The site of Italian fashion.The fashion worn by the Italians and with the style chosen by the Divas

Navigating on internet I have noted that there are many divas of our time, overall Americans, that have decisively embraced the European style, or specifically, Italian, even for an everyday look. Here are several examples of the look, that we can easily find on the website fashionrome.com, a site in English but with the fashion style that is exclusively Italian, not the same well known label designer names, but quality fashion that us Italians enjoy and wear on a daily basis. In the site there are many fashion companies and the Designers that are part of my wardrobe!

www.fashionrome.com

Angelina Jolie: Copy her chignon

Angelina Jolie at the Golden Globes did not lose the occasion to show off a look that respects the new hair-code of the season: a chignon of a true star. For a perfect styling it is absolutely necessary that the hair has to be shiny and silky. How to obtain this effect? Hair serums to enhance silkiness, modelling creams, gels and sprays that come to the rescue.

Another Top for Accessorize

After the testimonial of calibre of Claudia Schiffer, the London chain of shops called Accessorize which specializes in style details, reproposes once more, a model, but this time around, one that is much younger than the evergreen German model. Her name is Lily Cole and she is just seventeen, but her curriculum shines with the names of the most famous designers of the moment. With British passport, red hair and an innocent look, she is considered the new Kate Moss but has a physique which reaches those of fairy tales and is decisively more intriguing than her colleague. It will be she who was picked as the best choice for the audience in which the brand is targeted towards, this new visage of the Accessorize campaign, which proposes for the Spring\Summer 2007, the collection Monochrome, which is based on the combination of white and black, inspired by the 70's look with oversize purses and long necklaces which can be wound several times around the neck.

A story of Fashion: Jenny Packham

Very much appreciated in the United Kingdom for the creative talent and the commercial success, Jenny Packham is already making way with elegance and resolution amongst the famous fashion names.

www.jennypackam.com

The Paradise of Vintage

If you go crazy for Vintage, you cannot miss the opportunity to shop at A.N.G.E.L.O Vintage Palace in Lugo di Romagna. Since always it has been the place for stylists and coolhunters that arrive from all parts of Europe to find clothing items from the past to gather new inspirations for future creations.
The Vintage Palace is a magical palace dedicated to all those that love to play with their own personal style, trying to recreate an original look made with pieces that are not limited to an exterior look, but a look that brings about a touch of poetry, to utilize in a new manner, and to model on one's own personality.
A place which is not for the simple users of tendency, but true and real style creators. More than a store, it is a way to interpret a fashion mode, to live the culture of the past through the accurate choosing of documents, accessories, objects, and unique pieces of clothing that tell the history of the tradition of this century.

www.angelo.it

www.fashionblog.it

Trends

Petit Blanc

The small white dress possesses a charm all its own. Perfect for a party or a metropolitan brunch, it can be minimal or sophisticated and for the next summer season it can be matched with metal glints.

Toujours petit noir

Coco Chanel invented, and everyone copies, everbody wears at least one in their lifetime: a black dress, o petit noir, is punctually revisioned by the stylists, even in the most actual versions that are actually petit or not bon ton, and yes, let us say a bit rock!

New Silver age

Sprinkles of silver, of mirrors, of crystals. Lamè, vetrified denim that shines like platinum, silver python. Everything truly sparkles and every woman can possess a piece of the moon. There is no room here for spacesuits or robotic mises. The silver age of the stylists is chic, and the style is assertive, but feminine. The way to go is metal from head to toe, but attention, do not exaggerate. Say no to too many fringes, jewels or ornaments of various sorts.

Bows: Like a whim

They are everywhere. They softly and romantically highlight the waist, creating "spots" of color, giving the gift of a mincing touch to small items of clothing that are strictly male. It is an error not to take them into consideration, and a darn shame not to have them.

Tori Spelling gives the gift of silicone

To satisfy the request of sexy, turgid and fleshy lips, without recurring to the use of scalpels, there are more and more businesses that propose lip-voluminizer. And there is also an ascent for small aesthetics operations using the bases of hylaluronic acid and collagen. Who has certainly followed this trend is Tori Spelling, known to the public audience for her role in Beverly Hills 90210, who at a party organized to celebrate (in advance, as the American tradition calls for) the birth of her firstborn due this April, gave away as complimentary gifts to her guests a box containing a kit with silicon injections for the lips

A piece of advice from Versace to Hillary Clinton: eliminate the pants!

