When you drive into Rome’s city centre from the Fiumicino airport, you’re likely to see the Palazzo della Cività Italiana, otherwise known as the ‘Square Colosseum’ looming large, with its cuboid facade of six by nine arches confronting you squarely. As of late last year, this is where Fendi’s new headquarters are now based, housing… Continue reading Casa Made Concrete
Category: Art
Rococo Revolutionaries
I’ve been thinking about the “magic of decoration”, a phrase used to describe Galileo Chini’s work at that epic Symbolism exhibition in Milan. It’s a phrase that has permeated the season. I’ve lost count of how many shows where, key rings, earrings and hair clips have somehow been the main focus of a collection. There’s also… Continue reading Rococo Revolutionaries
Layers of Gucci
Last Saturday, I did my usual Milan Fashion Week Montenapoleone scout, bouncing from store to store and then finding sanity inside the pistachio-hued Pasticceria Marchesi, where nothing bad could possibly happen. Inside the Gucci store, a woman in her mid forties was trying on a deliciously pink quilted coat from the current cruise collection. I… Continue reading Layers of Gucci
Forever Fortuny
I often wonder about the concept of “forever” clothes. What are the things in my wardrobe that will stand the test of time and be considered to have cultural (and perhaps monetary) worth and be thought of as valuable further down the line when no doubt, should I have children, they’ll probably want to get… Continue reading Forever Fortuny