Armani
perfectly tailored suit: nobody will notice it.<br />
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the concept, wearing the wrong shoes is truly like putting the wrong frame
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Shoes need to make your feet feel happy, so make sure you select
good quality leather, soft and comfortable and it’s ok if you have to spend
more money than you thought on them: if there is an item where you can spend some
extra dollars, this is your shoes. If they are classic and made with “vero
cuoio” (check the sole, it should say genuine leather) they will last for years.</div>
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Shopping with my husband here in the USA I noticed that – as
men in this Country are not as demanding as in Italy/France/UK- they try to
sell them low quality clothes and shoes for high prices (mostly “made in
China”), so watch out and don’t spend too much money on something that is not
worth it. If you are buying a jacket for $500.00 or more it has to be made with
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In particular brands such as Hugo Boss and Ralph Lauren have
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In the US, go for other
less famous brands, try the small boutiques instead of the big stores as you
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For jeans I recommend Hudson or Diesel. </div>
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For scarves I love Paul Smith.</div>
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and shoes... truly consider a trip to Italy: you won’t find something really good that
fits you right in the USA (not even in NYC) and even very expensive Italian brands such as Loro
Piana are “made in Italy”, but the tag says “for the US market” ,which means
they are either not using the same good fabrics or the sizes are for bigger bodies only: in fact shirts might be too long or large on you, and shoes might
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;">As Oscar Wilde wrote " it is superficial not to judge someone by his/her appearance".</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">This concept is also stressed in the movie J.Edgar with Leonardo Di Caprio, who doesn't even consider interviewing for a position the people that are not elegant and J.Edgar himself has a sarto who does his suits su misura (=made to measure).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Here in Milan this is only the normality: people from Milan take so much care of themselves.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I have seen some old people with the appearance of nobles, ladies that were wearing a pelliccia (fur coat) or a coat of Piacenza -which i largely prefer- and a lovely hat and some gentlemen who were wearing a long dark coat and a suit underneath with a tie or a burberry scarf.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Younger men in Milan are either wearing a suit or they are wearing some casual but still elegant clothes: I saw some with a "giacca di panno" with jeans (usually Gas, Diesel or Jeckerson). All men should have at least one of those jackets this Winter: they come even in cashmere and they look almost as great as suit jackets, but they are comfortable and warm like sweaters.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">No matter how much they keep talking in the news of a bad economic situation in Italy, Italians will always distinguish themselves for their refined elegance. A true Italian wears the latest fashion shoes and will always have the latest mobile phone in the market.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">If you happen to be in Milan, go to the Rinascente where you will find all the latest brands and if you happen to go to London, don't forget to go to Selfridges: Rinascente's bigger sister in the UK!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Guys, if you are in Italy I suggest you to go have a look at brands such as Henry Cotton's, Ermenegildo Zegna, Jeckerson, Falconeri, Salvatore Ferragamo, Piquadro and if you are in London, Thomas Pink, Ted Baker, Paul Smith.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Ladies if you are in Italy right now, I suggest brands such as Max Mara, Blumarine, Moschino Cheap and Chic, Furla, Fendi and if you are in London go shopping at Jaeger, L.K. Bennett, Kew and don't skip a visit to Jigsaw, where it is impossible not to find something that you will truly like.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Some of those brands might still be made in China, so check the tag and make sure you are buying a good fabric, soft and gentle to your skin.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Just yesterday Jan 19 2012 on the Daily Mail there was an article who was warning against Adidas and H&M ( but there are higher brands who make some of their clothes and items in China too). Those clothes particularly if they are made in China have some strong toxic chemicals that are really dangerous to your health: not only they can cause allergies, but in some cases they can cause even cancer. The article also said that sometimes it doesn't matter if you wash them: those harmful chemicals are pretty strong.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I know it will cost you more buying clothes "made in Italy" but trust me, it's better to have one good item than ten that are cheap and harmful to your skin.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Having said that, if you happen to be in Milan or London right now enjoy your shopping! As far as myself I did buy a wonderful Furla handbag on sale and a pretty cashmere gilet for my husband, the one with bottons and high neck in fashion this year. </span></div>
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