It's finally opened! After what seemed like years, Spazio Etoile has been completely overhauled and is now Louis Vuitton's 14th maison (and first in Italy)- Roma Etoile. A little hint: this is a big deal. Though a capital city, Rome is not the forefront of fashion nor the definition of cosmopolitan. However Rome is slowly marching through the 21st century and an LV maison is just one … [Read more...]
Jan 25, 2012
Looking Up
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I am standing in the Saint Francis Xavier chapel in the right transept of the Gesù, aka: first "baroque" church, 1584 and Jesuit HQ. To be honest, I have never found the chapel very interesting aside from the arm of the saint showcased in gilded splendor as the chapel's centerpiece. The painting in the altarpiece is painstakingly dark and its subject matter ~Death of St. Francis Xavier~ … [Read more...]
Dec 19, 2011
Fendi’s Call to Arms: Black White Block & William Tell
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If you've been walking around Piazza Venezia and Foro Traiano these past few evenings, you may have heard loud celebratory music and even noticed a projection on a palazzo's wall. Another bit of Roman holiday cheer? Kind of. You've just walked past Black White Block & Guglielmo Tell, Fondazione Alda Fendi* latest situational performance/installation art experiments lasting for only a … [Read more...]
Dec 15, 2011
With Love, from Rome: Gifts for Italy Roundtable
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The other day, I came across Italy Blogging Roundtable's invitation to write a post about gifts. For me, the invitation was similar to to the question I have been asked about 1 million times since I have moved to Rome: What is the best souvenir from Rome? I.e. What would truly encapsulate the Eternal City for 10 euro or less? I could say a bag of Sant'Eustachio coffee, a plastic gladiator … [Read more...]
