High Style by Tim Walker (Vogue Italia september 2010)

PlaceOfTheDay: the perfect wall...

Ho trovato questa foto in un blog molto carino scoperto questa mattina - Still in Berlin - e trovo che questa parete sia la perfezione. Vorrei un soggiorno con le pareti così.

I've found this photo in a very nice blog that I discovered this morning - Still in Berlin - and I think that the wall is absolutely perfect. I'd like to have walls painted like those in my living room.

PictureOftheDay I

Let's talk about... men

L'uomo perfetto esiste? Non lo so, ma penso avrebbe l'aspetto di John Hamm (Don Draper della serie Man Men).

Does the perfect guy exist? I don't know, but I think he would look like Johm Hamm (Don Draper from Mad Men). 

Accanto a January Jones (moglie nella serie) sono veramente la coppia dei sogni... Come Cenerentola e il principe azzurro. 

January Jones (his wife on the screen) and him are really the dream couple... Like Cinderella and Prince Charming. 

Ph. by Annie Leibovitz

Anthropologie... a brand new love

Conoscevo Anthropologie, ma solo di vista. Oggi ho avuto il tempo di passarci un po' di tempo. Grave errore. Gravissimo. Ora vorrei praticamente comprarmi tutto, dalle scarpe alle lampade, dalle giacche ai letti. Sono pazza di questo brand. E' favoloso. Assolutamente favoloso.
Di seguito alcune cose per cui ucciderei...

I already knew Anthropologie, but just superficially. Today I had the time to spend a little time there. Big mistake. Huge. Now I'd like to buy almost everything from shoes to lamps, from jackets to bed. I'm crazy about this brand. It's fabulous. Absolutely fabulous. 
Above some things I'd kill for...

The cutest shower curtain ever!

Fairy Tale jewellery holder

but above all I'd kill for this bed.... Flawless, absolutely flawless. 

Dior Spring Summer 2011b (ph. Steven Meisel)

Pin up style.

Like a toy soldier (David Dunan per Vogue Italia dicembre 2010)

 

 

Lula's questionnaire

Ho trovato questo questionario nell'ultimo numero di Lula. Inutile, forse, ma molto divertente. Quindi ho deciso di "rubarlo" e di riproporlo ai miei lettori (ovunque e chiunque voi siate) per presentarmi. Anzi per presentarci, perchè sì, cari lettori non sono più da sola in questo mondo delle meraviglie e appena si saranno ambientate si presenteranno anche loro.
Il questionario è stato ideato da Kate Mulleavy (di Rodarte) che mi auguro non se la prenderà se lo condivido con voi.

I've found this questionnaire in the last issue of Lula. Maybe useless but very fun. So I decide to "steal" it and to write it again for my readers (whoever and wherever you are) to present myself. Or, better, to present "us", because, my dear readers, I am not alone anymore in this Wonderland and as soon as they will be comfortable I'm sure they will be glad to present themselves.
The questionnaire is a Kate Mulleavy's idea (from Rodarte) who, I hope, won't care if I share it with you.

ASK ME NO QUESTION
by
Violet Morgan Grey

Favoutite play?

Marlowe's Faust.

What was your first love?

A pair of red vinyl shoes.

Favourite language?

Maybe english, maybe french...

Who is your most loved character in literature?

Lady Macbeth.

Favourite room?

Bedroom.

Favourite place to read a book?

On the train to Tuscany.

If you could have anyone in the word write the first chapter of your biography, who would it be and why?

Dante I suppose. He wrote the best beginning in literature: "Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai in una selva oscura, che la diritta via era smarrita".

Favourite place in your town?

Via Aldovrandi during autumn.

Favourite color?

Pink, but my color is purple. No doubt.

Favourite painter/painting?

Ceci n'est pas une pipe.

Favourite thing to collect?

Masks

Favourite mistery?

Avalon, King Arthur and the Holy Grail.

Favourite flower?

Pink Peonies.

Favourite sea creature?

Jellyfish.

Favourite smell?

Maybe I am too romantic... but it's my boyfriend's... I love bakery smell too.

If I gave you a medal right now, what would it be ?

My best friend.

Favourite texture?

Stripes.

Favourite flavour?

Licorice.

What's the first thing you think of when I say "RED"?

A Valentino dress. Red lips. A Ferrari. In this order.

Night or day?

Night.

Favourite Villain?

Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Favourite silent film star?

Louise Brooks for the look, Clara Bow for the movies.

Favourite artist?

Michelangelo.

Molly Ringwald or Ally Sheed?

Molly Ringwald. She has ginger hair.

C.S. Lewis or Freud?

Freud. I loved fantasy literature... but Narnia is so boring!

Tents or Motels?

Motels of course.

Favourite musical instrument?

Harp.

Thunder or lightening?

Lightening.

Tea or coffee?

Tea.

Wine or beer?

Wine.

Lemon or lime?

Lemon.

Monday or friday?

Friday of course. Does anyone say Monday?

February or december?

December.

Christmas or halloween?

Christmas.

"Rosemary's baby" or "Hannah and her sisters"?

