Stella McCartney and the Environment : a Long love affair.

Last week, Stella Mc Cartney presented her menswear collection for Summer 2020. We will see the collection in Rome in few monthes in the gorgeous boutique of via Borgognona. Different kind of men are in Stella’s mind. She was inspired by the poems of Jonathan Safran Froer. She wanted to show us a man that is engagé, fully conscious of the problems of the planet.

The colours of the collection are coming from the ground : black, brown, camel, grey, green with some spots of orange. Stella Mc Cartney has been one of the first fashion designer in the world to be fully involved in the environmental dramatic problems, She always worked on circular economy. 64 % of her clothes are made with sustainable fabrics and materials. She has used organic cotton, sustainable viscose, regenerated Nylon Econyl and recycled polyester. The Eco-weirdo graphic is a touch of humour on a purple T Shirt.

“ In our collection messages related to environmental matters are not only in the fabrics but printed on the clothes. We wanted them to be seen by everyone” says Stella McCartney. In the picture, for example, the bottle is now the must have of the season. Nobody has to go around with a plastic bottle. Forget about it. It is totally out. Don’t miss also the trekking shoes, the back packs, decorated with satellite stamps of the planet. You can see it soon with me booking my exclusive shopping tour in Rome www.grandtoushopping.com

SHOPPING IN ROME FOR BEACHWEAR

There are some news in the fashion world that has much more impact than expected. I mean impact on normal people that can not spend too much on clothes. For example let’s talk about the Havaianas brand. In Rome the gorgeous boutique is in via Belsiana 64.

The brand was founded in 1962 but, especially in the last ten years, it is much more famous worldwide. Also because those flip flops are the most confortable, they don’t hurt between the toes. Plus they have been bringing the Brazilian spirit through the legendary rubber sole and bright joyful designs.

For now on it will be much more than a flip flop brand. In addition to the iconic beach shoes, the Spring/Summer 2019 collection also offers an Apparel collection and a selection of super-funny Accessories, in a perfect Havaianas style.

 One-piece swimsuits and bikinis, t-shirts and tank tops, dresses and shorts in bright colors and exotic patterns dedicated to both men and women. You can choose the swimsuit and match it with flip flops, for a total Havaianas look which is perfect for the summer season.

 The Accessories line, on the other hand, offers fun beach towels, flip-flop shaped lilos and key rings, in addition to vivid backpacks, practical mini-bags, earphone cases . Everything you need for a day full of fun at the beach. Near Rome you can go to Ostia, Fregene, Capocotta or further down in Sabaudia, Circeo or the island of Ponza.

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LORO PIANA IN ROME NOT ONLY IN THE STORE

Every year Loro Piana invites me and my brother Giorgio to the Horse Jumping competition in Villa Borghese.

The event takes place in Piazza di Siena and this year the ground floor was green again after years of sand.

The Loro Piana Trophy was won by an american horseman Kent Farrington.

Even the rockstar Bruce Springsteen applauded as his daughter Jessica was 7th out of 50 candidates.

Loro Piana’s is very much into sports such as Sailing and Golf too. Its life long passion for horse riding was brought to a new dimension in 1985 with the founding of the Loro Piana Jumping Team and the forging of alliances with the Italian Equestrian Federation and the National Show Jumping Team.

Since then, riders bearing the yellow and blue colors have participated in various World Championships and Olympic Games.

Before lunch we were invited to visit the beautiful Loro Piana stand, particularly chic.

This year the tribute was given to a particular suitcase that was used by salesman in the past. A nice and strict explanation comes along.

Here it is. Smooth brown, red and yellow lines flow into an elegant stripe pattern. It is called the “Suitcase stripe”.

This heritage motif is a reproduction of the canvas covering the cases. Those luggages were used to take fabric swatches to clients between 1970's to ‘90s.

Those beautiful made stripe cases were sophisticated containers for superlative contents.

In Rome Loro Piana boutique is located in via Condotti 24.

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