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special Missoni

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Ok, you guessed just right, I was talking about the amazing Missoni family, that I had the enormous pleasure of spending the day together with! After a delightful intimate lunch at Ottavio's and Rosita's house (Rosita being on a trip abroad, here you never stop!) we stepped just a couple of meters away to where the collections are being created. It's all here. Angela Missoni guided me through each step, from the choosing of the thread and yarn, how the unique knitting machines are working and how you thread them (an amazing amounts of different yarn is being used!) and how the ready cloth is being ironed and prepared for cutting. We then entered the labratory where seamstresses are sewing...

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road trip

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  I'm ready. I've painted my nails yellow with Chanel's Mimosa (hard to get it nicely done, but it's surely my fault). I've ironed my top (with a disaster, brown water came out of the iron, staining the top, so I had to wash it and start all over, I just HAD to wear it today, lol), I've loaded the batteries (and put them in) of my camera and I've checked the map (no need for that, they're picking me up). Going on a daytrip to where one of Italy's most famous brands are being manufactured. I'm so excited! Of course I'll tell you all about it here later. A clue: Family, with a capital letter. cheers, fili....

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