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Following the latest trends and fashions has always been part and parcel of living in a modern society. This used to apply more so when going out and socialising where you would don your best bib and tucker and dress to impress. For some people having the latest look would be a must and serious money would be spent on the latest fashions from well known brands. This is because …

One of the best things of running Attavanti is that we have to travel all over Italy to find new artisan leather designers and visit Expo's. I know it's tough but someone's got to do it. Our most recent trip was to Rome and on our time off we got to see some of the famous sights, eat fabulous food and take lots of photo's for upcoming new handbags on Attavanti's website. H …

I watched the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle along with 2 billion others people around the World. We all had an inkling this would not be your usual, staid traditional wedding as the bride and groom had been given more freedom to put their own mark on their nuptials. A match made in heaven you may say and wow this was a ceremony to be remembered for it's love, sheer …

When visiting Rome last month sourcing new artisan handbags for Attavanti, the one thing I just had to do in our free time was to visit the Villa Borghese art gallery to see the beautiful sculptures by the Neopolitan Gian Lorenzo Bernini.The Borghese Galleria is set inside the former Villa Borghese Poinciana, a spectacular building set in it's own garden within the vast beautif …

Italy is famous around the world for its wealth of beautiful handmade artisan products, creating unique masterpieces using traditional methods in an age where most products are mass produced. One such specialised craft is glass making and Murano glass is the most famous and most coveted. Murano glass is inherent to the area of Venice and is made on the small Venetian Island of …