Light up Your Life with Beauty
Italian Author Piero Ferrucci (author of Beauty and the Soul) writes : “Some say that beauty is an extra…I disagree…Beauty is not like a distant satellite, but like a sun that gives life and light to...
View ArticleSerenity Brings Real Beauty To Your Face
Italian women know that negative emotions eventually show up on one’s face. Sophia Loren once said that boredom, complaints, and irritation, eventually turn into indelible lines and wrinkles. Instead,...
View ArticleHigh Heels, La bella figura, and How to Find the Magic of Romance
Photo: Manolo Blahnik I remember a time when I almost gravitated towards Dr. Scholl’s and Earth Shoes . Then I happened to see the bella figura in action and woke myself out of my “mom-stupor”...
View ArticleDress Up to Feel Bellissima!
Hat by Marzi of Florence How you present yourself to the world (la bella figura) can affect your self-esteem. You wouldn’t drape baggy sweatpants over your best piece of furniture, so why would you...
View ArticleHow to Add Just a Touch of ” la moda italiana”
Courtesy: Fendi All right I’ll admit it: For me, there is nothing quite like a D & G square leopard with sensual red border, or maybe an oblong silver and cream stripped silk Fendi. I’m referring,...
View ArticleCreate Your Own “Ortogym” and Get Fit!
Photo Courtesy: Ansa.it A recent article reported in ansa.it, announced that Italian school children in the campania region–where US scientist Ancel Keys reported on the benefits of the Mediterranean...
View ArticleSimple Old World Advice for Staying in Shape: “Non esagerare!”
There is an entire movement in American psychology based on the need to get back to rational thinking. Nowhere do we need this more than the area of weight control. How often do we see situations...
View ArticleSummon Your Coraggio (courage) to take the Right–Not the Easy Road
La costiera amalfitana Every time I ride along the Amalfi Coast I am both exhillarated by the beauty that surrounds me, yet always quite cognizant of how I am less than a foot away from a very steep...
View ArticleEven the Pope Dresses to the Nines
Courtesy:gettyimages.com Stefano Gammarelli is the ecclesiastical tailor to the Pope. You can be sure that a lot of thought goes in to each fabric and detail that ends up cloaking the most dignified...
View ArticleToss the Turban and Don the Confidence!
When I was a young woman studying in Italy I remember a merchant selling me—of all things—a red silk turban. “Ma Signorina, ti fa’ bellissima”, he gasped, hands clutched together as if a holy...
View Article7 Secrets to that Roman Sense of Style
Photo Courtesy: Ferragamo Here are seven rules of thumb I have deciphered on my recent Roman sojourn, for those who wish to transform their look, all’italiana . I have written a more in-depth article...
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