"Rosemary's baby". I love Mia wearing the baby-doll.

J.D. Salinger or J. Kerouac?

Both. Maybe Kerouac... I'd have loved to be "On the road".

Hats or scarves?

Hats!

Julie Christie or Vanessa Redgrave?

Vanessa! What a wonderful name! Do you agree? Wish it was mine!

Marilyn Monroe or Elizabeth Taylor?

Of course, Elizabeth Taylor. She has purple eyes!!!!

Cary Grant or Jimmy Stewart?

Cary Grant.

Las Vegas or Atlantic City?

Vegas.

Rain or sun?

Sun.

Spiderman or Superman?

Batman.

Cats or dogs?

Cats.

Ice cream or sorbet?

Sorbet.

Beatles or Rolling Stones?

Rolling Stones.

What are the initials of the last person you kissed?

GS

What characteristics do you most envy in others?

To be calm and patient. Also to be optimistic and practical.

If you could fly where is the first place you would go?

To my love and then... Bora Bora.

What is your secret dream?

I have no secret dream. Maybe to be smaller. No, definitely to be 7 cm smaller.

Favourite season?

Autumn.

Coke or Pepsy?

Coke.

What is your greatest love?

Fashion.

Favourite city?

I can't choose between London and Paris so... Amsterdam. Really, I don't know.

Favourite immaginary place?

Alice's wonderland.

Favourite planet?

Venus. The Moon, if it were a planet.

Favourite children's book?

Perrault's and Grimm's fairytales.

Favourite candy?

Licorice.

Favourite myth?

The birth of Venus, the unicorns, the mermaids, Proserpina... I love mythology.

Favourite name (and it cannot be your own)?

I like Lapo and Chloe.

PlaceOfTheDay: the home in my mind.

Via design-dautore

PlaceOfTheDay: our living room.

Via design-dautore

Spring breeze (Camilla Akrans in Industrie december 2010)

Ground control to Major Tom (Ford)

Unusual (Mario Sorrenti in Interview, December/January 2011)

Harry Potter in Fashion

Inutile dirvi che sono entusiasta del film. Ma soprattutto sono entusiasta dei costumi, soprattutto per la citazione che la costumista Jany Temime ha fatto a tre dei miei stilisti preferiti. Forse i miei preferiti in assoluto.

It's useless to say that I loved the movie. Above all I've adored costumes,maybe because the costume designer Jany Temime seems to be inspired by three of my favorite designers. Maybe my favorite of all.

A causa di quest'abito la costumista è stata accusata di plagio. Avrebbe dovuto omaggiare Lee, ma comunque io apprezzo moltissimo.

Because of this dress the costume designer was accused of fashion plagiarism. She should pay homage to Lee, anyway I appreciate her work very much.

Vivienne Westwood?

Notate la somiglianza?

Do you notice the resemblance?

E ecco a voi... Viktor&Rolf direttamente da...

And here it is... Viktor&Rolf from...

...dallo storico servizio di Annie Leibovitz per Vogue US.

... the legendary photo shoot by Annie Leibovitz for Vogue US.

Erase and Rewind

Si riparte, con nuova energia, nuovo entusiasmo e nuovi propositi, soprattutto quello di non commettere gli stessi errori del passato. Si riparte dai propositi di partenza: offrire un blog di ricerca, un condensato di amori, passioni e ossessioni.Si riparte augurando a tutti un favoloso 2011, soprattutto perchè il 2010 ci ha deluso, soprattutto nella conclusione.Sperando di fare meglio, cancelliamo tutto e ripartiamo!

Starting over again, with new energy, new enthusiasm and new purpose,trying to not make the same mistakes twice. Starting over from the original purpose: to create a research blog, a mix of loves, passions and obsessions. Starting over with the wish of a fabulous 2011:the 2010 was a delusion, especially in its end. Hoping to do it better: erase and rewind!

Voglia di cinema

No davvero, non ho mai lavorato così tanto, oggi alle 16 ho avuto un attacco di tachicardia... mi devo dare una calmata. Sinceramente avrei voglia (oltre che di dormire almeno per 24 ore) anche di andare al cinema. Semplice? Nemmeno per sogno. Fidanzato emigrato, amici lontani, amiche stacanoviste o che ci vanno con il fidanzato e di andare sola proprio non mi va. Ammiro chi non ha problemi a farlo, ma personalmente la cosa mi genera un po' di ansia.
Insomma ho tanta voglia di andare al cinema, talmente tanta che mi sono ritrovata ad avere nostalgia del mio ex (OMG) con cui andavo al cinema almeno una volta a settimana. Ora mi sento così ignorante e arretrata!
Ci sono un bel po' di film che vorrei vedere.


Criticatemi pure. Io lo adoro. Mancano solo 10 giorni :-D


Delizioso, ma non sono dell'umore adatto... Mi commuoverei facilmente lo so già...


Amo i film storici. Sono i miei preferiti.


Fighissimo!


Adoro!!!!!!!!!!!! Lo voglio vedere troppo.

E ovviamente....