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photograph by Manfredi Bellati VEN EZIA Restoration of the clock tower in Piazza San Marco. Or, when New York meets Venice. The Empire Stat...

MILANO At the IO DONNA 10th Anniversary Party. Look who was having a cozy "heart to heart" chat sitting on the sofa. An unusual c...

MILANO Easter Eggs. Lula is a new space in Milan entirely devoted to chocolate. Fashion trend setter, Antonio Ponte conceived this shop as...

MILANO Why not add rose petals to your food? It was the first time that I saw edible flowers among the fruit and vegetables in Italy. In fa...

PIXEL is already looking out for my next blog............

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 TIME TO GO HOME ...

GORIZIA HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAI. Ottavio Missoni 85th birthday last month, was celebrated with the exhibition Caleidoscopio Missoni, until J...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - backstage at Missoni. Champagne flowed backstage to mark Angela's 10th "Birthday...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Missoni. This was one of the best Missoni shows. Angela Missoni 's 20th Collection. A ...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Missoni. Angela Missoni 's daughters, Teresa and Margherita pose with Italian actress,...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Zelens Creams. Lunch at Katherine Mondadori 's with Marko Lens . I was lucky that they were both in town as Kather...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Gianfranco Ferre. I asked Gianfranco Ferre to describe his collection in a nutshell and he ...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - backstage at Ferre. The Italian royals. His Royal Highness Prince Serge of Yugoslavia is fl...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - backstage at Ferre. After the Gianfranco Ferre show, french actress, Roxane Mesquida hang...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Gianfranco Ferre. Milva , also known as La Rossa (the red), is definitely the only Italian s...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Gianfranco Ferre. Italian actress Anna Falchi is so beautiful in real life that when she wa...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Gianfranco Ferre. Italian pop "nobility", Sapore di Sale 's Gino Paoli and S...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - backstage at Ferre. In between shows Gianfranco Ferre sits backstage grinning like a "...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - backstage at Ferre. Here is the most sought after top models of the moment. Lily Cole , the ...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - backstage at Ferre. I have know make-up artist, Vicky Ceschi a Santa Croce since she was a...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - backstage at Ferre. In between shows at Gianfranco Ferre , models, Katia Kokoreva and Anna...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter What a great way to collect old newspapers! My hostess in Milan, Chiara Brandolini loves baskets. Because, they expre...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter At Galleria Carla Sozzani. 255-0+Tea is an interactive art installation by the American-based artist Weihong at the ...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - backstage at Prada. Trudie Styler arrived at the Prada show with her friend, Donatella Ver...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Prada. This was one of the most beautiful Prada collections. I LOVED IT! Miuccia has done i...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter What can I say I'm partial to dogs and can't resist a stylish one like this one. Here is Jackie a beautiful Ja...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Pollini by Rifat Ozbek. Rifat Ozbek takes the curtain call after his beautiful collection ...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Pollini by Rifat Ozbek. This sixties inspired collection by Rifat Ozbek for Pollini is fab...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Pollini by Rifat Ozbek. Large than life, American Vogue 's , editor at large, Andre Leo...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Summer 2006 - Stuart Weitzman. These are more my style, Swaroski studded jelly flops by Stuart Weitzman as seen in t...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Rene Caovilla. Fur, fur, fur is everywhere, in every collection, so it's not surprising ...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Alberto Biani . The Sozzani sisters need no introduction. Italian Vogue 's, Franca Sozzan...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Alberto Biani. Backstage. You can almost feel the collection from looking at these gorgeous ...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Alberto Biani. Ex social columnist for the Corriere della Sera and now editor in chief of A...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Pucci. Sitting in the front row of the Pucci show, ex P.R. for Armani and Prada , Carla M...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Pucci. British actress, Sienna Miller , without her "on-off/off-on" boyfriend, Jud...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Pucci. Called "Cupola" this is one of the main prints of the new Pucci line design...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Pucci. American Vogue 's European editor at large, Hamish Bowles , sits with his boss A...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Pucci. Did I say Pucci? But, I meant Biba, but it's Pucci....are you getting confused? S...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter This product is only Milan related because I bought it in London for a Milanese girlfriend's birthday. I was having...

photograph courtsey Armani Press MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Armani. Spanish actress, Elsa Pataky is one of the most ex...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Armani. English rose, Lady Helen Taylor , nee Windsor, is an ambassador for the Giorgio Ar...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Armani. Ex Miss Italy and dark beauty, Anna Kanakis , who is also known for her low décollet...

MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007 - Armani. Italian beauty and film star Ornella Muti was interviewed on her arrival at the Gio...

Photograph courtesy Armani press MILANO Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007. The Giorgio Armani show used to be the very last one, but t...

MILANO: Pret-a-Porter Autumn/Winter 2006/2007. Back in Milan for the collections. The weather was miserable, it rained, it was grey and col...

photograph by manfredi bellati LONDON / TRADITION Time to go home . Sambuca, our hostess's faithful Springer Spaniel is on the door ste...

LONDON/ TRADITION St. James's Palace - The Commanding Officer . Major-General Sebastian Roberts OBE , here in the role of the Regimental...

LONDON/ FASHION At the V & A - The Big Boss. Art and creative director, Ronnie Newhouse and her husband, Conde Nast's Internationa...