We have not been in Milan since 2008, and like all bourgeoning urban cities, a lot has changed in fifteen years. The city is hopping, particularly during Design Week. It always makes me wonder why NYC can’t do this. There is an inspiring installation in every part of town. Also, everyone is chic; nobody wears sweatpants, and even the kids are dressed coolly. I love it.
Fred and I hit the town by ourselves the first day before pre-design hit the streets for Gotham. Reservations are needed everywhere, including lunch, so we got a panini instead of having a civilized meal.
Why don’t we have these on the streets of NYC?
We also visited Antonio Marras, who is soon opening a store on Wooster Street in Soho. The man is insanely talented, and the entire store is so inspiring that I returned later in the week.
He makes clothes, shoes, handbags, jewelry, men’s and women’s, ceramics, and furniture.
I was excited to return to Corso Como. They did have a store open for a hot second in NYC, but in the absolute worst location. I heard later in the week that they had made that mistake in several cities. Unfortunate because the curation and partnerships are inspiring.
Dinner that night was at Langosteria, an old-school spot with a great vibe. It was not my favorite, but as we are starting to wrap up and have eaten way too much food and pasta, I will share more later as I wrap up everything we have seen, eaten, and been insanely inspired about in the days to come. These are a bit late due to funky internet and picture uploading.
