Above: Enrico Palazzo, Diane Pernet and I arriving at the Zoolander 2 wrap party at the Villa Brasini.
Dear mambo Italianos,
After missing the winter edition of AltaRoma (I was busy touring modernism and sampling tiki drinks in Palm Springs) it was a thrill to be back in one of my favorite world cities, Rome. Diane and I were invited to cover the summer edition of AltaRoma for A Shaded View on Fashion. Following is a roundup of links to my reports:
1. The stunning Azzedine Alaïa retrospective at the Galleria Borghese
2. Who Is On Next? Italian Vogue competition
3. A.I. Artisanal Intelligence "Fashion Crimes" exhibit
4. 5+5 established designers collaborate with emerging talents
5. Luigi Borbone orientalist fantasy couture show
6. Renato Balestra jet-set couture presented in the maestro's salon
7. Our stay at the Romes Times Hotel in Monti
8. Sandro Ferrone's not-so-fast fashion at Fendi's Villa Laetitia
9. Visiting the charming Costume and Fashion Academy of Rome to view new student work
10. Haute cocktails and my interview with the Locarno Bar's head bartender
Azzedine Alaïa: the teacup Tunisian with titanic talent
Costume drama at the Accademia Costume e Moda
The money shot: Ben Stiller and Diane Pernet at the Zoolander 2 wrap party. Diane has a cameo in the film.
Cooling off with some stiff tiki drinks in the Locarno Bar's lush courtyard with fashion designers Alessandra Carta and Paola Balzano.
Rome, sweet Rome: On the evening of our entrance into the Eternal City, journalist Rebecca Voight and I were invited to a dinner party on the voluptuous roof terrace of the home of my friend Rinaldo Rocco. His pesto was invincible and the anecdotes from the various guests were compelling.
A Linda Blair-like moment on Via Giulia after a decadent dinner at Assunta Madre with Paola.
Baci, baci,
Glenn Belverio
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