“What is elegance? Soap and water!” - Cecil Beaton
Alessandro Michele and Harry Styles photographed at the Met Gala 2024
Just days from when Pierpaolo Piccioli announced his departure, after 25 years as the fashion house’s creative director, the ex helmer of Gucci was tapped to take over the design of the brand.
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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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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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So I’ve said, give me two minutes and I’ll give you films, fashion and fun. Here are today’s picks.
Today is Earth Day — or rather tonight is “Earth Hour”. I don’t know about you but this lockdown has made me realize even more than ever before that every hour of every day should be Earth day. Anyway, at 8.30 p.m. of whichever time zone you find yourselves in, switch it all off. And look at the stars. They are more free than we are at the moment and oftentimes remind us of those who have gone.
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