by Dianne Hales | Mar 17, 2020 | Books, books on Italy, Fashion, Film, history, Italy, Language, movies, Rome, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs, women
During Women’s History Month, I’m dedicating my March blog posts to Italian women who inspire us with their passion. It was the dress seen ’round the world: a princess bridal gown fashioned from fifty yards of satin, seventy yards of lace, and more than...
by Dianne Hales | Oct 29, 2019 | Books, books on Italy, culture, Fashion, history, Italy, Language, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
Because of evacuation from the Sonoma fire zone and widespread power outages in California, I am unable to post an original article this week. Instead I am sharing a post about my recent presentation of LA PASSIONE in Philadelphia. Thank you, Gigi, for le belle...
by Dianne Hales | Apr 16, 2019 | Books, books on Italy, culture, Fashion, Film, Florence, history, Italy, Language, Music, Naples, Religion, Romance, Sicily, Travel, Uncategorized, Venice, Web/Tech, Weblogs, wine
I am thrilled to announce the publication of my book: LA PASSIONE: How Italy Seduced the World. Like any author, I’m eager for people to read my book. But with more than 8 million titles on Amazon alone, why choose mine? Let me offer seven reasons, based on my...
by Dianne Hales | Mar 19, 2019 | art, Books, culture, Education, Fashion, history, Italy, Language, Romance, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
In the gleaming kitchen of her culinary academy in Florence, I once asked an architect-turned-chef-turned-restaurateur about the passions that had changed her life: How did she know that she was choosing the right one to follow? “Ah, signora, we do not choose our...
by Dianne Hales | Mar 9, 2019 | art, Books, culture, Education, Fashion, Film, Florence, Food and Drink, history, Italy, Language, Music, Religion, Romance, Rome, Travel, Venice, Web/Tech, Weblogs, wine
“Imagine a world without Italy: Painting without Leonardo. Sculpture without Michelangelo. Literature without Dante. No Verdi choruses or Puccini arias. No Fellini films or Ferrari roar. Heavens uncharted, vines unplanted, tables bereft of pasta, pizza, and a Sicilian...
by DHales | Feb 19, 2017 | art, culture, Fashion, history, Italy, Language, Social behavior, Travel, Venice, Web/Tech, Weblogs
While I'm doing research in Italy, the creator of the Dream of Venice series of photography books shares some of the city's delights: Impiraressa Bead-weaver by JoAnn Locktov Now say the word slowly. It rolls off your tongue with images of...
