{"id":4830,"date":"2015-08-31T11:54:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T09:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rickzullo.com\/?p=4830"},"modified":"2022-01-23T15:07:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T14:07:46","slug":"fci-018-reasons-to-dress-well-in-italy-with-angie-nardiello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/fci-018-reasons-to-dress-well-in-italy-with-angie-nardiello\/","title":{"rendered":"FCI 018 – Reasons to Dress Well in Italy with Angie Nardiello"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"fashion<\/a>Second only to food-related offences (\u201cI\u2019ll have the Chicken Parm with a side order of spaghetti and a cappuccino, por favor.\u201d), fashion blunders are all-too common among visitors to Italy.\u00a0 I\u2019ve chronicled my own mishaps here on the blog on several occasions, such as the time in Bologna where my efforts to dress like an Italian<\/a> backfired in my face. And while I was pretty quick on the uptake with the food rules, the subtle nuances which create \u201cthat look\u201d among Italians remains somewhat elusive to me. But I\u2019m working on it.<\/p>\n

In the course of my research, I encountered Angie Nardiello. She writes a fantastic blog that addresses the reasons to dress well in Italy. What I love about her articles is that she gives practical advice for everyday people, often using real life examples that she encounters on the streets on Modena, where she lives, as well as other cities that she travels to throughout Italy.<\/p>\n

\"dress<\/a>Furthermore, as she explains in our interview today, there\u2019s more to dressing up than meets the eye. Like the mysteries surrounding the food culture, there are actual reasons behind the particular fashion choices in Italy. You know what I\u2019m taking about: the ubiquitous scarf in all seasons of weather, the high-quality leather shoes no matter the occasion, and the big pair of sunglasses worn both outdoors and in. These traditions have evolved over time, and through generations of tweaking the formula, Italians are known world-wide for their snappy sense of style in any given occasion.<\/p>\n

Angie has channeled that magic, and imparts her knowledge for neophytes like me on her blog. I recommend that you check it out.<\/p>\n

Reasons to Dress Well in Italy<\/h2>\n

Some North Americans might ponder, \u201cWhy bother if I\u2019m just running up to the market to grab a few items?\u201d Well, there are a few explanations for this, including the most obvious fact that \u201cyou never know who you might run into.\u201d This is especially true in Italy. Even in big cities like Rome, it\u2019s amazing how often this happens. People are just out and about more, therefore there\u2019s a good chance that sooner or later you run into someone you know.\"angie2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

But perhaps more importantly, when we leave the house in a jogging suit and flip-flops, it effects our self-perception whether we\u2019re aware of it or not.<\/p>\n

Listen, it doesn\u2019t take much, as the photos on Angie\u2019s blog\u00a0demonstrate. You won\u2019t see any runway models on her site wearing complicated costumes made from see-through mesh or ostrich feathers or vinyl latex. Instead, her best piece of advice is simply this: dress as if you\u2019re going to a job interview. So not too fancy, like for a wedding or something, but something that\u2019s smart and put together.<\/p>\n

Angie Nardiello <\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"tesAngie Nardiello is originally from Toronto, Canada, and has been living in Italy for seven years. She works for her husband\u2019s artisan leather brand, called Pelletteria Tes, which sell high-end belts to the big name fashion houses in Italy.<\/p>\n

Three years ago she had a child and was convinced that becoming a mom meant her life was over. \u00a0But she\u00a0was wrong\u2014Italy has taught her that even parents can have a life, travel, and enjoy \u201cla bella vita<\/em>.\u201d She finds many reasons to dress well in Italy, and each week she shares destinations, real Italian street style, family travel tips, and what life is really like as an expat in Modena.<\/p>\n

Join her on her journey! You can find her website at: Reasons to Dress<\/a><\/p>\n

I would like to give a big \u201cGRAZIE\u201d to Angie Nardiello for having the patience to explain the rationale behind practical Italian fashion for me. I am still in the \u201clow-intermediate\u201d stages of my indoctrination, but I\u2019m an eager student and looking forward to learning more about the subject on Angie\u2019s blog.<\/p>\n

Click the link to check out other episodes and see my list of the <\/span>best podcasts about Italy<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Second only to food-related offences (\u201cI\u2019ll have the Chicken Parm with a side order of spaghetti and a cappuccino, por favor.\u201d), fashion blunders are all-too common among visitors to Italy.\u00a0 I\u2019ve chronicled my own mishaps here on the blog on several occasions, such as the time in Bologna where my efforts to dress like an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,344],"tags":[226,362,343,158,386,345],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4830"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4830"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11820,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4830\/revisions\/11820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}