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Here are Viviana’s essentials!!!
What I love about her style is that she’s just crazy about Italian designers.
Of course there’s Prada, Dolce, and Pucci, but her most out-there outfits are by little Italian designers that I can’t even remember the names of, but always make me want the same thing: for her to take me around town so I can get to know all of her favorite designers!
My Top: I love the white cotton Prada T-shirts. They are sold in a pack of three. They have the right neckline and the right proportions. During the winter I wear them under my J.Crew cashmere sweaters, during the summer they are the best top for all my outfits.
My Bottom: Pants! I prefer pants to skirts. My favorite are colorful ones. I love to wear them every season, no matter the fabric. I prefer above all summer colors during the winter. Alberto Biani is the best pant designer in Italy, also Marni and MSGM.
My Jeans: I’m a jeans collector! J. Brand and Current/Elliott–I can’t get enough. Crazy also for my Céline ones, but it’s another story, another shape, not so jeans!
My Evening: I’m a dress girl for the evenings. It depends on the collection. Right now my favorite dresses are by MSGM.
My Intimates: During the last few years, I stopped spending money on intimates. I’m super basic, cotton underwear, white, and never wearing a bra.
My Swimsuit: Eres, Los Trapitos Al Sol, Emilio Pucci.
My Coat: My coats are usually tailored ones, and I love to play with furs and layers (furs under or over a coat). Alberto Biani, again, is super for the coats.
My Fast Fashion Store: My favorites are Cos and Zara for every season. Topshop & H&M are better for the summer collections!
My Bag: This is my obsession number one. I love the it-bags, of course. Now I’m still working on a Silvana Fendi bag, or on a new Céline, but I also like to buy ones from new designers. Now, my favorite young designers are Sara Battaglia, Paula Cademartori and Edie Parker.
My Shoes: This is my obsession number two. Flats, heels, no wedges and some boots. Gianvito Rossi makes me crazy, and also Prada. I need at least one pair each season.
My Accessories: Rings–I always wear a gold snake ring by Regina Gambatesa, a designer from Bari (my hometown) on my right hand.
My Watch: My big brother gave me his Rolex Sea Dweller. It’s my bodyguard and my good luck item.
My Glasses: RayBan Wayfarer and now Spektre Sunglasses. Super new, super cool, super Italian.
My Scent: Since I was 15 years old it’s always the same: GFF by Gianfranco Ferré. Now it’s out of production, but I did stock up.
My Brunette: Olive Fruit Nourishing Shampoo and Conditioner by Kiehl’s.
My Lip: My lips are too much with a lipstick, so I use only a touch of Rosebud Salve lip butter.
My Skin: For the face: Maria Galland facial cream and for the body, super basic Nivea cream.
My Inspiration: My inspirations come from the movies, above all the old French and Italian ones. This year I found many inspirations from old US television series, they are amazing. My mother is my first inspiration and above all my personal stylist. Also my best friends from my hometown are super inspiring. They are always super cool and stylish. When I come back home in the South, we used to play our “Fashion Weekend” going out with our best outfits!!!
My Workout Routine: Every morning I do my Five Tibetan Rites from this book. They are 5 yoga positions to do 21 times each. You can do them everywhere you wake up, It’s super easy and super efficient for all the body. It takes just 30 minutes every morning.
And when I need to detox after a work travel, or after a long stressed period I used to do Detox Treatment, it’s only about natural juices and supplements. In Milan, the best juice detox delivery is Babasucco.
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I love the preppy top-half with the whimsical shorts – and the cool sunglasses are the icing on the cake.
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What a great profile, and lovely outfit!
xoxo
Superbe et pétillante, Viviana est vraiment charmante et a un super style !
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J’adore la photo !
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Excellent, ces articles sont toujours un vrai bonheur à lire !
She looks amazing, I love her top and clutch! I love that she mixes high fashion with fast fashion.
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Elle a trop le swag Vivianna!! Par contre, niveau beauté, Maria Galland c’est improbable!! FAn de cosmétiques allemands?
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Fantastic, Garance! So happy you’ve done a piece on Viviana, absolutely love her impeccable style! Like her, I’m absolutely crazy about MSGM and Gianvito Rossi! Great article! X
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Incroyable bermuda : j’adore ;)
Et les astérisques ;) ?
Love her style & her personality.
What a fun outfit! I love how happy she always looks and that she’s not afraid to wear lots of color! xo
J’adore le style de Viviana ! Sans parler du fait que tes “My Essentials” sont une véritable source d’inspiration !
xoxo
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I loved all her essentials, esp since handbags are my #1 obsession too! So cute that mom is still her personal stylist. Cute!
Elle a l’air vraiment très sympa, j’adore son sourire (et son short!).
Question: les ** dans le paragraphe “Mon inspiration” réfèrent à quoi ?
