Dressful: The Best of 2011

Elegance in Exile exhibition

I've put together a list of my 10 best posts of 2011. Some of them were chosen by popularity, others by personal preference. Excluded are fashion week posts (photos and reviews of shows and presentations), which you can find in the show directory. Enjoy the wrap-up! Elegance in Exile exhibition in Venice, Italy It's not ... Read more

Venice window shopping

venice-jewelry

If you've ever been to Venice, you know the shopping is mostly about Venetian masks and Murano glass products (if you haven't been, the beautiful Elegance in Exile exhibition is more than enough reason to go). In the past year little second hand, vintage and consignment shops – from cheap to very expensive – have ... Read more

Elegance in Exile exhibition: Russian expat fashion

Elegance in exile exhibition

Last weekend I took a quick trip to Venice with my family to see the Elegance in Exile: Between fashion and costume, the time of Sergei Diaghilev (L'eleganza in esilio. Tra moda e costume, il tempo di Diaghilev) exhibition at Palazzo Mocenigo. The exhibition portrays the influence of Russian émigrés on fashion, displaying costumes of ... Read more