Daily Archives: September 26, 2010

Monumental symbolism at the Stock Exchange

September 26, 2010 7:58 pm by Vanessa Friedman

This sculpture was just installed in the piazza in front of the former Milanese stock exchange. It’s by the Paduan artist Maurizio Cattelan, who’s having a big exhibit in the Palazzo Reale.  Read more

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Mourning Catherine Walker in Milan

September 26, 2010 5:39 pm by Vanessa Friedman

Catherine Walker, the Frenchwoman who became one of Princess Diana’s favourite designers and helped modernise British royal couture, died last Friday, age 65. On Sunday, the news reached the fashion flock in Milan, and the mood off the runway was dim. Read more

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