The presidential U.S. candidate, Hillary Clinton, has to exhalt her feminine side, wearing for example, skirts and dresses rather than pants.
This is the opinion of the sytlist Donatella Versace. "I can understand that (pants) are comfortable, but she is a woman, and she has to show it", stated Versace during an interview for the weekly magazine Die Zeit. "She should consider feminility as an opportunity and try not to emulate the men in politics", added the stylist. The skirts have to be knee-length and have to be matched with short jackets or coats, she stated. According to the advice of the stylist, the color which most becomes the candidate for the White House is black instead of blue that Mrs. Clinton adores so much.

Alternative massages: how about with a serpent?

Are you looking for a new experience in way of massages? In Israel, more precisely, at Talmey El'Azar, the Spa Ada Barak offers to its clients relaxing massages...with serpents. Forget about oils and salts, there are six splendid examples that arrive directly from California and Florida and are placed on the body of the person, in this manner, the body of the him\her becomes stimulated by the sinewy movements of serpent. The effect seems to be very relaxing. All is very affordable for the price of 70 dollars. Those who have tried same are enthusiastic about the experience. Who knows....
One thing is for sure. Everyone survives the treatment: the serpents used are rigourously not poisonous.

Scarlett 's sneaker

The footwear collection Scarlett "Hearts" Rbk gives an interpretation of the contemporary look using the first historical house model, l'Aztec, first launched in 1979. The Retro Aztec that Scarlett wears in the photograph maintains the "vintage" look but seems more tapered and light compared to the original, thanks to the high-tech fabrics used and the wild boar leather inserts, that are soft but resistant. And to finish off, the logo in the form of a heart is clearly visible on the tongue

The scarf as a trademark

"Always wear, anyway and unfailingly a white scarf from Hermès. (...) And, it is like, his trademark, his own distintive trait.. All the world knows that Miranda Priestly would never leave her home without a white scarf from Hermès." (from "The Devil dresses Prada"). From the pages of the best seller of several months ago, this world-reknown icon which fits the style of Miranda Priestly is represented in a scarf. It is in effect, the right accessory at the right time that has the power to render trendy even a boring outfit. The scarf in particular and pre-eminently, is the most flexible of accessories, for the thousands of ways it can be worn and its adapation even in the most diverse of occasions. If you are a scarf fanatic and you possess an entire collection, you can easily match it with with other accessories; but it is perfect even if used to give a true dash of color - and of style - on more neutral clothing.

Oscars 2007 - Let the Bets begin!

The date February 25th is getting closer and we are all curious to know who will be assigned the mythical statutes that catapult the stars onto the immortal Mount Olympus of cinema. This year in Italy, all the Snai betting points will be open to accept bets for the winners of the Oscars. There will be six categories which one can place their bet: best film, best director, best actor, best actress, best supporting actor and best supporting actress. The struggle for the last vote for the stars of Hollywood is extremely fun, almost reaching the level which was once reserved only to sports fans. The odds for best director leaves little space for doubts. For the experts, the most probable number one will be Martin Scorsese, quoted at 1,20, for his "The Departed". The director, in this manner, will certainly get his revenge, after the delusion suffered in 2004 with "The Aviator". Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, the director of "Babel", is quoted at only 6,00; Clint Eastwood, director of "Letters from Iwo Jima", is at 12.

Words of love....on the cell

I already mentioned the Prada cellular telephone and here it is ready to become available on the European market, just in time for St. Valentine's! Think of all the lucky European gals (including myself) who will be able to get their hands on same! However (and it is not fair at all) that the U.S. gals have to wait until June.

Price 600 euro around 750$

La Perla for San Valentine

Stop with the romantic dinners, red roses and chocolates, La Perla goes directly for dessert with a sexy and ironic intimate set that are part of the fashion line Black Label. It is canonicaly red, the color of love and passion, with two fiery red hearts on the bosom and on the thong. A very provocative gift idea for the next February 14th!

