TORONTO – When The Devil Wears Prada was released in 2006, it very quickly became a cultural phenomenon, glamourizing the fashion world akin to Audrey Hepburn’s Funny Face in 1957. The New York to Paris trajectory was used in both films. But now, The Devil Wears Prada 2 is ditching the Paris catwalk for a passeggiata in Milano’s Brera district, taking its crew to Prada’s home city – Milano.
TORONTO – The recent passing of the iconic Italian Fashion Designer Giorgio Armani has Italians et al asking – how influential was Armani’s work? The curiosity is warranted, as Armani’s global business empire extended into Luxury Hotels in Milan & Dubai, fragrances and home décor. The Fashion Mogul was arguably a throwback to the Renaissance artists of Italy’s enviable history, prompting a more interesting examination: into why Italy continues to birth such individuals…
TORONTO – La recente scomparsa dell’iconico stilista italiano Giorgio Armani ha fatto sì che gli italiani e gli altri si chiedano: quanto è stato influente il lavoro di Armani? La curiosità è giustificata, dato che l’impero commerciale globale di Armani si è esteso agli hotel di lusso a Milano e Dubai, ai profumi e all’arredamento per la casa…
TORONTO – Molto prima che ci fosse un Osservatorio Vesuviano a monitorare la sua attività sismica, il vulcano seppellì notoriamente due città romane sotto strati di cenere, pomice e ondate piroclastiche. Ciò che resta di Pompei ed Ercolano serve solo a perseguitare i viaggiatori di oggi che passeggiano tra le loro rovine…
TORONTO – Long before there was a Vesuvius Observatory monitoring its seismic activity, the volcano famously buried two Roman cities under layers of its ash, pumice and pyroclastic surges. What’s left of Pompeii and Herculaneum serve only to haunt today’s travellers who walk among their ruins.