I just found out that you actually write also in english…finally…I never stayed long on your side and I was always confused that there is no English as you are travelling so much and are so popular…so finally I get there as well…and I can understand now not only watch your great images and illustrations…:)
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Love this post!
Viviana is a true source of inspiration for a fashion lover like me. She is always perfect and never makes mistakes!
XOXO
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merci garance , viviana est sublime . c’est la plus belle et la plus stylée . une belle italienne. avec elle , tout à l’air simple . le résultat de ces looks est top. en fait , ce ne sont pas ces vetements qui sont sympas mais c’est elle qui peut tout porter et tout assumer . viviana a le corps , le visage , les cheveux et la posture qui vont bien . une certaine nonchalance qui ne me déplait pas . j’adore son style . encore merci pour les essentielles de viviana . c’est ma rubrique favorite . bonne journée .
Salut Garance!
ca serait génial si tu pourrais inclure “my essentials” version masculine.
ce ne sont pas que les filles qui lisent ton blog ;)
Waouh, je viens de tomber amoureuse de sa pochette blanche. D’où vient-elle ?
lovely look!
Kiss
ylenia
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“I wish I could get rid of the bra like Viviana!” tells the girl who makes her dream come true only while sleeping, aka me. :-)
J’aime beaucoup le style de Viviana : decontraction, simplicite et fraicheur.
Mais “no bra” ? Apres un “certain age” ce n’est plus possible.
Quant aux essentiels, c’est fun a lire et cela donne des idees, bien que la plupart de ses marques sont bien au-dessus du budget moyen.
moi je suis dingue de ses sandales YSL marron à brides chevilles… tellement que j’ai les mêmes!
Merci pour ce profil! J’ai toujours aimé le style de Viviana, au fil des photos d’elle que toi et Scott avez publiées. Elle est très élégante tout en ne semblant pas se prendre trop au sérieux, et elle ne camoufle pas sa beauté naturelle sous une tonne de maquillage! J’imagine que ses superbes lunettes miroitantes sont par Spektre?
She looks fabulous and I really like her style, BUT I got so disappointed that she is wearing fur! No thinking human being with a heart can wear furs anymore. She seems to be such a nice lady, but the fur is a HUGE no no! I come from a country where we are trying to quit all fur factory before 2020, and it always disappoints me a lot when someone I admire, or admiring the style of the person, is wearing fur. Animals should not be used and tortured because of people’s vanity! No one need furs anymore.
I love that the first thing she talks about are simple white tees! She got me there! But I love all her choices!
Je suis tellement fan de Viviana, elle est sublime et sympathique.
Et quel sens du style.
bises
beautiful outfit!!! I like to read your interviews became they are always very interesting!!!
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aaaah elle est trop cool !! Merci pour l’interview !
Such a young look, makes her look fresh and energetic. Nice pictures too. :) I like it.
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Super cet article ! Encore des créateurs à retenir :)
xx.
You can tell that Viviana is Italian. I love this on a woman-supporting
her own personal style.
C’est mon assistante préférée de Anna Dello Russo et je la trouve très belle , super article :) <3 Ah et chouette tu es en France :))))
The best accessory could be the blue sky (in her sunglasses! :)
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On a envi de vivre comme les italiennes après cette itw!!!!
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Wow, this girl seems so cool and unique! She wears a men’s Rolex, doesn’t wear bras, wears cool printed shorts, everything just seems effortless.
Great tips and love those shorts!
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I love Viviana’s laid back look…
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No bra? Woow! I wish I’d have a courage to do that. I’m always afraid that “too much will be shown”, if you know what I mean. ;) Seriously, how do women without bras handle with that kind of “problems”?
amazing style!!!
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elle est superbe! une belle découverte (encore)
bises
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J’adore le short!
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J’adore j’adore j’adore Viviana. Elle (et Giovanna!) est l’essence de la femme Italienne, stylée sans l’effort, whimsical sans être “too much”. Et j’admire n’importe quelle femme qui ne porte JAMAIS de soutien :P
Quel look et quel style, j’adore.
love the shorts!! does anyone know where they are from?
loving her printed shorts in her photo. she seems vey low maintenance yet chic. not easy to do.
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Garance, fast fashion = grande diffusion!
Bonne continuation
Très cute!
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She is so cool! Love her glasses and exercise book!xoxo
Encore un super post ils font vraiment partie de mes préférés ceux là :)
Xox
Merci Garance, j’ai décidé de faire comme toi et Viviana : 1/2 heure de yoga le matin pour commencer la journée. Je vais m’acheter un guide, c’est une bonne idée ce lien sur un guide de rituels tibétains
Love-love the look! Is so chic, elegant and relaxed at the same time :)
Amazing tips from a very stylish lady with great taste!!!
Thanks for sharing! Love all her fashion tips! especially Alberto Biani pants as I am a pants girl myself :)
How amazing that I also have the book she is talking about on her workout routine! x
J’adore le style de Viviana. Je dis “le style”, car elle en a vraiment un, tout à fait reconnaissable. Elle est infiniment italienne, pour son attirance pour les couleurs et les imprimés. Mais elle sait y combiner un côté boyish qui lui évite le clinquant.
