Back in Liguria

Although we were having an amazing time in St. Moritz, my family and I decided that we would head back across the border and visit our best friends in Santa Margherita, Ligure. Santa, as my Milanese friends call the seaside town is about a 15 minute drive from Portofino. The image above is the view from our room.

I love sitting in front of the rose and rosemary bushes in my friend's garden. The fragrance is so refreshing. My dress is an old, treasured favorite by Koi Suwannagate and my gladiator sandals are by Lanvin.

The images above and below are different views from the garden.

Hope you're having an amazing weekend! xx, Tamu

Nature

I know, I know, I'm pushing it with these two images. I shot the one of Frida after the Christian Dior Fall 2010 Haute Couture show, and the other one yesterday in front of the lake at St. Moritz. But aren't you floored by the striking similarities of the color palette? Nature never ceases to amaze me. Neither does fashion. Not on the same level of course, and we are of course influenced by the colors that we see around us. No doubt this view from St. Moritz lake would have been a notable source of inspiration for the textile designers who created the print of Frida's gorgeous late-sixties, vintage dress.

Denim and the mountain

O.K. I know that denim has pretty much been an obsession for me this summer. But I promise you that it is totally a coincidence that I follow up my post about Giulia with this image of me. You see, to spare my darling child from the sweltering heat in Milan, I relocated us to St. Moritz for a week. And what did I pack for our getaway? Three denim shirts and five pairs of jeans which I will rotate for the duration of my stay. A friend of mine snapped this image of me this morning during a short hike up the Muottas Muragl Alp Languard mountain. It's really nice to be here. Even though we've had a full morning, it still feels like a lazy Saturday. In case you're wondering, my shirt is from the Gap and my overalls are by Madewell. Hope you guys are enjoying your weekend!

Straw anyone?

When my friend Sami and I were heading out to the beach this morning, we realized that we collectively had enough straw accessories to source a small Summer boutique.

With love from Paraggi

Good morning! Just wanted to send you a quick hello. School's out for my most beloved creature/almost three-year-old, and thus, our summer journey of bite size proportion is underway. Our first stop this season is Paraggi to visit our very dear friends. We arrived yesterday afternoon, hit the beach right away, indulged in tons of focaccia, and stayed up really late (9:30p.m.) giggling. What love! Well my time's up, as the biggest little eyes have just opened and the brightest smile is beaming from across our room. Bite size kisses for everyone.

Happy New Year's Eve

For the last few years Galileo and I have celebrated New Years in Madulain, a charming village near St. Moritz. We have rung in the new year in a variety ways during this time, from 30-person dinner parties at St. Mortiz's best restaurant, Chesa Veglia; to grand fetes at the Palace; to cozy dinners at the homes of dear friends. This year we have decided to shake things up a little. We are taking a horse-driven carriage up to Val Fex, a gorgeous valley located at an altitude of 6,560 feet above sea level, where we will have dinner and enjoy breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains. This is our attire for the evening, lots of warm clothes and tons of bubbly. The ride takes about 50 minutes and the temperature will be approximately 14 degrees. Intense right? But totally worth it, as it is so numbingly beautiful. Happy New Year!

Hi everyone, I just wanted to add a little something to this post. I was running so late yesterday, that I wasn't able to share my inspiration for celebrating New Years in Val Fex. (which by the way was super amazing). The first time I experienced the carriage ride to this enchanted place was last March with my dear friend Saidah. It was one of the most romantic evenings of both of our lives. The sky was clearer than clear and full of stars. Since there had been a lot of snowfall in the region, the snow on the path was plowed higher than the carriage itself. So basically, all you saw was white, the clear sky, and the stars. I kid you not, It felt like what I imagine it would feel like being on the milky way. It was a vision and a sensation that touched me at my core, and to which, I was left speechless. The only problem was that I was with a friend and not my very significant other. Yes, it's nice to experience these things with good friends, but this was too much. We joked about hooking up, just on principle. But if we didn't hook up during our cosmopolitan-fueled nights back in NY, when it was perfectly fine to kiss your girlfriends (you know the "hey we were drunk, we were just playing around" moment), then our chance had passed. So, I declared that night to repeat the experience with my very dear husband. And you know something, the experience was exactly what I expected, and more.

Outfit details: Parka by Mr. & Mrs. Fur; sequins t-shirt by Gryphon; stirrup pants by Postcard; black combat boots by Prada. The Miu Miu peep-toe sandals are my favorite sandals. I got them at the year-end sale last year. The price was so good that I also got them in purple. They really do look amazing with everything.