全民皆时尚的国度——意大利
<p>国际著名女星莫妮卡•贝鲁奇曾经说过“性感的不是我，是意大利”。这句话足见意大利的风情。无数世界顶级的时尚品牌皆出于意大利，米兰时装周更被视为世界潮流的风向标。在意大利，时尚早已成为一种文化，而非名人、富人的专利，在这个浪漫、个性化的国家里，时尚已经融入到人们的生活中。</p><p><span word="Looking">Looking</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="obsession">obsession</span>. <span word="Forget">Forget</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="pastime">pastime</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="style">style</span>. <span word="Italians">Italians</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="bella">bella</span> <span word="figura">figura</span>”. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="translates">translates</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>” <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="image">image</span>”. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="you">you</span> “<span word="appear">appear</span>”: <span word="etiquette">etiquette</span>, <span word="reputation">reputation</span>, <span word="style">style</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="hugely">hugely</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="where">where</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="uniforms">uniforms</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Valentino">Valentino</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="footballers">footballers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="kitted">kitted</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Armani">Armani</span>, <span word="Italians">Italians</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="finances">finances</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Italians">Italians</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>; <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span>, <span word="Luigi">Luigi</span> <span word="Barzini">Barzini</span>, “<span word="where">where</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dignity">dignity</span>... <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="noticeable">noticeable</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span>”. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>, <span word="Italians">Italians</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="relied">relied</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="WWII">WWII</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stunned">stunned</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="womenlounging">womenlounging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="caf">caf</span>é<span word="s">s</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="observer">observer</span> <span word="commented">commented</span>, “<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="devote">devote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="pennies">pennies</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="suits">suits</span>, <span word="shirts">shirts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dresses">dresses</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dignified">dignified</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passeggiata">passeggiata</span>.”</p>
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