High Fashion in Milan

I was recently at Armani/ Silos in Milan, a brand new Museum to celebrate 40 years of Re Giorgio creations.

What a great surprise to see a magnificent renovation and a fantastic installation: the building was born in 1950 to stock grains and it is approximately 50.000 square feet on 4 levels.

On the main floor “Stars” presents images of famous actors wearing Armani…who does not remember Richard Gere in American Gigolo ?

The 600 creations, plus accessories, from 1980 to today are not chronologically displayed but grouped by themes:

Stars, Daywear, Light, Black, Chromatism and so on.

The most beautiful red silk panels in the “Red” room.

The walls changed in every room, here are a background of greige (Armani signature color I should say) silk.

The lighting system created a perfect atmosphere for every single display.

Does it matter to know if this dress was created in 1980, 1990 or yesterday?

The accessories floor seen from above.

Giorgio Armani, a genius of style and elegance, timeless use of colors and shapes, thin line between male and female fashion, and always seductive.

Photography by Albarosa Simonetti

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At Home with Stella Jean

Stella Jean is an Italian fashion designer, but she seldom designs her creations, not many drawings in fact… because instead she loves to play with fabrics until she produces what is already in her mind.

Stella’s father is from Turin, the mother from Haiti and she grew up in Rome!  No wonder that her house, which she shares with her antiquarian husband and their children, is very eclectic and full of colors.

Dining table is an original by Carlo Mollino, the superb architect-designer from Turin.  I love the trompe-l’oeil on the wall and the skirt on Stella paired with a simple jeans shirt is fabulous.


Black and White photography invites the eye to rest and it is always an elegant touch even in the most colorful surroundings.

A classic sofa becomes contemporary with a vivid color textile draped asymmetrically over it. What an inspiring idea!

A modern kitchen by Arclinea is ideal to prepare Italian and Haitian dishes.

Stella Jean with one of her colorful creations.

Photography of interiors by Helenio Barbetta

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Six Years of Blogging

Let’s celebrate together, you my faithful readers and I:

the sixth anniversary of my Blog.

On October 15th, 2008 my first attempt to write a post resulted in a short description of my intent…six years later I still love to talk about Italy, books, art, old and new design, food, lifestyle.

Classical eye, contemporary flair: you can see them in some of my posts on different subjects. Clicking on the links below each image will bring you to my posts and from there to other posts and from there…well you know…

 

Unusual houses

 

Art

 

Music (enjoy the concert)

 

Designers' houses

 

Artists' houses

 

Books

 

Old houses and new design

 

Travel

 

Milano

 

Venice

 

Food

 

How to...

 

Lifestyle

It has been a wonderful journey, through my Blog I connected with many people, I made friends, I received awards and recognition in the design world, I wrote articles for magazines, I discovered new paths, I learned every day something new and …most important…I had FUN.

A big thank you to all my followers.

 

©2014 Brillante Interiors writes about new trends, timeless decor, iconic pieces, design ideas, or at times just musing about "a certain Italian way of doing things".

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