I have found my mecca and it is Bologna. To be precise, it is the crossroads of Via Clavature and Via Drapperie. After intently listening to tales of tagliatelle, I decided to drag Arlene and Baby X with me to the Città Rossa to tag along after the Professor, whose business was taking him to Bologna. Armed with Arlene's copious notes on the very best places to eat and find delicacies, we … [Read more...]
Apr 18, 2009
Sergio hearts Puma. Or the Return of the Stiletto Sneaker.
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Does anyone remember the high-heeled sneaker? It was so fugly, it used to make me tremble with fear. The concept was ridiculous. Who would run in stilettos? What stiletto-owning woman would ever want a pair of sneakers? I will admit, the Stiletto Sneaker was intriguing, or better yet contagious. In the late Eighties, these heels teetered up and down the streets of South Philly. Though not the … [Read more...]
Feb 23, 2009
About Fay
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via Fontanella Borghese 56/c, RomaWhen I was a kid, Trixie and I used to dance around in tights pretending to be Sexy Ladies. Tee shirts tightly tucked and a second pair of nude stockings on our heads for the Hair Down to Our Bottoms look. It was the late seventies, and I still can't shake the fact that the look is h*o*t. Think Ann-Margaret in Viva Las Vegas, mixed with the innocence of Bye Bye … [Read more...]
Jan 15, 2007
Five Letter Word
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S*A*L*D*IYeah, saldi. Just like moi, the sales are back in Rome.Saturday 9am, while driving through Marconi for my first post-USA cappuccino and cornetto at my friend's favorite cafe, I saw a queue of thousands (okay okay, about 100) of people politely lined up and rounding a corner. Did TomKat return? I called K8 (up-to-date celebrity gossiper). She didn't answer but sent me a one-word … [Read more...]
