Prada bag

Dear Santa......

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Dressed for La Scala

Yesterday we went to La Scala in Milan. Every year since the tragic SAS accident in Linate on Oct 8th, 2001, the city of Milan has given a concert in the famous Opera House to those who lost a loved one in the crash and in remembrance of the 118 victims.

I was wearing an Armani dress, Christian Louboutin shoes and I carried a Dolce & Gabbana clutch. Chris was in a Hugo Boss suit, Prada shirt, Giorgio Armani tie and Tincati shoes. 

Photo: turist with our iPhone - thanks!

Men's fashion week FW12, Milan

Let me share a few trends from the runway at the past weeks Fashion Week in Milan. The main fashion houses showed their fall/winter 2012 collections for men.

Double-breasted jackets

Prada

Dolce & Gabbana

Giorgio Armani

Loose pants

Dolce & Gabbana

Giorgio Armani

Velvet

Gucci

Etro

Brocade

Dolce & Gabbana

Military

Prada

Generally I take away an impression of military, darkness and strict discipline combined with heavy brocade and velvet, which brings out a feeling of sitting in from of the fireplace with a glass of quality whiskey on the rocks!

Golden Globe 2012

My favorites from the red carpet at the 69^th Annual Golden Globe yesterday!

Helen Mirren always looks elegant and radiant and yesterday was no exception! She was wearing an absolutely beautiful and fantastically dramatic Badgley Mischa gown.

Kelly Osbourne in a Blue Zac Posen dress. I love the pointed shoulders that give a great balance to the mermaid tail.  I am, however, not fond of the hair nor the tattoos that I feel takes away from the dress.

Jessica Alba in a lavender Gucci gown, is looking magically beautiful!

Nicole Kidman looks fantastic in this Versace gown. I think it fits her figure perfectly and matches her colors beautifully – especially her hair matches the gold studs decorating the gown.  

Emma Stone was wearing a two tone Lanvin dress that I find to be wonderful, fairly simple and refreshingly different!

Freida Pinto was wearing one of my absolute favorites – a fantastic blue colored Prada dress!

13 year old Ariel Winter looks wonderful in a purple Dolce & Gabbana that I think fits her age nicely.

Taissa Farmiga in a very elegant nude Vera Wang dress. I love it!

Heidi Klum in a very simple Calvin Klein dress that is a perfect match to the magnificent Lorraine Schwartz necklace! Don’t miss the back which makes the simple dress very sexy.

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Window shopping in Milan

On a beautiful Saturday in sunny Milan I walked around the fashion district for inspiration and research. I enjoyed the fresh November air and the many beautiful spots. Let me share some of my “window shopping” with you.

Prada, Via Della Spiga

Miu Miu, Via Della Spiga

Emilio Pucci, Via Montenapoleone

Stella McCartney, Via Santo Spirito

Ballin, Via Santo Spirito

Alessandro Oteri, Via Borgospesso

I also found this shoe store in the center of Milan - I guess I have to buy a pair of shoe there at some point as it has my name on it ;-) 

I was not alone....a lot of shoppers enjoyed beautiful Milan with Duomo as a magnificent “centerpiece”;-)

Corso Vittorio Emanuele II

Photos by SeenByLissau