ITALIAN GLAMOUR IN RIO DE JANEIRO

Enrico Quinto and Paolo Tinarelli are two great collectors of haute couture and pret-à-porter. In Rome they also run a great flea market called "Rigattieri per Hobby", every sunday, in piazza della Marina where I take my clients from www.grandtourshopping.com. They have been invited in Rio de Janeiro. Their exhibition called "Italian Glamour" is in the Cidades Das Artes and  will run until the July 6th. You will be able to admire 130 dresses from Emilio Pucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Valentino, Gattinoni. A big part is also dedicated to Armani, Versace, Krizia, Dolce &Gabbana, Alberta Ferretti and Prada. If you are in Brazil, don't miss it.

Rome has a new department store COIN EXCELSIOR

In Via Cola di Rienzo 173,  after three monthes of renovation, Rome has a great new spot for shopping: Coin Excelsior. Three floors for men and women. On the main floor Tiffany and, as expected, all the beauty department with Chanel and Dior. On the upper levels fashion with brands for men and women such as Armani Collezioni, Lacoste, Joseph, Pinko, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Valentino Red, Joseph (actually very difficult to find in Rome) Patrizia Pepe, Paul Smith and many others. In the basement the food department with the best olive oil in Italy called Manni, cheese, fish, meats, bread and vegetables. It is open every day. A really good place for shopping in Rome.

Kaiser "Karl" and his muse for the Chanel Eyewear campaign

Karl Lagerfeld loves to discover new faces. This time he photographed the english model and socialite Alice Dellal.The visuals, for the eyewear collection of Spring Summer 2014, have a romantic energy. The sunglasses focus on contemporary shapes such as cat eye, round, XXL square or oval. The sunglasses are classified in Bijou, matelassé or dentelle. They are all rich in details, with the double C on the side, as usual. You can find the new collection in Rome in the Chanel flagship store in via del Babuino 89.