Shopping with the roman Emperors

It happens sometime that my clients, during the roman shopping tour, ask me what to do in the evening. Obviously they want something special and unique. A great idea would be to buy tickets for a newly organized virtual travel in Antique Rome. The great thing is that this trip is made inside the roman ruins. It is setted open air, starting the 22nd of April up to the 30th of October. Every evening, it will be possible to visit the Augustus and /or Caesar Forum. The shows are in 3D and they are great because you will finally be able to understand how the Roman where living, eating, shopping, going to SPA and much more. Last year I went to visit the Augustus Forum with my cousin and I will never forget the experience. The tickets can be book on line www.viaggioneifori.it. The headphones are in eight languages.

Augustus Forum photocredit Andrea Franceschini

Caesar Forum photocredit Andrea Franceschini

A PIGEON IN THE FASHION WORLD

One of the greatest new talent in the fashion world is Salvatore Piccione (Pigeon in english if you want to translate it). Shopping in Rome nowadays makes sense if you come with me to discover new fashion designers. This great and glamour brand is called PICCIONE PICCIONE and he won the Who's on Next in 2014. He is famous for his prints and 3D patterns. For his Fall Winter new collection he combined also different fabrics such as light silks, laces and tulle with the outwear wool and tweed. I love the palette from red to pink with graphic touches of black. You can get Piccione Piccione in Cenci and in Victory Store. Two excellentt roman addresses for shopping.

REDISCOVERING VERSUS VERSACE

In Rome, if you want to shop in Versace, there are two boutiques, one in Via Veneto and the other one is in Piazza di Spagna. The second and younger line, Versus Versace, is particularly hip. It grows a lot in the last couple of years.  I told it to my client Vanisha last week because her hotel was near the via Veneto's store. I had a good guess because the designer, Anthony Vaccarello, because of his great talent, just left the Maison for a new adventure. This week he should be appointed to Saint Laurent. To have an idea of Vaccarello's work look at these four pictures from his last Autumn Winter Collection 2016-2017.Skin, miniskirts, boots. Cool and fun.