Rome for Christmas or Bust Rome during the Christmas Season is joyous. With a crisp air, stylish big-city Italians cupping hot cappuccino in corner cafés, and hurried shoppers bundled up with panache, thoughtfully pausing at grand manger scenes is just amazing. The season here stretches for over a month — not to maximize shopping days,… Continue Reading
Napoli e I Presepi Christmas in Naples, Italy is truly spectacular since Naples is most famous for its Nativity scenes or presepi. Presepe means crib or crèche and the one place in Naples that is a must-see especially at Christmastime is the famous pedestrian street, via San Gregorio Armeno. Located in the centro storico, or… Continue Reading
“ I STRUFFOLI “ HONEY DOUGH BALLS A very traditional Italian holiday and/or special occasion treat, always made at Christmas time, these little, ball-shaped cookies are a holiday favorite for many Italian families. Struffoli originated in the Naples area of Italy, which was influenced by the Greeks who once controlled Naples. The name “struffoli” comes… Continue Reading
Gucci Goes .. Others Will Follow… Where my favorite and inspiring brand – Gucci goes, many brands follow. Not just in terms of fur-lined slides but literally. When the Italian brand decided to swap its pole position in Milan Fashion Week for a show in Paris this season, lol. Just as the United Nations General… Continue Reading
Sex and the City Revisited ….. Sex and the City may have ended about 15 years ago, but it remains one of the most beloved series in my era. After all, it was four ladies who proved women could be independent, successful, and enjoy themselves however they wished. While they set trends in society, there… Continue Reading
Love & Relationships Craziness of Love, Relationship and the Frenzy of the #MeToo Movement. Are we too scared to meet and fall in love due to the craziness out there today. A simple act of kindness, may get construed; a lack of attention will make you a snob and being outgoing and friendly will make… Continue Reading
A Tale of Italy … Through Clothes Glass Among the designers whose work forms the backbone of “Italiana: Italy Through the Lens of Fashion,” which opens Feb. 22 at the Palazzo Reale during Milan Fashion Week, are names that hulk like monuments in the history of 20th-century fashion: Prada, Valentino, Armani, Versace. Yet there are… Continue Reading
Zuhair Murad Artisanal Style combined with a Modern Flair There were extraordinary sparkles at Zuhair Murad’s show in Paris this year. They rained over dresses in bursts of embroidery, shot upward from tulle shoulder ruffles, shimmered in crystals, and shone from the top of the bride’s tiara. The famous Miyajima Water Fireworks Festival provided endless embellishment possibilities… Continue Reading
Elle Saab.. An Advanced Talent Elie Saab was born July 4, 1964 in a small town named Damour, a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, into a family of Catholics. He is the oldest of five children and their father was a carpenter. In 1976, his home city of Damour was destroyed by the Palestinian Liberation Organization.… Continue Reading
You go to the gym to look good out of the gym. Or at least, you did. What was once a private relationship with your own pain has become a social space, where your efforts beneath a barbell are now the background to someone else’s mirror selfies. It’s time to rethink that stained butcher tee… Continue Reading