No BREAD&BUTTER? No Party

After thirteen edition, this year i won't be attending Bread&Butter fair in Berlin. From the business point of view is a big relief: i'll avoid lots of work, long hours (with high heels), tons of requests, demanding peolple, hordes of vendors. From the entertainment point of view is going to be a great loss: i love to party, go to concerts, exhibitions, shop openings and above all to meet people. And during this fair the city offers any fun you can have. The crowd will miss me. For sure.

Happy 2012 from San Martino

I am not a fanatic of the mountains but every time i visit the Dolomites, i truly enjoy their beauty. Here few shots from San Martino di Castrozza where i spent the last days of the year and welcomed 2012. Little snow this time but lots of huts to eat local specialties and enjoy music with friends.

WEAR MAGAZINE

For the first time WeAr magazine did publish of one my picture and short text featuring a nice design object scouted during the last Design Week in Milan in April. Honored to be in such a great publication.

MTV EMA 2011

I am just back from Belfast and from my 5th MTV EMA. After Edinburgh, Rome, Lisbon and Copenhagen, it has been the turn of Belfast. This city amazed me for its friendly people and great liveliness all around. Organizing hotels and transfers for more than 100 people made my days really busy and hectic but the excitement for the life backstage with all the big artists of the Emas made me dream. Loved the crazy teenagers with their Justin Bieber-mania and the lady i met by chance at a busy cross road that wanted so much a ticket for her young daughter and started crying when i gave her my spare one. Happyness. The show on sunday night was unforgettable (streaker included) and had a fun time at the after-show just after. Lucky me - once again - for having the chance to live such an amazing adventure!

SZIGET

This was Sziget Festival no. 19, one of Europe's foremost ans best known music event which has become a hallmark of Budapest. Roll on no. 20!

Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy

Though i am italian i never realize how much beauty this country can offer. I am back from a long weekend in Castiglione Della Pescaia, in charming Maremma, Tuscany region. Beautiful landscapes, long sandy beaches, green hills, scents and flavors. You can drive all along the coast and find so many stunning spots. Highly recommended to all travellers!

LONDON, how much do i love you?

How much can you feel at home when you are in a foreign city? This is how i feel when i'm in London. Had another great summer weekend there and miss already my favourite restaurant, park, shop, museum. And friends. Will i make it one day to move to my dream town?

Berlin I ♥ YOU

I am just back from a week in Berlin. I love the city in summertime, so lively, so cool, so full of unexpected places, events and things to do. Had a lovely stay at Amano hotel with its the rooftop terrace and the asian BBQ. Enjoyed the Super Nights at Bread&Butter fair, Tempelhop airport is such an amazing location, perfect for an open air party. Loved Sibylle Bergemann's polaroids exhibition at CO-Berlin: strange enough the video about the photographer was just in german... make it hard also for me to understand it but she was such a fascinating character. Planning my next trip there for the music week, amazing line up this season!

Calvi On The Rocks

Calvi On The Rocks is a 6 days festival, a hybrid of electronic and pop music: during the day people can sunbathe and listen to dj set on the local beaches. Forget outdoor events that can be hard work in the rain, Calvi is on a beautiful French Mediterranean Island called Corsica where the sky is always blue and the sun shining. A new must-see festival!

A trip to Germany

Despite all matters about food and language, i like Germany. And if you know your 'enemy', you can easily enjoy their way of life and traditions. Impossible to renouce to soups and wienerschnitzel! These images have been taken at Stanberg See on a beautiful sunny day.

Tangeri Mon Amour

Her name is Yto Barrada, class 1971 and she has been nominated Artist of The Year. She fascinated me recently. Her images open the book “May I Introduce You? A Guide to creative talents” curated by Ginevra Elkann e realized with the support of Stefanel brand.Yto Barrada will also be at Biennale in Venice this year and will reprensent Illuminations with her fascinating art work called The Telephone Books. Yto Barrada’s work reflects the particular situation of her hometown, Tangier, Morocco, at the intersection of Arab, African and European cultures.

Cannes Film Festival

Just back from a fabolous week in Cannes. So many celebrities, so many parties, so little time. It was great to enjoy the Croisette, the great weather and all the vibe and buzz around. The French Riviera conquered us!

Amfar Night

This has been one of the most amazing party in our life. Amfar night was held in stunning Eden Roc, Cap D'Antibes, with all major celebrities and vips all together to celebrate Cinema Against Aids. Still speachless.

Fashion For Relief

Naomi Campbell and Vogue Italy organized a special night in Cannes in order to support and collects donations for the disaster happened in Japan. The Fashion for Relief night included a fashion show with all major models including Nadia Auermann, Karolina Kurkova and special guests like Jane Fonda and tennis player Djokovic and an action at Forville in Cannes on May 16th. 

Belgrade

Landing in town, the first thing you see from the plane is the river Sava with thousand of small charming houseboats. Belgrade today is one of the most interesting and attractive cities in the Balkans, despite the devastating wars that have rocked the region. A place that combines history with cultural life: vivid, young and modern. An with a great exquisite gastronomic culture. Belgrade means 'white city'.

Fashion Rocks in 2008. And now.

This beautiful editorial shot by Steven Meisel was originally published by Fashion Rocks in August 2008. It features Dhani Harrison (son of George, legend leader of the Beatles) and model Sasha Pivovarova styled by Edward Enniful for the launch of its first album with the band TheNewNo2. Singular work for Meisel but we still like this story and the strong hippy mood.

The Cult of the Model

“Models have learnt that beauty plus personality is an intoxicating mix, and are using it to powerful effect”.

Freja Beha Erichsen? The Chameleon. Alexa Chung? The Tomboy. Erin Wasson? The skater girl. Check out this story about the most prominent models in the fashion world featured on Vogue UK.

Arizona Muse

She is one of my favourite model at the moment. Arizona Muse was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I love this image shot by Peter Lindberg for American Vogue and styled with a natural beauty by Tonne Goodman, fashion director of US Vogue.

Keira By Tom Ford

Keira Knightley looks stunning on the cover of Elle UK, March issue. Photographed by Terry Tsiolis, the actress is so sexy and sophisticated in this total look Tom Ford styled by Anne-Marie Curtis.Will the Brit star become the next muse of the fashion designer?

The Cluth Bags Trend

Tommy Ton, photoblogger for Style.com, shot the scene at the last menswear shows in Florence, Milan and Paris. And one of the most fashionable trend is again the Clutch bag. Love them all.

Bread & Butter Berlin 2011, Opening Party

Burlesque Show by Ginger Synne and Vicky Butterfl, Black Jack and three live boxing fights Boxing at the Bread & Butter Opening Party one week ago, what a night! This season’s motto “ABSOLUTE” promised high quality fun and the “Absolute Cotton Club” revived the 20´s with a wild, sexy and vibrant program.

Gangster, diva, dandy, gigolo, bohemian: in the style of Richard Gere and Diane Lane, the dress code was to be decadent and extremely glamorous! Once again, the BBB party was amazing!

The Selby

Just got this book “The Selby is In Your Place” for xmas and now love even more The Selby project. Todd Selby is a portrait, interiors, and fashion photographer and illustrator. His project The Selby offers an insider’s view of creative individuals in their personal spaces with an artist's eye for detail. His blog is food for the mind. www.theselby.com/

I love my scarf by Hermes

This is a very nice project done for Hermes by young photographer Matt Irwin. Finally a youth and fresh vision of the famous brand that looks accessibile to all. http://www.ilovemyscarf.com/