Yes, I write. Yes, I believe in the magic of words. That’s why you’ll find me here, every Friday, adventurously translating my column – the same that appears every day on City, an Italian free press newspaper – in english. Or maybe “globish”? May Jane Austen and Elizabeth von Arnim, my favourite writers, protect me!

I write about fashion, books, design, but only in Italian and for the Italian press. If you’re brave enough to dabble in a language other than English, I’d rather you’d buy my books (the first one translated into German, the second in Slovenian).

I believe Piazza Unità in Trieste, where I was born, is the most romantic square in the world. (And yes, it’s in Italy, proudly facing the sea: check it on a map). I love roses in every form (even if they come as Valentino bags or Caovilla flats). And, of course, I do love my blog, expecially now that I can carry it around on my iPhone.