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Taking photos is a hobby that seems to involve many people nowadays. Instagram is full of talented photographers who, thanks to their...
- Sep 16, 2018
A 126 years old family Business
The old sewing machine my grandmother passed me down I consider one of those focal points that make the difference in every home...
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- Aug 28, 2018
A pioneer fashion and lifestyle magazine
It is funny what you can find in an old dusty box ... On an ordinary day, during a hot summer holiday at my grandmother's house, I...
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- Jul 17, 2018
Downtown LA rocking the silent movies era
Downtown LA has been the favourite spot for Hollywood industry's silent movies stars since the 1920s. Hollywood has always been...
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- Jun 10, 2018
The time-capsule apartment
I well remember the first time I read about this story: I was sitting in a bar drinkig a delicious cup of cappuccino, with the...
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- May 10, 2018
The Art Deco movement
Art Deco can be described as "an assertively modern style that ran to symmetry rather than asymmetry, and to the rectilinear rather than...
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- Apr 10, 2018
Alphonse Mucha, the Spirit of Art Nouveau
To the lovers of beautiful things … you are in the right place! In today’s post I would like to drag you into a world of allure and...
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- Mar 18, 2018
"Hello, we received your message ... after 132 years!"
One of the greatest memories from my childhood’s summer vacations are the long walk along the promenade with mum and dad taking my hands....
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- Dec 20, 2017
... Walking in a winter Wonderland
"A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight ... Walking in a winter wonderland" What’s Christmas without festive lightings? I cannot imagine...
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- Nov 9, 2017
I have a thing for vintage posters ...
The intensity of the colours used and the oddity of these prints will hit you at first sight. I have a thing for vintage lithographic...
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- Oct 5, 2017
6 October 1927: the first "talkie" movie of history
The pioneer outstanding talking picture which has revolutionised the industry of motion pictures October 6, 1927: a date that probably...
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- Sep 28, 2017
When the private becomes public ...
At the end of the XIX Century, the use of advertising posters exploded. These forms of advertisement were not just intended to market a...
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- Jun 22, 2017
Erté, the trend-setter of the 1920s
Romain de Tirtoff (aka Erté) was born in St Petersburg in 1892. He grew up in a well-to-do upper class family and as a little boy he was...
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- Apr 13, 2017
Once upon a time in Brooklyn
The history here lies in the air you breathe and the different ethnicities give to the entire city the cosmopolitan feel it is renowned...
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- Feb 5, 2017
The mysterious little box
“Through knowledge of the secrets of makeup gives you the power to alter your appearance in a most surprising way. If you study your type...
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- Jan 10, 2017
The Ace of Aces: the Red Baron
I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave — Manfred von Richthofen (1892-1918) In my very first post (The...
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- Dec 25, 2016
An old Christmas card
“There’s an old Christmas card in an old dusty trunk And it brings back sweet memories dear to me ’Though it’s faded and worn, it’s as...
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- Nov 7, 2016
Women who followed their dreams: Amelia Earhart
There have been women in history to which we owe most of the status we have reached today. These reckless women who fought against...
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- Oct 14, 2016
I found myself in the middle of a Gran Prix ... in Tuscany!
What comes in my mind if you say Tuscany? I would say that this is the region where the dreams and Italian romanticism were created....
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- Sep 6, 2016
Barnstorming: everything started with it and my life was forever changed...
Five years ago I made a trip to London. I love this city so much (but who doesn't!!). Among the countless activities and visits one could...
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