topsyWidgetPreload({ "url": "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whattoseemilan.com%2Fanorexia-catwalk%2F", "shorturl": "http://bit.ly/dthCKU", "style": "big", "title": "“No anorexia on the catwalk”" }); When we think about a model on the catwalk, immediately we think about a tall and extremely thin woman. And it is no coincidence that this should be the first image that comes to mind when talking about models, because since the [...]

topsyWidgetPreload({ "url": "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whattoseemilan.com%2Foldenburg-sculpture-milan%2F", "style": "big", "title": "Claes Oldenburg on the streets of Milan " }); If you stroll down the streets of Milan, you’ll see a two part sculpture called “Needle, Thread and Knot” that symbolizes Milan’s dedication to the world of fashion. You can admire this sculpture in the Plaza Cardona, an important area adjacent [...]

topsyWidgetPreload({ "url": "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whattoseemilan.com%2Fcaravggio-exhibit-milan%2F", "style": "big", "title": "Exposed for the first time the remains of the painter Caravaggio " }); Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio, is a famous artist who was born in 1571 in Milan and died in 1610 in Porto Ercole. Now, for the first time the supposed remains of the artist are on [...]

topsyWidgetPreload({ "url": "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whattoseemilan.com%2Fkaren-knorr-exhibition-milan%2F", "style": "big", "title": "Karen Knorr Exhibition in Milan" }); The Museum of Contemporary Photography Cinisello Balsamo, on the outskirts of Milan, hosts an exhibition of 18 images (and video) by the German photographer Karen Knorr (Frankfurt am Main, 1954) from the “Fables” series, made between the years 2003 and 2008 until [...]

topsyWidgetPreload({ "url": "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whattoseemilan.com%2Fmaxi-skirt-trend%2F", "shorturl": "http://bit.ly/cznC4T", "style": "big", "title": "Hard times for the male imagination " }); There is a well-known relationship between the economy and skirt length. It’s called the “Hemline Index” and it has found a correlation between skirt length and the economy. Basically, there is an inverse relationship between hem length and the [...]

topsyWidgetPreload({ "url": "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whattoseemilan.com%2Fspike-heels%2F", "style": "big", "title": "The pleasures of high heels" }); I must admit that I have an almost twisted weakness for spike heels, more serious than most, though I realize that among women a certain fixation with shoes is common. The pleasure they give me as I put together a variety of outfits which [...]

topsyWidgetPreload({ "url": "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whattoseemilan.com%2Fborn-to-kill%2F", "shorturl": "http://bit.ly/cufnVa", "style": "big", "title": "Natural born killers" }); While we have a common perception that humans have the potential to be mindless, bloodthirsty killers (think serial killers, overzealous soldiers and suicide bombers), there is always another side to every story. In scenes of war, we are immune to the fields of raging soldiers [...]

topsyWidgetPreload({ "url": "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whattoseemilan.com%2Fscissor-sisters-milan%2F", "style": "big", "title": "Scissor Sisters in Milan" }); The New York group Scissor Sisters will be on tour this summer in Europe to promote their new album “Night Work” and share their hilarious camp style with fans. They will play July 21 at Castello di Vigevano, a few kilometres outside of Milan, which [...]

topsyWidgetPreload({ "url": "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whattoseemilan.com%2Fchinese-artist-zhang-huan%2F", "style": "big", "title": "Chinese Artist Zhang Huan in Milan" }); The Chinese artist Zhang Huan is a kind of contemporary Fakir. His means of expression is the body and his preferred technique is performance art. Huan´s stoic attitude towards his body, which serves as his primary creative instrument, makes for thought provoking and [...]

topsyWidgetPreload({ "url": "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whattoseemilan.com%2Fecological-sex-toys%2F", "style": "big", "title": "Sex toys to get Mother Earth Sizzling Hot" }); We are in the midst of a sexual revolution. In recent years the industry that produces sex toys has grown more than 30% a year, and generates millions and millions a year in sales. But there’s a catch: many of [...]