The Cut - Haute Couture, Italian Style

Valentino had chartered a plane to bring journalists from the Paris haute-couture collections to Rome on Thursday. It was just after 10 p.m. by the time we reached the hotel, but the heat was sweltering, sticky. A friend and I immediately set off for Emma, a pizzeria near the Pantheon — it was still lively. Around midnight, the wind suddenly kicked up, bringing a storm that would batter much of the coast. Friday dawned bright and fresh, the perfect Italian summer day.

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