TUSCANY - Lucchesia: a super holiday rental villa & pottery

La Cappella – the chapel. This is the door to the small chapel from which the villa and the property takes its name. The seventeenth century villa used to be a convent and was completely restored, with excellent taste, by the owners, Pietro Monticelli and Vicky Ceschi a Santa Croce. Part of the villa is available for holiday rentals and sleeps eighteen people. In the low season, rooms are

VENICE - VIDEO

Party hopping across the Gran Canal. On a warm summer’s night what could be more fun than partying up and down the Gran Canal in Venice. From cocktails on the terrace of The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, after a private view of the wonderful exhibition, Coming of Age, American Art from 1850 to 1950 to the garden of Palazzo Franchetti for the San Pellegrino party in honor of the Cooking Cup. The

VENICE: The Peggy Guggenheim collection - COMING OF AGE

VENICE - PEGGY GUGGENHEIM COLLECTION: COMING OF AGE – AMERICAN ART, 1850s to 1950s. To mark the 60th anniversary of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice a wonderful exhibition entitled Coming of Age, American Art from 1850s to 1950s (until October 12th, 2008). Over the period from 1850s to 1950s, American art and culture came of age evolving from provincial to international and moving from

Milano: L'UOMO VOGUE 40th ANNIVERSARY - EXHIBITION VIDEO

Milano: L'UOMO VOGUE 40th ANNIVERSARY

L’Uomo Vogue 40th Anniversary Party. One of the best parties of the season was given by Giampaolo Grandi, president of Italian Conde Nast in honor of Franca Sozzani, editor in chief, of Italian Vogue and L’Uomo Vogue for the 40th Anniversary of the Men’s fashion magazine. In the photograph, Gucci’s Frida Giannini, Franca Sozzani and Jonathan Newhouse, chairman of Conde Nast International Ltd.Tom

Milano: Men's S/S 2009 - EMPORIO ARMANI

photograph courtesy Armani pressEmporio Armani Menswear Spring/Summer 2009 - a statement. A “tattoo” of the Emporio Armani eagle logo is stamped on incredibility fit bare torso.Seen at the Emporio Armani show. Giorgio Armani poses with handsome British actor, Ben Barnes. Ben has appeared in the film Chronicles of Narnia and in Stardust directed by Matthew Vaughan. In the film The Portrait of

Milano - ART

The sculptures of Robert Indiana in the streets of Milan. In front of the famous Milan opera house, La Scala is one of Robert Indiana’s tri-dimensional sculptures; Amor. The sculptures are billed as an antipasto for the Robert Indiana exhibition at the PAC, Padiglione di Arte Contemporanea, from July 4th to September 14th.

Milano: Men's S/S 2009 - GIANFRANCO FERRE

Gianfranco Ferre Men’s Spring/Summer 2009 Collection. I’m sure that architetto Gianfranco Ferre would have been very happy with this impressive architectural stage set. The simple yet modern design is the perfect stage for the Gianfranco Ferre Men’s Spring/Summer 2009 Collection.Gianfranco Ferre Men’s Spring/Summer 2009 Collection. A Collection ranging beyond fashion to capture the confident ease