by DHales | Jul 16, 2014 | Books, Education, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
I am delighted to share a series of posts from Riccardo Cristiani, the head Italian teacher at Dante Learning. We hope that they will help you to understand some conversational Italian sentences and idioms you normally won’t learn in language classes. Quello che non...
by DHales | Jul 22, 2010 | Fashion, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
la pelletteria the leather shop Shoes to die for: high heels (tacchi alti), loafers (mocassini), boots (stivali), sandals (sandali). Gloves (guanti) that caress the fingers. Wallets (portafogli) as soft as butter. Briefcases (ventiquattrore) that...
by DHales | Mar 1, 2010 | Fashion, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Weblogs
tacchi altihigh heelsLong before I spoke Italian, I was fluent in the language of Italian shoes. Over the years I’ve heard some tall tales about their history, but my favorite is the story of an invention for which I, like other height-challenged women, remain...
