Italy Photo Diary #2
Scenes from Florence. Mariano, Pitti, Brunello Cucinelli, Hranek at Harry's and much more.
Good morning. Today I am sharing the next leg of my trip to Italy from January. After Venice, we journeyed onward to Florence for Pitti Uomo. It’s been at least two years since I last attended this show, and I can report that absolutely nothing has changed at Pitti. That’s both good and bad. It’s nice that there’s still a great group of people who make the journey to be there. It’s bad that the fair doesn’t seem to evolve at all. Given how the organizers are running this thing I wouldn’t be surprised if this show is tiny in a decade. So I guess we need to enjoy it while we still have it.
My wife said we just post photos of The Print Edition on Instagram Stories with no context, so here’s an explanation of why we had so many photos of the newspaper with cappuccinos at Mariano. Over a few days, we gathered friends, contributors and supporters (plus a few people who decided a conversation with me was worth the trade-off of a good Italian breakfast) to join us for a sober toast to the premier issue. It’s been so much fun sharing the newspaper with people and I can’t even begin to tell you how much I enjoy being able to hand it to someone. When everything is digital, we miss the tactile interaction with media. Being able to physically show someone something you have written or created is so satisfying. David and I had a wonderful time seeing friends and talking more about The Print Edition. We are closing issue two now and we will have something to share on that front soon.
Beyond a cherished dinner at Cammillo with some lovely wine, I did manage to see some clothes at the fair and around town. There’s not much left to discover in Florence, but there are always great places to see like the iconic tailors at Liverano. Plus, it’s always nice to see our friends at Cucinelli, watch Matt Hranek hold court to literally thousands of people who come to his party (easy access to drinks is always appreciated), find some small and lovely things at the fair and take the time to have some of the most enjoyable cocktails and dinners of the year. Some of the scenes from Florence are below. Enjoy!
