“The wind that comes off the sea in Calabria is magic,” says Jacques Cavallier Belletrud, Louis Vuitton’s master perfumer, of the region he has visited for the past five years to create the new men’s fragrance Sur La Route. “In February, during the bergamot harvest, it’s mild in the morning, and there are so many smells coming from the grass and tr...
READ MOREI admit that even though I am a native of Italy, I sometimes experience moments of culture shock when I return there. In many aspects, the life of Il Bel Paese is very different than the one I've grown accustomed to here in the States. This made me wonder how a first time visitor might react in certain situations, if even this native has moments of...
READ MOREDemographics have been showing Italy has been getting older for quite a while. ISTAT, the Italian National Institute for Statistics, recently confirmed 2015 has been the year with the lowest natality rate since the Unification. That was in 1861, for those not too informed on Italian history. Only 488.000 baby Italians were born last year, 15.000 l...
READ MOREMiss Italian St. Louis, Junior Miss Italian St. Louis and their Maids will be chosen at the Miss Italian St. Louis Pageant which will be held on Saturday Sept. 15, 2018. Each winner will receive a scholarship prize of up to $500. The pageant is one of the many ways the Ciao St Louis furthers the common good and general welfare of the people of the...
READ MOREThree years ago, Orlando Marrero was newly divorced and taking comfort at Patricia’s of Morris Park, a maternal hug of an Italian restaurant in this eastern Bronx neighborhood. Mr. Marrero, who is now 54 and works as a marketing specialist for a health insurance company, mentioned to his server that he was looking for a new home. She introduced him...
READ MOREWhen you tell Carla Sozzani that fashion people, those elusive creatures, rarely find their way to Manhattan’s South Street Seaport neighborhood, where the latest edition of her landmark shop, 10 Corso Como, opens on September 6, she is undaunted. “They will come! It will be a destination! I love that this area is so historic and so near the water—...
READ MOREA bus shelter may not seem like it’s worthy of world-class Italian design. But Miami Beach is no ordinary city. In a bid to make a fitting impression, city officials have chosen Pininfarina, the firm best known for designing some of the most beautiful cars ever made, to create waiting areas worthy of the beach’s penchant for flair. “Miami Beach lea...
READ MOREAn historic Italian atelier that helped make the dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in the iconic subway vent scene in The Seven Year Itch has appealed to the government for help to stave off closure. The family owned tailoring business, Sorelle Antonini or the Antonini Sisters, made the pleats for the ivory dress that blows up over Monroe’s thighs in th...
READ MOREThe Latin lover is a stereotype that stretches back for centuries. Italians are known as a passionate race—they live and laugh and love in a big way, and they enjoy the finest things in life, from sumptuous food to gorgeous women and men. Many North Americans admire the fire that flows through the veins of Italians and there has been many a woman w...
READ MOREWhile the wildest Pininfarina design at Pebble Beach this year will likely be Jim Glickenhaus' Ferrari 512S-based Modulo concept car from 1970, the fastest should be the all-electric Pininfarina PF0, ready for its 2020 debut. Pininfarina Automobili's first product promises performance figures worthy of their partnership with Rimac, including a 0-62...
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