Keira Knightly picks the Miu Miu purse

Keira Knightly has picked one of the most significant purses of the Miu Miu Spring\Summer 2007 collection. The purse is crated in extremely soft Napa leather with patches of gold and silver. In the photograph is with her boyfriend Rupert Friend

Recycled Living Home

Kitchen cupboards made with yogurt jars, a floor constructed entirely of old car tires, a divisory wall made with seven hundred bottles of wine colored white and green: welcome to the first Recycled Living Home. The mind behind this idea is from Oliver Heath, the young designer and winner of the Prize Young Designer of the Year in 1998: "It is difficult to recognize that the items I create are made with materials that we on a daily basis, throw away in the garbage: I wanted to demonstrate that the everyday garbage that we discard can be used as ecological furniture and even be modern and of tendency". Can recycled items become the future element of furnishings? Heath confirmed that he utilizes same for many of his clients. Londoners produce more than 3,4 million tons of garbage a year: there is enough to furnish a large quantity of habitations, for those who dare. But do not think that this recycling is a synoymn of saving money: like all things that are trendy even garbage has its price. If a storage case for a hot water bottle in recycled fabric can be acquired for 56 pounds sterling (approximately, 84 Euros), the furnishings-garbage could in the future become only a privilege for a selected few.

Rent the paintings!

Are you organizing a party at your house and you think that your walls are bare or if you simply want your guests to "talk" about you? Rent paintings for the evening, and please, if you decide to do so....exaggerate! Or are you simply renting an apartment for short period of time but you do not want to renounce having paintings on your walls, without the headache that moving causes? The only requisite is that you have to live in the U.K.! But it's a lot of fun and not so expensive as you think!

www.wallflower.co.uk

FASHION: Please read the instructions carefully

I yell alarm to all the Italian fashion victims: fashion is creating more damage than what is apparently believed. And to suffer- hear ye, hear ye - is not only your wallet! To launch this appeal is the monthly magazine "Salute Naturale" (n.d.r. Natural Health), edited by Riza, that has already dealt with in the past and is still worringly, dealing with the health of us Italian ladies. Recently, the magazine has in fact, published a shocking reserach on how Italian women have developed bad and harmful habits with regard to fashion, putting one's health at risk. The study had as an objective to verify in what way daily dressing can truly influence the feminine well-being. The end results were revealed and based on the habits in theme of fashion of 986 women from 20 to 55 years of age. And the results obtained are absolutely not reassuring. There were eight women out of ten, that in fact, stated that they suffer or have suffered due to the causes of clothing that was uncomfortable, or accessories that were at the point of masochism. The record, among the items of torture, goes to the underwire bras that seem to have unleashed a series of irritations, allergies, escoriations and nusiances of every kind. Following are high-heeled shoes in which whose damage has generated generations of visits to orthopedics. The most elegant and beloved are the stiletto heels that, are in fact, responsible of problems, at times, very serious, and are linked to the spine, posture defects and the development of malformations of the feet, for example, the big toe valgos, today, very diffuse among the female population. Without taking into account the utlizing of the shoes with dizzying heels brings about circulatory complications that favor the arising of cellulite, a sworn enemy of every woman. And now, always remaining on the theme of uncomfortable shoes: swollen legs and ankles, vesciche, blisters, wounds, eczemas and articulatory pains.
Others ending up on the prosecution bench are the very uncomfortable thongs and intimate wear, which is, generally synthetic, and could put to risk our health causing annoying infections, inflammations and allergic reactions. But this is not the end: tight-fitting jeans are accused of rendering circulatory difficulties, as in the case of costrictive stockings; purses that are too heavy compromise the posture of the back and shoulders and costume jewellery can cause allergies. Also incriminated are the synthetic fabrics that are accused of hindering perspiration and favors excessive sweating and irritations. Nothwithstanding the fact that half of the interviewees declared that they controlled daily the labels of the clothing that they acquired. The research, in short, does not exclude anything that is considered the musts of modern fashion. Every piece of clothing seems to hide potential dangers. In spite of this, perhaps unknowingly, we are simply irresponsible, and women continue to undergo these devastating "beauty treatments". And not only for the evenings of a grand gala event where suffering is obligatory in the name of elegance, but even during sports activities, shopping, and trips...In other words, daily! And it is with this frequency, which is more and more often, that we put our well-being at risk and make researchers worry. Are there some solutions, however, for us poor fashion victims? Perhaps a warning label that accompagnies our purchases that explains the pros and the cons in terms of health problems could be of extreme use!

