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Giorgio Armani in Siracusa and surroundings



The Main of Giorgio Armani is still there, into the blue waters of the Great harbour in Ortigia, the old Siracusa, but the Maestro  went away yesterday!

For some years Armani has been visiting Siracusa every summer; he fell in love with my town, its blue sea, its food, its peopl when  he came the first time ,I think on 2005 and I was honoured to be his guide having the pleasure to tell him about us, Sicilian people.

With great surprise, I discovered  that he had never been in Sicily before, although he used to spend some time in Pantelleria (my favourite sicilian island) in his beautiful dammuso he bought there more than 30 years ago.

I still remember the excitement that day   and how before leaving home I looked myself and realized that I hadn't anything by Armani on! 

I usually don't like to have griffes on me ..I really don't care, i simply buy what I like Armani  or not or a very cheap dress...but that day I had a bag by Byblos (a gift from my friends) my watch was by Alviero Martini and my belt by Valentino!

 Oh mamma mia ! what to do !!!

I simply changed myself in  a not original Armani style: simple, sober but "di effetto"

It was a wonderful day, with him and his great staff but the hottest day of that summer with about 46 degrees  in Noto and still 36 at night when we visited the Greek theatre in Siracusa

Thank you Maestro..for your compliments when you told me  " your  guide contributed to make me fall in love with Siracusa and Sicily"

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Il Main di Giorgio Armani è ancora qui, nelle acque del Porto Grande di Siracusa, ma il Maestro  è andato via ieri...

Da alcuni anni lo stilista è ormai ospite fisso qui da noi.....si è innamorato di Siracusa ,del nostro mare ,del nostro cibo e della nostra gente alcuni anni fa in visita  per la prima volta ed allora, credo nel 2005 ho avuto l'onore ed il 
piacere di guidarlo .....e raccontagli un pò di noi..

Con grande sorpresa scopriì che Armani, pur avendo uno splendido dammuso a Pantelleria (la mia isola siciliana preferita) da più di trent'anni, non aveva mai visitato le nostre zone.

Prima di uscire da casa quella mattina....davanti alla porta mi guardai allo specchio per controllare se il mio look fosse all'altezza..

di solito indosso raramente  roba firmata o comunque non amo i vestiti od accessori che siano visibilmente firmati con le sigle delle aziende o i nomi degli stilisti in evidenza...

Quella mattina....mi guardai ...zaino Byblos (regalo di amiche), orologio Alviero Martini...cintura Valentino..nulla di Armani addosso nè in mio possesso!

Oh mamma mia ! che fare?

subito un look almeno stile Armani, abbastanza semplice, sobrio ma di effetto....

Giornata stupenda, con il suo staff altrettanto stupendo,ma  la ricordo ancora come la più calda degli ultimi anni , ben 46 gradi a Noto e ben 36 alle 22.e 30 quando visitammo il teatro Greco in notturna.

Grazie maestro ....per il complimento fattomi...."per aver contribuito a farlo innamorare sempre più di Siracusa"

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