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LUISAVIAROMA: MODELING LUXURY DESIGNER COUTURE IN FLORENCE, ITALY. BURBERRY COAT, DIOR EVENING DRESS.
As winter descends, my thoughts hearken back to warmer days… memories of Florence, Italy. Seba and I were two of a handful of bloggers flown to Luisaviaroma Firenze4Ever, to model haute couture and take part in events. Here are photos from the second day, by Kristina Gi.
For the Styling Lab, Luisa let us choose any designer clothes we pleased, and model them in the streets of Florence. We were well-equipped with food, hair stylists and makeup artists. I did my own face Japanese-style, with gems and false eyelashes.
Funny story: the Italian makeup artists gathered around to examine my cosmetics and learn my techniques!
The clothing store had an “animalier” theme at the time. We decided to dress accordingly.
Don’t tell my Scottish Fold cat I was petting a deer, and a Great Pyrenees…
Sebastiano Serafini wears a Givenchy t-shirt, and Ma Ry Ya jacket. His trousers and shoes are by Rick Owens.
La Carmina wears a leopard-print dress by 2(4)1 (dig the black circle side-pockets). The shoes are Rene Caovilla, and the bracelet is Delfina Delettrez.
Posing with classic Florentine architecture. Life is a wonder.
On the famous bridge, Ponte Vecchio. My coat is by Burberry Prorsum. (As you can see, we choose outfits that stayed true to our Goth-alt-street style.)
Shirt: Tom Rebl. Jacket and trousers: Dior Himme. Shoes: Bruno Bordese. Hat: Rick Owens.
The fit and materials of my Dior evening dress were outstanding. I know you’re eyeing my flamboyant feathered shoes; they’re by Diego Dolcini.
Thank you to Luisaviaroma for the incredible experience; we hope we can come back soon! If you missed it, check out my coverage of the opening cocktail party, Alexander McQueen outfit, and Jeremy Scott tiger jacket. Luisa also features my photos on their site.
Which of our outfits did you enjoy the most? Would you like to see us at the next Luisa event? If so, please give the buttons below a Like — let’s make it happen!
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MILAN TRAVEL TIPS & HIGHLIGHTS: SIGHTSEEING, ITALIAN FOOD & ARCHITECTURE. BRERA DISTRICT, DUOMO GOTHIC CATHEDRAL.
In the life of a fashion blogger, every day’s a mash-up of work and play. While in Milan, we spent the morning in a photoshoot for our HOPE tshirts to benefit Japan.
This was my first time in Milan. On the other hand, my fellow traveller used to live and model here. So while I was keen to sight-see, he… was less enthused (as you can see in the photo above!).
It started to rain. We passed an “ombrello” man, and I insisted on the rainbow one. “Che palle! Mah!”
He took refuge under the less fabulous umbrella of Alice and the Cat, designer of our HOPE t-shirt.
Milan is certainly grittier than other parts of Italy (such as Venice, Florence). But I was charmed by the Brera district, which had chic restaurants and boutiques on cobblestone streets.
As always, we were famished. Alice took us to Princi cafe and bakery, to refuel.
The warm aroma of artisanal baked goods, sweet and savory…
Focaccia, olives, tomatoes, cheese.
My favorite was the zucchini and mozzarella flatbread… ah!
The Duomo is an ultra-touristy attraction, surrounded by boring big-box stores. But this was my first time in Milan, so I had to see the Gothic cathedral in the flesh.
I had the best tour guide ever. Our conversation went something like this:
LC: Tell me about the Duomo.
SS: It’s called the Duomo, and it’s a biggggg church.
LC: What’s the story behind that pyramid?
SS: Ah yes. It’s a biggg triangle.
We met up with my cousin, who happened to be in Milano at the same time. I’m wearing a rose hoodie and wolf bag, gifted from Iron Fist.
Apparently, we are all over Weibo, the Chinese Twitter-like service. You may recognize these photos from the Luisaviaroma fashion blogger event in Florence.
Want to see more of our Italy travel adventures? All the posts so far are in this blog category.
PS: Thanks to popular blog College Fashion for including me in their Blogger Inspiration interview series.
PPS: Hugs to Cait Banfield for the fanart drawing inspired by this photoshoot! I love how cuddly my cat looks. Send your Carmina/Basil drawings to me and I’ll post them on my blog.
Have you been to Milan before? What did you think of the city? Did you have any memorable Italian meals?
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