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Looking for a bright summer dress? Trinny Woodall, style guru for the UK talks about how to match yellow as a capsule wardrobe. Here in Venice is a very hot and stylish take on how to wear yellow. From hat’s to dresses the colour yellow will brighten up any ones day. Why Wear Yellow? Yellow […]

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Riva motor yacht is Ferrari on the water here in Venice. It is the most stunning boat to watch go by any time of the day. This elegant aquamarine thread links numerous auteur films, action movies, romantic films, dramas and comedies. There is so much Alta Moda boat sailing. But nothing matches the Riva motor […]

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I have never entered a hotel with so much eclectic interior design furniture, pillows, artwork and tapestry ideas in my life. I could never imagine that so many colours teamed together would work. There are so many uses of velvet made up of what is selected from different sources. This hotel is not following anyone […]

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Tapestry art on walls here in Venice is popular since Venice was created one thousand years ago. Imagine silk, tapestry walls as art features?  I stayed on a five-hundred-year-old palazzo where many rooms were covered in historical tapestry. A tapestry is a form of textile art, traditionally woven by hand on a loom. it was […]

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Two precious forms of art and beauty weave in a symbolic dialogue that reflects the desire for freedom and elegance in motion at the heart of the new luminous and sophisticated show designs. How do art and fashion work together? Today I want to inspire you to be the artist in your world of fashion. […]

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Today I was walking through hanging paper. When is the last time you put pen to paper? Or you sketched a drawing on paper? Have we not lost the art of paper? I lived in Tuscany surrounded by paper mills. I am in Venice and have seen how they make paper. I am living in […]

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Venice is the most unique city in the world. One can not smile and fall in love with the paradise of the city on water. If romance is what you are seeking this is the city for you. With live music playing such as the violin, piano and flute the setting is a great place […]

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I had three clogs made for me thanks to Caretti Clogs. I have been living on a  huge estate in Tuscany. So is have only been using them around the villa. I am in Venice now a city on water. Venice to explore and shop for food, clothes or site see. I must walk everywhere. […]

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During the Renaissance, Italy’s workshops where the ferment of ideas generated innovatively endeavors created a unique brand that is famous throughout the world. Just visit Rome, Venice or Florence to understand Made In Italy history. What can we do now in the world of luxury and fashion to revolutionize an enterprise that is in shatters? […]

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I have been in Italy for the last year working with 1000% Made In Italy small luxury brands. We all live the same frustration. Why do people buy into big brands like Chanel or Yves Saint Laurent? Where every woman is wearing the same bag mass-produced globally? Why do women always gravitate to the same […]

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I have been surrounded by endless roses here in Tuscany. Just recovering from Covid I have been speaking to many people about the trauma of seeing loved ones die, watching loved ones recover. How do you gift a person in trauma? How do you gift a niche item that represents how much your care about […]

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In the last year, I have been reminded of the atelier and all my passion for creative fashion. It is wonderful to meet and connect with artists who have a passion for niche items and using the best quality materials to create a bag, necklace, or shoes. Each item of my limited edition collection is […]

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