Destinations for San Valentine

The internet site of CNN has published an article, Top 10 romantic escapes, that describes the ten destinations that are perfect to spend, of course, romatically on Saint Valentine's Day.
The destinations proposed, are in rigorously in order of preference (and relative "motivation"), are the following: 1°- Naples in Florida, with its beaches and sunsets; 2°- Central Park in New York, on a horse carriage; 3°- The Barbados, for who desires to be on a tropical island; 4°- Sausalito in California, to browse in the markets and alternative fashionable places to hang out; 5°- Niagara Falls in Ontario, for the atmosphere and magic, even in the wintertime; 6°- Fairhope in Alabama, a small but quaint and charming township of the deep South; 7°- Cannon Beach in Oregon, for the lovers of wild and uncontaminated nature; 8°- St. Michaels in Maryland, to breath the air of the first American colonies; 9°- La Jolla in California, with its Mediterrean flavors; 10°- Outer Banks in North Carolina, for those who want to escape from everyday life. Besides the curiousity to try the pizza (perhaps, pepperoni!) of the alla Neapolitan American style, for fun I tried to write up a list of the places that are most romantic in Italy, and this is the result, in a rigorously casual order:Venice in a gondola; Rome in a horse carriage; farm holidays in the Val d'Orcia in Tuscany; on the Via of Love in the Cinque Terre in Liguria; the Amalfi coast; a walk on the fresh snows of Cortina d'Ampezzo; browsing the shops on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence; an ice-cream cone at Mondello in Palermo; a serious espresso in Capri; a brief visit under the balcony of Romeo and Juliet in Verona, perhaps banal, but always with in tone of St. Valentine's.

Doggy treadmill

There now exists a treadmill exclusively for them, dogs and cats!

Apparently helps prevent doggy obesity and relieves dog's stress. Dog's life!

Fringes for the summer of Prada

The summer as seen by Prada this year ensues an important comeback of the 1970's style. A detail that will pre-dominate the Spring\Summer collection 2007, and this also includes the fringed style. Fringes on purses and dresses that will ripple with every movement of the body. Colors like mustard, green and red, but even the classic black will be re-interpreted in this new version. Will the success of this new trend already sealed?!

Pamella Protzel: Style prodigy

Pamella Protzel is considered ,overseas, a true "style prodigy" thanks to a simple, feminine and comfort-oriented style of her designer label Ella Moss www.ellamoss.com .Famous for her ultra-light lines and very brilliant colors, Pamella started to design since her college days, taking inspiration yesterday like today, from art, fashion, persons and her travels. But it was the unmistakable fashion taste of Sarah Jessica Parker to recognize the particularity of her frames and lines in the dress items, that are always in equilibrium between vintage and trendy.

Rasterbator

Send a photograph at the website address that is proposed on the site, and in a few minutes, on your your pc you will find a pdf either in color or black and white, of a blow-up of the desired subject. Ready to print, in a easy A4 format. The most interesting part of this is - besides the possibility of creating true and real and personalized wall posters, one may also apply special effects that are truly original and can be applied even from time to time.
http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/

The LV hearts

Here is another proposal for Saint Valentine's; they are the hearts of Louis Vitton with diamonds or precious stones. But surely love does not have a price tag! Or does it?

Muffin Bag by Moschino

Hey baguette, birkin or twiggy of all the world, set yourselves aside.... the purse that is the most "in" of the season is the Moschino Muffin! It has been seen on the arm of Jessica Simpson and it has immediately become a must have. The name and the form reminds one of the delicious American sweet (those with the wild forest berries are my favorite...), but it is much less dangerous for your waistline!!! Seeing the success of the autumn\winter edition, now Moschino presents the newest model dedicated to the spring\summer season. Pick your favorite, but pay close attention, there is already a long waiting list!

