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.