Elle est très élégante. Elle sait savamment mélanger féminité, décontraction et sophistication. Vraiment, j’adore !
Merci, Garance, pour cette rubrique.
J’adore son style simple et son attitude détendu!
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She is so cool! I love the sunnies!
xoxo
M.
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love these essentials pieces. they are so classy and fantastic! she knows what she’s talking about :)
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moi aussi, je rêve dún Silvana, Fendi.
et le nouveau sac Fendi automn/ hiver que jái vu il y a à peine trois jours aux galleries lafayette
? Viviana’s style!!!! And those printed bottoms… Just ? them! All of them… These shorts, her pants, always great choices! She’s worn some pair of fox-print pants that I’m crazy about… Does anybody knows by whom designer are them? Thanks for the lovely profile, Garance! Love your blog!
XOXO
Voilà un look frais, elle est sublime! L’imprimé du short et les accessoires sont top!
Virginie/ Style Reload
Viviana is always so much fun to look at! Everytime I see a picture of her I take a good look. She combines so superwell. And she seems like a positive person. Her smile is one of her best accessoires!
Elle est vraiment sympa Viviana ! Merci pour toute ces infos !!
xxx
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I love her style a lot, but the most interesting thing for me from her essentials was her workout routine. I’ve never heard of the 5 tibetan rites before and they appear to be really accessible exercises to do in the morning!
maybe this is where she gets her great smile from:) thanks again Garance for your great blog!
Viviana, along with Eva Fontanelli and Christine Centenera are my fav stylist and fashion icon: easy chic & ironic.
J’aime beaucoup la photo et la chemise rose sous le pull!
Un peu de style dans ce monde de brutes ;)
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She looks fabulous. You really do take the best photos – it always seems to be sunny whereever you are!
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Xxx
Viviana! My all time favorite!!!
great post and a lovely photo!
I love these interviews, the photos are amazing and I get carried away every time!
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Mmmmmm. Soo cool, crisp and clean. Love the primary colors that give a spark of fire.
Mon Dieu ces lunettes!!! Je file me les acheter.
Bonne journée
Love the whole look! Specially the shorts, they’re such a must have!!!
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Elle est trés jolie.
Mais encore une qui porte de la fourrure !!
Love her. Aesthetic. Approach to life. Everything. Viva Viviana!
some people wear a designer form head to toe……boring…..not Viviana…bravo!!!
Babasucco i think u just started a search on line…..this could be a new client for u ….I want it!!!!
Love it! She looks fun and bright and super happy, I like that she is all smiles.
Thanks for sharing!
xoxo
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J’adore le short!
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Great pants!
I love the fact that she always seems to wear something from Au Jour le Jour, a brand I discover thanks to her, you can read about it here : http://eshumananimal.com/2012/03/14/au-jour-le-jour/
Awww, simply freshly chic… I adore this kind of style, really a lot…
hehe and yep, better be obsessed by bags than by intimates, men aren’t worth such a mental effort… :)
Glasses are nice, loved the blue texture.
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Love her accesories and these kind of essentials posts !
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Love this profile. This woman is sophisticated!
Annie x
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très jolie.
Gorgeous photos….I adore her outfit…so elegant and casual. The perfect look. She looks at ease and so chic.
Thank you for sharing
Viviana a vraiment un style bien à elle, et c’est celui qui [je suppose] lui va le mieux.
Regardez sa mine radieuse et essayez de l’imaginez habillée d’un autre façon, personnellement je ne peux pas, elle est vivante, fraîche et gaie comme ça.
[Même si , je sais,ce n’est qu’une photo… C’est une intuition plus qu’un sixième sens]
Et mon obsession première reste comme toi ,Garance, les sacs!
Beautiful picture and wonderful style…except for the fur! It kind of amazes me that such a seemingly smart, modern woman would wear fur. Is looking good really worth the suffering of animals?? I am so saddened when people think it is. There is nothing “beautiful” about wearing the skin of a dead animal. Don’t you think?? And yet it seems there is a new trend for it, which just blows my mind. Cruelty should never be considered cool…
Always love the My Essential features!
Love her style!
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Hmm will be reading up on the five tibetan rites…sounds interesting. Love her purse.
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J’en reviens pas qu’elle pratique les 5 tibétains! Cette fille est géniale! Je les fait tous les jours, c’est efficace autant pour la forme et l’esprit! Garance, il faut que tu te renseigne sur le sujet, pour un post spécial flemmasse du sport… ;-)
She is a huge inspiration to me. Thanks for this article. It is good to know a little bit more about her.
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I never ever miss My Essentials! Love it!
Pour info je sort de l’opticien I Love Optic à Paris et les lunettes Spektre sont dispo.