Of Sweaters and the Sea
There’s a thread that connects all the ports of the world. It’s not a route or a flag, but a rough wool weave that smells of wind, salt...
Why do we fall so deeply in love with the Caban?
If there’s one garment that perfectly blends practicality, style, and history, it’s the peacoat (or caban, or pea jacket — take your pi...
The Port: a place of work, identity, and inspiration
The Port of Genoa has never been just a workplace. It has always been one of the city’s beating hearts, a crossroads of cultures, goods...
“This Side of Paradise”
How often in fashion history does an undergarment turn into something iconic? If you’re thinking about Jean Paul Gaultier’s corset worn...
From Samurai to the Catwalk
Elena’s trip to Japan was inspiring, and it got me thinking too. So I took the chance to dive deeper into Japanese culture. Between kim...
I haven’t known the silence of the stars and of the sea
From explorers of every era – from Odysseus to Ambrogio Fogar – to those who departed from the port of Genoa to begin new stories, and ...
Lucarda Japan Travel Diary
Twelve hours of flying on the way there and fourteen on the way back: that’s the distance, measured in time, separating Italy and Japan...
Chore Coat or Bleu de Travail?
The English and Americans call it the chore coat. The French call it the bleu de travail. The version we’re talking about here first ap...
The Smallest Swimsuit in the World: The Bikini!
What better time to dive into the story of the bikini than August?Life slows down, cicadas sing us through the afternoons, and while we...
Man Overboard!
In our latest magazine article, we took a stroll through a very different Genoa — one that belongs to a distant past. We talked about a...
