Wishful Thinking

Ciao belllllas! Sorry for temporarily going MIA. I’ve been in Italy taking a Fabric Styling course- we’re here for inspiration, absorbing everything & anything that can be translated into textile prints, color stories, trend forecasting etc. We spent 2 weeks in Florence, 1 on Lake Como.  We’ve been spending our days visiting museums learning everything there is to know about Byzantine to post Renaissance art- all of this including fashion history as well. The Ferragamo museum in Florence was GORGEOUS (I got to touch Greta Garbo’s worn clothes, my life is complete). We visited the Picchi wool textile mill and Ratti silk manufacturer.  Another day was The Liseo Foundation, a group of adorable old women who create high-end specialized wovens- velvets & jacquards (these women are extremely skilled & patient, creating fabrics for the pope, queens, high-end designers, on machines that take months to just thread). And our teacher’s “surprise stop”, the MaxMara headquarters!- their vintage archive (Suzanne would’ve been in her glory), the showroom, original artwork/fabrics from collections dating back to the 50′s- it was absolutely incredible to be there.

My Wish List just got a whole lot longer: (sorry for small images)

Cashmere French shawl from the 20′s/30′s

All these Moroccan lamps I saw in a bar

My to-be chiffon/lace wedding dress<3 found in the MaxMara vintage archives

These jewelry boxes from the Stibbert museum

This 1727 harpsichord, supposedly it’s 1 of 3 left in the world

Murano glass chandeliers for every room of my house, I’m obsessed…

Lamps with velvet textiles by the Liseo Foundation

And since this is the literature society after all, we all need these Japanese fairytale books

As for the goodies that I did manage to bring home with me:

This little number (minus the boots)

Belt from Milan, made in Thailand, with Amethyst stones & bells from India.It’s gorgeous & makes me look like Esmeralda

I had to get at least 1 tourist tee

Italian leather bags for me & mom, mmmm

Silk from Como

& lots of presents for friends and family.

PS- make sure you check up on Red Fox’s posts too, she was my partner in crime on this trip.

Love always,

Jess

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