“What is elegance? Soap and water!” - Cecil Beaton
Image by Edwin Hooper, courtesy of Unsplash
To make sure we don’t become victims of this virus we should be washing our hands often, wearing a mask always and respecting other people’s spaces — all the time. Really, it’s THAT simple and we could have it under control, without any need for vaccines and lockdown measures.
So here are the eight wonderful, personal lessons I’ve learned from Covid-19
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After watching the Netflix documentary ‘Becoming’, about the book tour by Michelle Obama to promote her memoirs by the same title, I felt like I was walking a little taller. I remembered a time when I didn’t need to apologize for my President all the time while traveling and when saying “I’m American” felt like saying “I’m a cool cowboy.” I’m proud of being American regardless. But now it is a bit more challenging to conjure up that pride.
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The peach scene from ‘Parasite’ — move over ‘Call me by your name’!
For film, fashion and life, I look to the East this week on my YouTube clip. Check out all the details on this blog post.
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Jake Gyllenhaal at the Dubai International Film Festival
While in self isolation, on this worldwide — well almost, hello New Zealand and Sweden — lockdown due to a tiny virus with a potent plan, I’ve been thinking a lot about my favorite things. And persons. Among my most beloved actors Jake Gyllenhaal always tops the list.
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A still and quote from ‘The Circle’
Yesterday’s rain brought with it some gloom. And gloom with me always leads to contemplative times. So this clip is all about seeing this too up-close to realize that something may be not quite right. Or “drinking the Kool Aid” as I often like to say, referring to the Jonestown massacre by cult followers of Jim Jones who poisoned themselves and their kids with cyanide mixed in the punch.
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A still from Netflix’ ‘Unorthodox’ available now
Tonight at sundown is the start of Passover and I wanted to share some ideas that have to do with this celebration of liberation. We need that ourselves after all these days!
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A still from ‘Yeh Ballet’ photo courtesy of Netflix
On this armchair travel adventure I wanted to venture back to India. It’s the one country on earth that provided the most inspiration for little Nina and also grown-up Nina. My parents talked of a magical place that mixed chaos and exceptional beauty and when I finally went there with my mom, in my early twenties, I was mesmerized.
I love Indian food, grew up on Hindi cinema and dressed in kurtas and salwar kameez for most of my teenage years and twenties — even dated an Indian man I met on the NYC subway thinking he was the one. He wasn’t.
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With the weather outside turning cold again in Italy, I wanted to take you, and myself on a trip to warmer shores.
On today’s clip we’re going to the Gulf, and in particular Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan and Dubai. With a hint of Turkey on the way home.
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Matteo Garrone, right, with his ‘Dogman’ star Marcello Fonte
These times are bringing out the best, and the worst, in all of us. But more on this later.
So where would you like to go? I mean when you are first let out of this endless inferno of solitary confinement — I meant “Social Distancing” of course! I’d love to catch a film in a cinema, share a pizza with friends and get my nails done. I’d love to hear your picks.
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Francesco Carrozzini and Franca Sozzani
On today’s clip I talked about ‘Franca: Chaos & Creation’ the documentary about Franca Sozzani by her son, photographer Francesco Carrozzini. You can view the film on Netflix and find more info here. Her work tackled the Gulf Oil spill, as well as domestic violence while she was alive and EIC of Vogue Italia. If she were here today she’d definitely devote an issue to the Coronavirus emergency.
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