{ Venice, Italy } The Floating City

Have you ever been to Venice? I’ve long dreamed of this infamously romantic place ~ the city of water, canals, florid glass and festival masks. It always seemed so wonderfully unreal, and last week I was afforded an opportunity to visit it for the first time, for a fashion show and epic celebration (more on that coming soon!). My adventures in Venice were short-lasting but legendary, only reinforcing my fantasies. I flew both in and out with the rhythmic rocking of Adriatic waves and the twinkling lights of rococo Italian chandeliers dancing happily in my head…

VENICE is a city of tiny islands ~ 118 to be exact ~ each so small that it seems as if the buildings and sidewalks are simply floating on water. Instead of car, one must get around by boat!

I BOATED ABOUT in black Ray-Ban Clubmasters, my favorite earring, necklaces by Phillips House and Monica Rich Kosann, an oversized trench from DKNY, and a black blouse I’d had made in Vietnam

WE STAYED at the Hotel Danieli, a triumvirate of majestic palazzos with sweeping views of the sparkling green Venice lagoon. Every room, every corner drips with Old World Italian opulence.

PHOTOS by Kelly
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