Milan Day 2

Versace's home furnishings set a new standard.

A magnificent sculpture near the Duomo.
One of the New York fashionistas visits Milan, complete with Trussardi jeans and black leather.


And another New York fashionista on the streets of Milan.

Pregnancy is no bar to performance art.

One of the innumerable window mannequins on display.

Any votes for this chair to be included in the lobby at 15 West 81st Street?

They will see you coming on the beach at the Hamptons.

When planning a trip to Milan, disregard the published weather reports. Before we left Venice the weather reports for Milan were uniformly predicting five straight days of rain, i.e. rain for our entire visit. In fact, we experienced rain on exactly one day, the other four days sunny and mild. Today, Saturday, October 2, on our way to the Via Spiga/Monte Napoleone we stopped in an old master drawing and print shop, Stanza Del Borgo, on Via Turati, and discovered that the owner, Silvana Boreggi, is acquainted with my bookseller/print dealer friend Elmar Seibel in Boston. If you are a collector of old master drawings and prints, be sure to visit Ms. Boreggi: she has an exquisite collection on display.

The shops in the prime fashion district of Milan are a visual delight. We New Yorkers felt so drab by comparison.

We had dinner at an old favorite not far from the Principe: Cafe Solferino, a family owned restaurant with an amazing wine list. Be sure to order the risotto.