just a quick note to all my frieds who emailed me/ facebooked/ commented.. Thank you so much for all your concern and sorry I have benn so out of touch. No easy internet access in Bani Gala (Isloo). I am finally at an internet cafe and I thought I'd drop a line.
All is going beautifully and I am having a fantastic time. Expect lots of pictures when I come back:-)
ciao
Petu
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Ciao...for now!
Heading to the airport. Don't know how much internet access I will have while in Pakistan, but I just got a brand new camera and will be taking some (I hope) good pictures.
Will miss you all! See you in two weeks
Will miss you all! See you in two weeks
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
packing and paniking
I am leaving for Pakistan in two days. I will be gone for 16 days and I cannot wait!
In the meantime I am struggling with the dilemmas of packing..what to bring? What to leave behind?
In the meantime I asked my friends to give me suggestions and share their ideas of what should be in a bag...here are the results (thanks Jess for the pics!)
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Fur and makeup
I was going to write up something about what I keep in my bag..and the ridiculous amount of money I spend of cosmetics.
I was partially inspired by Maria's brilliant blog Lipstick Masala and the great advice she gives ( I only wish she had started writing before I bought all the make up I have). But during one of my excursions today two things steered me off the subject of makeup :
1- I bought more make up, so I could not think critically about it
2- I bumped into a wedding party, in a church in the center of Rome, and saw this:
I am not against fur..but this creeped me out a bit. First of all it was very warm, and definitely not fur whether. Secondly, I am not sure I love seeing the legs (and head) of the poor animal.
What do you think?
I was partially inspired by Maria's brilliant blog Lipstick Masala and the great advice she gives ( I only wish she had started writing before I bought all the make up I have). But during one of my excursions today two things steered me off the subject of makeup :
1- I bought more make up, so I could not think critically about it
2- I bumped into a wedding party, in a church in the center of Rome, and saw this:
I am not against fur..but this creeped me out a bit. First of all it was very warm, and definitely not fur whether. Secondly, I am not sure I love seeing the legs (and head) of the poor animal.What do you think?
Friday, March 27, 2009
Shoes on the metro
Along with jumpsuit, the talk of town for the summer seems to be the revamp of the low heel.
Last weekend's FT How to Find it featured a whole article dedicated to the new mid-heel craze. Among the supporters of this come back are LV with its Stephen Sprouse mid-heel pumps, Jimmy Choo with its printed linen Demure heels, followed by Chanel and March Jacobs..
Here in Italy we keep wearing sky high heels, and while I long for a more comfortable shoe that also gives me height, I am not sure I am in love with the short, stubby heel look.
I much prefer my Repettos..and for that matter I have been noticing Roman women wearing more and more flat shoes..not so much flats, but funky trainers...
While riding the metro I caught glimpse of two women, each wearing a different type of animal print sneaker.
I managed to steal a picture and actually ask one of the women about the shoes. Her pair was from Caterina Lucchi- an Italian brand that used to be extremely popular a few years ago and now seems to have disappeared...The other woman was wearing a pair of Nike's in gold and white fur (looked like cavallino)..how interesting..never seen them before!
What was I wearing? Bright purple stockings and patent black pumps...wait a second..I AM WEARING A MID-HEEL!!!!
Last weekend's FT How to Find it featured a whole article dedicated to the new mid-heel craze. Among the supporters of this come back are LV with its Stephen Sprouse mid-heel pumps, Jimmy Choo with its printed linen Demure heels, followed by Chanel and March Jacobs..
Here in Italy we keep wearing sky high heels, and while I long for a more comfortable shoe that also gives me height, I am not sure I am in love with the short, stubby heel look.
I much prefer my Repettos..and for that matter I have been noticing Roman women wearing more and more flat shoes..not so much flats, but funky trainers...
While riding the metro I caught glimpse of two women, each wearing a different type of animal print sneaker.
I managed to steal a picture and actually ask one of the women about the shoes. Her pair was from Caterina Lucchi- an Italian brand that used to be extremely popular a few years ago and now seems to have disappeared...The other woman was wearing a pair of Nike's in gold and white fur (looked like cavallino)..how interesting..never seen them before!
What was I wearing? Bright purple stockings and patent black pumps...wait a second..I AM WEARING A MID-HEEL!!!!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Italian style now and then: vespa, flowers and glasses
My parents got married 39 years ago. They were far from being the most stylish people in Italy, but today they would be on the front page of Vogue ....why?
1- My mom's wedding dress was a white chiffon dress with cut out flowers. The dress was designed and made by my wonderfully skilled nonna. D&G's S/S collection for 09 was full of white dresses with lots of cut out flowers.
- Contact lenses were a luxury at the time, so my mom decided to walk to the altar sporting her black rimmed specs. She looked cute, but I am sure she didn't imagine that the same style would have become super popular again 40 years later..and yet, look at Madonna wearing specially made Ray Ban wayfarer during her tour
- my dad was just out of college when they got married, so no car for the couple. Instead they left the church riding a vespa . Today vespas are almost status symbols.They are hip, hard to find and very much talked about..in fact, I just found a blog called : who rides a vespa. Also in 2003 the NYT published an article all about this lovely scooter listing among the celebrity vespa owners: Steven Spielberg, Robert De Niro, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Kevin Spacey, and Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.
Today? The wedding dress is in a box, waiting for me to get married (who knows if I will fit into it, my mom was the size of Twiggy) . The glasses have been put away, in favor of contact lenses and the vespa replaced by a BMW. Neverless, my parents are still the same and in love just like that day, 39 year ago.
I will try to find a picture from their wedding..
1- My mom's wedding dress was a white chiffon dress with cut out flowers. The dress was designed and made by my wonderfully skilled nonna. D&G's S/S collection for 09 was full of white dresses with lots of cut out flowers.
- Contact lenses were a luxury at the time, so my mom decided to walk to the altar sporting her black rimmed specs. She looked cute, but I am sure she didn't imagine that the same style would have become super popular again 40 years later..and yet, look at Madonna wearing specially made Ray Ban wayfarer during her tour
- my dad was just out of college when they got married, so no car for the couple. Instead they left the church riding a vespa . Today vespas are almost status symbols.They are hip, hard to find and very much talked about..in fact, I just found a blog called : who rides a vespa. Also in 2003 the NYT published an article all about this lovely scooter listing among the celebrity vespa owners: Steven Spielberg, Robert De Niro, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Kevin Spacey, and Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.
Today? The wedding dress is in a box, waiting for me to get married (who knows if I will fit into it, my mom was the size of Twiggy) . The glasses have been put away, in favor of contact lenses and the vespa replaced by a BMW. Neverless, my parents are still the same and in love just like that day, 39 year ago.
I will try to find a picture from their wedding..
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