Spanish moodboard
Marlene Dietrich in The Woman is a Devil, 1933 Dear readers, I’m sorry for the lack of posting for these last months but commitments got me busy more that I expected. As you saw, the blog is going through a…
Evelina Levi Broglio and the decay of Casetta Rossa
The name of this elegant lady, watching absent-minded while seated in bar table, is Evelina Schapira Levi Broglio and she died few years ago, in 2007. I came to know her story because I was looking for informations about Casetta…
Yves Saint Laurent’s home
“Yves preferred to travel in his imagination; real places often disappointed him.” Pierre Bergé Stories like the following really get me upset. I still don’t understand why, treasures like these, end up to be auctioned and then dispersed. This fact…
Dust, wax and light. July fragments.
A real Belle Epoque interior discovered after 70 years The incredible story linked to the image above is happened in Paris. After 70 years an apartment in Paris’ 9th arrondissement, near the Trinité church between the Pigalle red light district and…
Isabella Blow
“If you don’t wear lipstick, I can’t talk to you.” Isabella Blow Come spesso accade nella moda, sono quasi sempre le giornaliste o le stylist ad avere uno stile più eccentrico e originale di stilisti e modelle. Sono loro a…
A most paradisiac sight
Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, John Singer Sargent, 1885-1886 This painting by J. S. Sargent express the mood I’m into for this upcoming month. This painting is so delicate and dreamful, a magical moment, secret and hidden. “I am trying to paint…