Tal y como anuncié hace pocos días, he tenido el placer de viajar este fin de semana a Milán, para asistir a uno de los desfiles de la Semana de la Moda, el desfile de MARNI. Ha sido un fín de semana muy intenso, lleno de buenos momentos, y en el que hemos disfrutado del buen ambiente milanés - en plena semana de la moda - donde cada rincón estaba lleno de gente que destilaba glamour.
Mi pequeña escapada comenzó el sábado a las 15:00 en el aeropuerto del Prat, pero con un pequeño/gran imprevisto: el aeropuerto de destino. Milán tiene dos aeropuertos internacionales, uno a 15 minutos de la ciudad (Aeropuerto de Linate) y otro a unos 45km (aeropuerto de Malpensa). Cuál fue mi elección? por error compré los billetes a Malpensa. Ojo!!! porque un pequeño error como este puede provocar una brecha bastante importante en cualquier economía. Un taxi a Milán desde Linate suele variar entre 15€ y 20€, pero desde Malpensa el precio son 85€, ni uno más ni menos; tienen una tarifa fija y te dejan en cualquier punto de la ciudad por ese precio. Cuidado de nuevo! pues hay taxistas que aprovechándose del desconocimiento de algunos turistas, a veces exigen el precio que marca el taxímetro, y esto puede ser una broma de unos 120€ por trayecto.
As announced a few days ago, I had the pleasure of traveling this weekend to Milan to attend one of the shows of Fashion Week, Marni fashion show. It's been a very intense weekend, filled with good times, and we enjoyed the good atmosphere Milanese - in the middle of fashion week - where every corner was filled with people who exuded glamor.
My short weekend began on Saturday 15:00, but with a small / large unexpected: the destination airport. Milan has two international airports, one 15 minutes from the city (Linate Airport) and one about 45km (Malpensa Airport). What was my choice? mistakenly bought tickets to Malpensa. Beware! because a small mistake like this can cause a gap quite important in any economy. A taxi from Linate Milan usually varies between 15€ and 20€, but from Malpensa the price is 85€, no more no less, have a fixed rate and let you anywhere in town for that price. Beware again! as there are taxi drivers who take advantage of the ignorance of some tourists, sometimes demand the price that makes the taximeter, and this may be a joke about 120€ each way.
My short weekend began on Saturday 15:00, but with a small / large unexpected: the destination airport. Milan has two international airports, one 15 minutes from the city (Linate Airport) and one about 45km (Malpensa Airport). What was my choice? mistakenly bought tickets to Malpensa. Beware! because a small mistake like this can cause a gap quite important in any economy. A taxi from Linate Milan usually varies between 15€ and 20€, but from Malpensa the price is 85€, no more no less, have a fixed rate and let you anywhere in town for that price. Beware again! as there are taxi drivers who take advantage of the ignorance of some tourists, sometimes demand the price that makes the taximeter, and this may be a joke about 120€ each way.
Dejando el pequeño incidente atrás, me encontré con mis compañeros en el Hotel IDEA de Milán (precio medio/ calidad muy baja) y nos fuimos a disfrutar de la tarde/noche de Milán. Durante esta semana da igual donde vayas o qué visites que siempre está lleno, y las reservas para comer o cenar hay que hacerlas con varios días de antelación. Comenzamos tomando unos coktails en "Callegaro", Via Solferino, un local de ambiente muy cuidado y lleno de gente con mucho estilo, en el cual durante la happy hour (18:00-20:00) podías disfrutar de un montón de variedades de pizzas, crostinis, etc... hechas al momento, de manera gratuita, y con la consumición a un único precio. Allí no pudieron faltar las cervezas, ni coktails como Bloody Mary o Cosmopolitan.
Tras empezar a vivir el ambiente, nos fuimos a cenar a la Osteria "Stendhal", un magnífico restaurante, con un muy buen servicio, donde las horas pasaron tan rápido que cuando quisimos darnos cuenta ya era lo suficientemente tarde como para que el madrugón del día siguiente fuera mucho más madrugón.
Leaving behind the small incident, I met with my colleagues in the IDEA Hotel (average price / very low quality) and we went to enjoy the evening in Milan. During this week no matter where you go or visit which is always full, and reservations for lunch or dinner have to be done several days in advance. We started having some cocktails in "Callegaro", Via Solferino, a local environment very carefully and full of people with great style, in which during happy hour (18:00 to 20:00) could enjoy a lot of varieties pizzas, crostini, etc ... made at the time, free of charge, and drink at a single price. There could not miss the beer, or cocktails such as Bloody Mary or Cosmopolitan.
After starting to experience the atmosphere, we went to dinner at the Osteria "Stendhal", an amazing restaurant with good service, where the hours went by so fast that when we wanted to realize it was late enough for the early start the next day turned out to be very hard.
