Posted on February 23rd, 2007 by Simone Biffi
The Oscar gran gala’ will start airing this Sunday, so TVs swithed on and make sure to you don’t miss it. Those in contention for the top award are Babel (seven nominations), The Queen (six nods), The Departed (five), Little Miss Sunshine and Letters from Iwo Jima (four nominations each). Dreamgirls received eight nominations, the most [...]
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Posted on February 22nd, 2007 by Rossella Frigerio
Day five of Milan’s ‘Settimana Della Moda’ had everyone talking for two reasons: Emporio Armani and Gucci. Presenting two very different but equally stunning collections, here are several highlights…
Gucci
Intellectually glamorous, aristocratic yet feminine. This is the Gucci woman envisaged by Frida Giannini, the maison’s brilliant creative director. Heavily inspired by vintage films of the ’40’s, black, grey & charcoal are key [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2007 by Annmarie O'Connor
It’s refreshing to see an upside to the vastly contraversial size zero trend. With small living as the burgeoning trend for lifestyle aesthetes, contemporary living space has become redefined and redesigned to accommodate less and less. In an article published by The New York Times, this architectural sobreity is seen as a direct reflection of our increasing [...]
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Posted on February 21st, 2007 by Rossella Frigerio
An oasis of tranquility in which to put up those tired feet after a frenzied bout of retail therapy. The recently opened Tara Verde is a Milanese bed & breakfast set in a charming 19th century villa complete with verdant private gardens. Steps away from the city centre, each boudoir has been tastefully decorated with Indian & Middle Eastern [...]
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Posted on February 20th, 2007 by Simone Biffi
Milan Fashion Week kicked off on Saturday, but it wasn’t until yesterday that the shows got really interest. After a LFW with lots of cheeriness but little to cheer about – as Cathy Horyn said – the Italians, and one British, showed grown men fashion.
Starting by Giorgio Armani in one of his best [...]
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