by DHales | Jan 6, 2011 | Fashion, Italy, Language, Sayings and expressions, Social behavior, Travel, Web/Tech, Weblogs
fare una bella figura or fare bella figura to make or cut a good figure This is the season for i buoni propositi per l’anno nuovo (New Year's resolutions). Year after year we swear to smettere di fumare (stop smoking), mettersi a...
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...
