November 2011: Email from my friend B who was brainstorming ideas for her new line of letterpress cards, aka DoubleBravo: this is the start of my houndstooth (obsession). . . December 2011: Carsten Höller’s Double Carousel with Zöllner Stripes opens at Rome's Macro. Yep, those dizzying zöllner stripes are simplified houndstooth. January 2012: Street Style, my New York Times's … [Read more...]
Jan 30, 2012
Louis Vuitton’s Little Star: Roma Etoile
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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 7, 2011
The Time is Now: Rome Holidazed
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"The time has come, the time is now" the Walrus said. Usually December 8 in Italy means unveiling and lighting of Christmas trees and all Natale decorations, but last week, Rome just about caught the Black Friday train with the inauguration of Roma si mette in luce, alighting the city to begin holiday celebrations. Grafted into my DNA for centuries, I am obligated by genetics to traipse … [Read more...]