The best chocolate shop

For the real gourmets, at Chelsea, London, exists a true and proper corner of paradise for chocolate lovers. L'Artisan du Chocolat, which has been defined as the "Bentley of Chocolate" is a boutique in which to choose and savor, or, if you desire, only with the eyes, the best chocolate in the world.

www.artisanduchocolat.com

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Trend: Timed stores

The first to introduce this bizzarre and innovative form of commerce was the label design Comme des Gracons. Now multiply the same to examples who now call themselves pop up retail, temporary stores, vacant shopping or, more simply put, timed stores. The trend has arrived even in Italy, with the initiative of the Milan stylist Valeria Ferlini, with Apemalandra: an amaranth-colored Piaggio scooter that travels among Cortina, Rome, Milan, Forte dei Marmi and... sells dresses and cashmere. You may say that it is truly, a travelling boutique. The tendency has conquered even New York, who has held an exposition from January 14 - 17 inside the Fair Setting retail in motion. Today it is here, tomrrow no: more exclusive than this one cannot ask for!

Travelling with Lacroix

When a famous designer surpasses the confines of the catwalk and defilè and decides to bring his very own personal style to the chaotic, urban ambience, here is an example of how a common vehicle of transportation aspires to become a true work of art. Christian Lacroix was picked to customize the street car, line number 3 of the French city of Montpellier that will be presented officially in 2012. For the decorating of the street car, the designer was inspired by the journey that one takes with same, that is, the journey makes it possible to connect the South part to the North part of the city, and for this reason that the walls of the street car will be colored with the same tones that reminds one of the beach, with blue waves and an underwater world environment. Sometimes, taking a ride on public transportation is not always the same ever-day agony, but an experience to positively remember.

Penelope and Woody

The Spanish actress Penélope Cruz, nominated for an Oscar award for her role in "Volver", will also be the protagonist for the next movie of the New York director Woody Allen. The news was given online on the site of the newspaper El País, citing the agent of the artist.The film, which still does not have a title and in which Penélope Cruz will recite both in Spanish and in English, will start the shooting of the movie this coming summer in Barcelona, this is accoring to what is referred by the newspapers, who took this information from the news published on the Web site of the American broadcasting television station Fox. If the news is confirmed, it will be added to a series of good news that have involved Penélope Cruz this year.

Dog's life

The mania of having your dog travel inside your purse has become a true craze: sparkling strass accessories, shirts, bows and ultra-chic leashes. Even the most important griffes do not renounce in creating unique pieces of extra-luxurious items for our four-legged best friends. But here is what really takes the cake, because our little dog can also become a true and proper victim. It is called sexibeast the new fragrance for dogs, with the scents of vanilla, musk and bergamot combined with patchouli, mandarine and nutmeg. A perfume created exclusively for them, while respecting their sensitive olfactory. Indeed, it is for our purse-proof scented pet!

www.sexybeaststyle.com

Lady Cannage bag by Dior

The bag to have absolutely now is signed Dior. It is called Lady Cannage bag and it is quilted in a classic style, with smooth handles and embellished with Dior charms. Already seen in the hands of several celebrities, like the now omnipresent Dita Von Teese, it is also often publicizied by the publicity campaigns of the masion, already comprising that of the celebrated beauty of Monica Bellucci. The Lady Cannage bag is available in the Dior boutique (even online) in the colors of pink, white and black at the price of 1.590 $.

Elation:the emotional portal

From the home massage to a ride in a hot balloon: from today the gift of emotion is Elation, these types of wishes can be granted from the Italian portal, from last September, with more than two thousand tailor made proposals, and you can find the most intense emotions can range from 50 to 50.000 Euros. All you have to do is click and the world of the Web of Elation allows you the gift of true and actual experiences - that can be from a haircut in the atlelier of Aldo Coppola or a week in a most exclusive relais. Another excellent reason to organize a trip in Italy and pamper one's self!

www.elation.it

Emilio Pucci by Omas

Of the collaboration between the Maison Emilio Pucci and Omas, a new ballpoint pen is born, in three different versions. Witty and charming it inspires creativity and imagination to whoever holds same. Smooth-flowing and light it becomes a perfect writing instrument that joins together the fashion code and design of Emili Pucci with the tecnological projection that distinguishes the products of Omas. The ballpoint pen, with a cylindrical form, reflects the tradition of the prints and colors of Pucci.