The very first Fellini film I ever saw was La Dolce Vita.

I can still remember being especially enamoured by the perfectly cut dresses some of the characters were wearing.

It was as if the fabrics had been sewn right on to them... like a second skin.

With their very structured yet very feminine silhouettes, those Italian women were so inspiring that I decided to embark upon a hunt for the perfect dress.

Coming across such an item of clothing is easier said than done, but I finally laid my hands on the holy grail: a D&G dress from a great Web site called Forward Forward, full of very beautiful and very tempting designer pieces.

And now that I've got my "Made in Italy" dress, the only thing left for me to do is to learn the language of the land... and to find a Marcello, of course!


Alix
www.thecherryblossomgirl.com

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