After starting to experience the atmosphere, we went to dinner at the Osteria "Stendhal", an amazing restaurant with good service, where the hours went by so fast that when we wanted to realize it was late enough for the early start the next day turned out to be very hard.
Domingo 27: El desfile de MARNI comenzaba a las 9:30h, por lo que a las 7:30 ya estábamos en pie. Llegamos a las 9 a Via Alserio 22, lugar en el que MARNI desde hace ya muchas temporadas celebra sus desfiles. Sólo salir del taxi y ya se respiraba ambiente de gran desfile. No había un estilismo que no llamara la atención por algún detalle, zapatos, bolso... Incluso los fotógrafos de moda allí presentes eran dignos de ser fotografiados. Entrar en el recinto fue adentrarse en la extensa colección de MARNI para este verano. Todas las formas y estampados posibles de su colección estaban allí, en gente anónima, compradores, periodistas de moda y VIPs nacionales.
Una vez dentro, nos hicimos las ya típicas fotos junto a la pasarela, y esperando, tuvimos la ocasión de ver, pasando junto a nosotros, a la famosísima Anna Wintour, directora de VOGUE USA, seguida por un par de personas de seguridad que la llevaron directa al backstage.
El desfile AW11 de MARNI ha sido uno de los desfiles más maravillosos y cuidados que he podido ver hasta ahora. Una nueva línea, más sobria en cuanto a formas y colores, con un patronaje elegantemente estudiado, convierte cada prenda en un básico atemporal. Los estampados, tan característicos de la marca, son geométricos y delicados, y la paleta de colores le dan calidez y sofisticación a una colección sin peros. MARNI es una casa especialista en pieles, y lo demuestra una vez más llenando la pasarela de pieles tintadas en diferentes colores, combinando napa y zorro con gran maestría, y jugando con la mezcla de paño y piezas de bisón, geométricamente estructuradas, que hacen de cada pieza, una pieza única y exclusiva que no deja indiferente a nadie.
Sunday 27th: MARNI fashion show began at 9:30 am, so at 7:30 we were already standing. We arrived at 9:00 to Via Alserio 22, place where MARNI celebrates their parades from many seasons ago. Just out of the taxi and you are breathing atmosphere of great show. There was a style that does not call attention to some detail, shoes, bag ... Even fashion photographers who were present were worthy of being photographed. Enter the enclosure was go into the extensive collection of MARNI this summer. All possible ways and prints from Consuelo's collection were there, anonymous people, buyers, fashion journalists and national VIPs.
Once inside, we did the typical photos next to the catwalk, and while we were waiting, we had the chance to see, passing by, the famous Anna Wintour, director of Vogue USA, followed by a couple of security people who took her direct to backstage.
The MARNI AW11fashion show has been one of the most wonderful and care collections that I have seen so far. A new line, more restrained in terms of shapes and colors with an elegant study pattern, making each piece a timeless basics. Prints, so characteristic of the brand, are geometric and delicate, and color palette give warmth and sophistication to a collection without buts. MARNI is a leather/fur specialist, and it shows once again filling the catwalk with fur dyed in different colors, combining vitello and fox fur with great skill, and playing with the mix of wool and pieces of bison geometrically structured to make each piece a sole and exclusive piece that leaves no one indifferent.
Once inside, we did the typical photos next to the catwalk, and while we were waiting, we had the chance to see, passing by, the famous Anna Wintour, director of Vogue USA, followed by a couple of security people who took her direct to backstage.
The MARNI AW11fashion show has been one of the most wonderful and care collections that I have seen so far. A new line, more restrained in terms of shapes and colors with an elegant study pattern, making each piece a timeless basics. Prints, so characteristic of the brand, are geometric and delicate, and color palette give warmth and sophistication to a collection without buts. MARNI is a leather/fur specialist, and it shows once again filling the catwalk with fur dyed in different colors, combining vitello and fox fur with great skill, and playing with the mix of wool and pieces of bison geometrically structured to make each piece a sole and exclusive piece that leaves no one indifferent.
Una temporada más, los 15 minutos de este espectacular desfile llegaron a su fín, y por lo tanto también nuestro pequeño fín de semana. Ahora, de vuelta a disfrutar de la gastronomía italiana y corriendo al aeropuerto, que nuestro avión no espera. A finales de Septiembre volveré a Milán, pero antes de eso, ya podreis disfrutar de nuestra colección, que os presentaremos a primeros de Septiembre.
One more season, the 15 minutes of this spectacular show came to an end, and therefore also our little weekend. Now, back to enjoy Italian cuisine and running to the airport, our plane will not wait. In late September I will return to Milan, but before that, you will enjoy our collection, we will present in early September.
Kisses!
