April 2, 2011
A shop window in small-town Sicily: bridal mini-gown.
Che pensi? Whaddya think?
The height of chic? The depths of kitsch?
Would you wear it?
One thing’s for sure. Conservative old Sicily is on the march.
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January 26, 2011 More fashion for you, folks, straight from the bars and streets of southern Sicily. Fat “diamond” ear studs for a barista:
And may I point out the heart-stopping eyebrows? And beaded necklace (to match the shirt)? Fantastico, no, how the Sicilian male adores adorns himself?
Studs all over the map.
The full spectrum of purple–plum, wild lilac, dusty grape, violet sky, sangria, raspberry syrup, aubergine–is still very much in vogue (click here for a purple post from last summer). Also note, below, her super-chic wide-as-a-yardstick spectacle arms.
Since purple is the *in* color, a purple puffy is cool, too (in addition to the black and white ones I mentioned in an earlier post.)
And below, the short trench, much alla moda.
September 8, 2010 Throw away your black glasses, guys, and get with the program. White is the new black, at least when it comes to eyewear. Italians always have the last best word on design, so you can bet these will soon be popular in Peoria.
How Italians love their glasses. Don a pair and voilà: you’re an aviator, Grand Prix driver, star. Women here are wearing them, too. And you, dear Reader? Maybe you’re already wearing white? *** Here’s Lucy, a reader from Canada, who’s been wearing white for quite some time–she got them at the Dollar Store!!! Way to go, Lucy!
August 25, 2010 Who’s that man with the sweet-smelling basil bouquet? It’s Ciccio Sultano, local hero, 2-Michelin-star chef at Ibla’s Duomo restaurant! But wait, what’s that strappy thing hanging around his person? Could it be … a purse?
In Sicily, they call them manbags. La borsa, gender feminine, is Italian for “purse.” Men shied away from carrying anything girly-sounding, so they quick coined a new word, il borsello, he-bag. They’re all the rage. Yesterday I was last in a “line” of five at the post office, and everyone had a purse. (I was the lone woman, pity I had no camera.) It’s curious how what was once taboo has become legitimate, thanks to Italy’s virile soccer players who started the trendy trend. You can carry a manbag for a stroll in town…
… or for a romp on the beach as fashion accessory to your Speedo.
Pretty figo (cool), eh? What do you think they keep in there? ***
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The only fashion faux-pas committed by the lass in purple is her nasty plastic bag. But this is about to change, as 
