Shopping in Rome suggestions from Blumarine

In Rome, offices and stores organizes a bunch of parties before Christmas. They can be terrible. Exhausting, tiring, people have nothing to say to each others. Singles hate them more than married people. The only fun thing about this moment of the year is to get dressed. To choose the right outfit. We love to go in the center of Rome to look for the perfect dress, shirt or skirt for us and for clients of grandtourshopping.com. Animalier for example, such as Blumarine. The shop in Rome is located in via Borgognona 31, one of the most elegant streets. I love this area because it is never too crowded. It is just off Via del Corso but there is an enormous difference. We can show it to you in the next weeks.

Watching carefully at the collection of Blumarine we notice that sometimes an eye-catching detail it’s enough to add a proper party touch to clothes and accessories. For this season the bows are on duty, declined into the Fall winter collection 2019. Everything is styled in an elegant way. Precious ribbons tie on the sheer satin blouses’ necks, become sash on coats and scenographic long dresses, enrich skinny jeans and embracing sweater dresses as shimmering embroideries. They are not lacking either in shoes with straps and toes ennobled by bon ton frills.

It is a good occasion to visit the store in Rome. Don’t miss it. I like very much Anna Molinari, the designer and owner of the brand. I often go to see her show in Milano, during the Fashion Week. She is one of the most gentle person in Fashion. The spring summer collection is very romantic too. We will show it to you soon.

Christmas shopping in Rome can start with a cup of tea

My cup of tea is a wonderful pop up store for shopping in Rome. It is a good way to start your Christmas shopping. It is located in the Palazzetto, a “dependance” of the Hotel Hassler on the second floor. There is also a nice terrace where you can get a focaccia with prosciutto. You can access from Vicolo del Bottino 8, the small street that leads to the subway of the Spanish Steps. My cup of Tea will last until Sunday October 27th presenting artisans and designers not only from the Eternal City but also from other parts of Italy. I took in the past some american clients of www.grandtourshopping.com and they just loved it because you can get things that you can’t normally find in stores.

My Cup of Tea introduces us to a lot of brands. Such as the gorgeous jewels made by Rossella Ugolini, the yoga outfits of 3rdeye, the scarves of Innbamboo, the fashion of Serena de Fiore. The program is spread on four days from the 24th up to the 27th of October. There is also a program of entertaining with Conversations on Fashion, Image consulting on Biotech, the presentation of the book from Franco Faggiani “ Il guardiano della Collina dei Ciliegi”.

My cup of Tea is open from 11 am to 8 pm. It is the 21st edition of this pop up store invented by two good friends of mine Flavia Muzi Falconi and Sabrina Neri. we were at school together in Lycée Chateaubriand. Two women full of life and always extremely kind with everyone. They make a lot of research to find , during the year, interesting new brands, There are organizing the pop up about 4 times a year. Don’t miss the opportunity to discover My Cup of Tea. They are waiting for you.

In Rome a documentary about Laura Biagiotti

I always followed Laura Biagiotti. Since my beginning in the fashion industry. Recently the company opened a gorgeous store in via Belsiana 57. Last week I bumped it to Lavinia, her daughter. She invited me to see a documentary about Laura. It will take place at Festa del Cinema di Roma, today at 5.30 pm.

Laura Biagiotti ( 1943-2017) has been an icon of Italian Fashion. She made a great work on wool, white dress wool, vanilla colours. The idea was to represent a woman elegant and easy at the same time. With her husband Gianni Cigna She was the first italian designer to organize a fashion show in Cina in 1988 and in Russia in 1995. Images that are unforgettable for the italian history, not only for the fashion world.

The documentary will be shown also in the late evening on Rai 3 the 31st of October. The documentary is directed by Maria Lilli and the actress is Serena Rossi. It is a journey in the Biagiotti world and in her atelier. It is also a way to know better her private and professional life. In the movie some interviews are done to Romina Power, Beppe Modenese, Santo Versace, Carla Fracci among others.

In the picture below, Lavinia Biagiotti and on the backside the portrait of her mother Laura. In Rome a lot of people miss her in a city where there are not a lot of fashion personalities. Eventhough the company always shows in Milano, Laura was very much into the city of Rome. She was also a mecenate that nobody forgets.