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Pimp my heels, shoes exhibition in Vigevano

It is quite renowned the union between women and shoes is an everlasting romance.

To please the eyes of the greedy shoesaholic there’s an ummissable exhibition in Vigevano (Pavia). Set in the old castle, the perfect frame for such beautiful creatures, the exhibition is dedicated to high heels, a passion for girls and a feticism for some men. Definitely a weapon of masses distraction since they first appeared, 3500 years ago.

«Il tacco a spillo. Fascino e seduzione» ( High heels, charm and seduction) opened in February and you still have just a few days to visit it, till March 25th.

You will find shoes from the early 50s until nowdays. Sorry, you can not try em on but you can surely dream of them, for days and days.

From haute couture ones until retro and eclectic models you will be able to see what a pair of high heels can do, as Marliyn Monroe said: “I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot”.

So get ready, and don’t forget your shoes!

март 22nd, 2008 Posted by Chiara Cerami | on-exhibitions, Exhibition, brand, high heels, retro, shoes, vigevano | no comments

The New Contemporary Art Museum in Milan

The project for the new Contemporary Art Museum in Milan was finally unveiled.

It will take place in the area once renowned for the fair that has been moved quite recently to another part of the city and it is supposed to be ready within Spring 2011.

At the press conference the main guest was Daniel Libeskind the polish architect already responsible, together with Zaha Hadid and Arata Isozaki of the 3 new towers of Milan, called City Life. Daniel Libeskind is the hand behind tower C, shaped as half of a sphere. The new area was born in 2007 and should be complete in 2014. Part of the project includes also this brand new museum of Contemporary Arts designed by Mr. Libesking realized especially and exclusively for Milan, “the best city for architecture”.

The structure is inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci and his theory of balance and will bound together a circle and a square but incorporating modern elements such as a suspended garden and thermal baths.

At the press conference there were also Letizia Moratti, major of Milan, and Vittorio Sgarbi, responsible of cultural events for the city of Milan, who has been already promoting some of the most shocking art exhibitions Milan has ever had.

They all agreed saying this is an important step for the internationalization of the city and will finally focus the attention on contemporary art, a secret passion Milan has been growing for years, thanks to private collectors and temporary exhibitions.

We will finally have a brand new museum dedicated exclusively to contemporary art that will help Milan to shine within the best cities in Europe for art of any kind. Everybody was excited and extremely satisfied, now we only have to wait until the official opening!

март 19th, 2008 Posted by Chiara Cerami | Milan, Architecture, articles, city life, daniel libeskind, leonardo da vinci, museum of contemporary art | no comments

MI-Sex in the city

As every year the hottest weekend in town is about to begin. 3 days dedicated to sex, porn, toys and all the kinky stuff you can think of.

That’s what MI-Sex is about. From March 7th to 9th the hottest place to be in Europe will be, without any doubt, Milan.

In 5 days all the people working in the industry, actors and curious will gather once more in Milanofiori (Assago) to partecipate to the longlasting fair of sex in town since 1994.

Mi-sex’ formula “shop and show” is the best way to promote directors, new talents and “items” giving also the chance to sell your services, toys and whatnot directly to the audience. There’s a main stage where there will be nonstop shows for the whole weekend, plus other minishows around the fair, also involving the audience.

This year Mi-Sex has a special surprise for all the women, to celebrate Women’s Day at midnight of friday the 7th, the wordly renowned italian actor Rocco Siffredi will cheer all the girls around unveiling every woman’s dream, a new area named “village boys stripmen”. I guess the name says it all already.

While the spring is about to begin get ready for the hottest weekend you’ll ever see this year, shyness is not allowed!

март 2nd, 2008 Posted by Chiara Cerami | Milan, openings, fair, kinky, mi-sex, porn, sex, sex toys | no comments

Salone del mobile 2008 - 47° edition, Milan

This year the 47th edition of the worldwide renowned COSMIT will set up camp, from 16 th to 21 st April, on over 220,000 square metres in Milan in a line-up that will include the International Forniture Exhibition, Eurocucina, the new Salone Ufficio,the International Biennial Workspace Exhibition (formerly knowns as EIMU) – the new name says it all – which will tie in with other events such as the Bathroom Exhibition the Furnishing Accessories Exhibition and the brand new Salone Satellite, launch pad for the up-and-coming generation.

Concerning the fair it will be hold in Milan Fairgrounds, Rho (entrance gates: Porta Est, Porta Sud, Porta Ovest) from 9.30 am until 6.30 pm, the fair will be open to the public on April 20th.

The excellence of the commercial offering, the massive variety of new items and products, the various stands and the arrangements ensure that any visit to the exhibition complex is rendered easier and more user-friendly.

As evey year, at the same time a range of collateral event will take place in the fair but also in different locatios throughout the city, attracting students, artists designers and curious and promising once more an unforgettable experience.

Other important events will take place in the backdrop of the “Sala delle Cariatidi” at Palazzo Reale in Milan,and in the Refectory at the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie (where the famous Da Vinci’s “last meal” is located.)

This is not only a forniture exhibition but also the most important design event of the year in Milan so make sure to be in town and have a look!

фебруар 26th, 2008 Posted by Chiara Cerami | Milan, openings, Art, Design, cosmit, forniture | no comments

Italy goes burlesque with sick sick girls!

It’s time for a brand new and still old kind of entertainment. It’s time for burlesque.

It all started in the mid 90s with a new generation of nostalgic for the spectacle and perceived glamour of the old times determined to bring burlesque back. This revival was pioneered independently by Billie Madley’s “Cinema” in New York and Michelle Carr’s “The Velvet Hammer Burlesque” in Los Angeles.

Few years later Dita Von Teese, ex wife of the renowned rocker Marilyn Manson, made burlesque go big with her brilliant 1930’s cabaret style striptease in a giant glass of absinth complete with sponge sugarcubes. All of a sudden the world was back to the past and discovered the pleasure of a strip which is not simply taking clothes off but a real performance.

And the burlesque fever started spreading all over the globe in the blink of an eye.

Burlesque refers to theatrical entertainment of soft and parodic humor, which usually consists of comic skits and a striptease, never leaving the performer completely naked. Originally, burlesque featured shows that included comic sketches, often lampooning the social attitudes of the upper classes, alternating with dance routines. It developed alongside vaudeville around 1840.

A couple of years ago Burlesque shows started taking place in Europe aswell, especially in the UK and France and right now is this phenomenon is spreading, no longer underground, in Italy aswell.

The biggest team in Italy is certanly SickGirl, born as a tiny photographic project in 2004 and evolved fastly in a website featuring glamorous photosets of pin up girls since the beginning of 2005.

Currently this web based community hosts more than 3.000 users, 2.000 guests per day,about 90 “sick girls”, at least one new photoset a week and, above all, a burlesque show that already touched 40 venues all over Italy, from Milan to Palermo, covering the whole territory and attracting more and more people as time goes by with increasing success.

The tour is crossing the national borders soon, with a show in Slovenia on March 19th that promises to be just the first one of a series of international performances, but you still have many chances to see the show in Italy, the next one is scheduled for March 8th in Nova Gorica and more italian dates will be added soon.

Feathers and fans, shimmering seductive and ironic women, retro music and funny skits, nothing is missing to the sickgirl burlesque show … do you really want to miss it?

фебруар 25th, 2008 Posted by Chiara Cerami | italy, articles, burlesque, entertainment, glamour, sickgirl | no comments