You're invited to join me in Italy for a very special fashion and sewing 10 day tour.
Rome
We'll start our tour in Rome!
- Visit the foundation of couture in Italy and their great heritage creating bespoke designs for Jacqueline Kennedy, Grace Kelly and the wedding dress for Linda Christian…to name a few!
Florence
Costanza, a native Florentine and Professor of Fashion History will be our guide to local culture, history, current fashion, design and food.
On the agenda:
- Visit the historic laboratory of an amazing maker of traditional fine Florentine metal jewelry.
- Attend a cooking class to prepare a full meal following traditional Italian recipes.
- Visit historic museums and see the work of Michelangelo
- Visit fashion museums one of which hosted the first Italian fashion show; the Gucci Gardens and the Salvatore Ferragamo museum
- Participate in a workshop
- Shop for high fashion fabrics at exclusive stores
Milan
- Visit the Armani Silos museum
- Walking tour in the area of high fashion boutiques
- Visit the foundation which documents the designer known as the “architect of fashion”
Como
- Day trip to visit the world capital of silk!
- History and Shopping!