International connoisseurs, fashion experts and press will all be meeting in Venice on March 10th, 2012 for the inauguration of the “Diana Vreeland after Diana Vreeland” exhibit, followed by an exclusive cocktail at Hotel Bauer with Francesca Bortolotto Possati.
Diana Vreeland, who for 25 years was a style icon for Harper’s Bazaar and editor- in- chief of Vogue until 1971, will be remembered and honored in Venice for the first time. The Hotel Bauer will be the center of this celebration dedicated to her.
On this occasion models, fashion editors who grew up with Vreeland and top names in the fashion world will all be staying at the Hotel. The evening of the exhibit's inauguration, The Hotel Bauer will host an exclusive cocktail reception celebrating Diana Vreeland, which will take place in hotel's beautifully appointed salons.
Francesca Bortolotto Possati, President and CEO of The BAUERs, will host fashion lunimaries such as Benedetta Barzini and Fiona Thyssen, as well as Stefano Tonchi, Editor in Chief of W Magazine, Frances Corner, head of the London College of Fashion; Becky Conekin, Professor of of History and Culture in Fashion at Yale ; Laurent Cotta, Curator of Galliera Museum in Paris; Amy De La Haye, fashion historian; Debo Kaat, Director of Mode Museum in Antwerp; Fukai Akiko, Director and chief curator of The Kyoto Costume Institute; Louise Wallenberg, Director of Centre for Fashion Studies at Stockholm University and Miren Arzalluz, Curator at the Balenciaga Foundation.
The Diana Vreeland exhibition will take place March 10th to June 25th, 2012 at Palazzo Fortuny. The show celebrates Vreeland's work and her impact as a forerunner of modern fashion journalism. Her life and special charisma will be represented by her Yves Saint Laurent and Givenchy outfits, as well as by a collection of the everyday objects of her life.
The exhibit is curated by Maria Luisa Frisa, Director of the Fashion Design Degree Course at the Faculty of Art and Design in Venice (IUAV) and by Judith Clark, professor at London College of Fashion. The main goal of this exhibition is to show how fashion can be a complex phenomenon, but at the same time can be a privileged and important observatory to interpret taste and trends of the contemporary world. This message is in perfect harmony with “the spirit of The BAUERs.”
This year Carnival in Venice will be more special than ever as the BAUERs Hotel in Venice will play the cards of seduction, love and surprise. From February 4th to February 21st, throughout the days of Carnival, the BBAR Lounge will transform into "The Golden Box." Special events will occur nightly, presenting vaudeville treats for late-night lovers. On the first night, February 10th, guests will delight in an unique performance especially created for The BAUERs known as "Bauerlesque" . Lucky lovers on Valentine’s Day will be entertained by a special "San (Rodolfo) Valentino" gala dinner on February 14.
The history of the Venice Carnival tradition began after 1162. The Republic defeated Ulrico, Patriarch of Aquileia in that year, and began a tradition
of slaughtering a bull and 12 pigs in the Piazza San Marco around Shrove Tuesday to commemorate the victory. The first document mentioning the use of masks dates back to 1268, and now masks have become a staple of the celebration. One can see decorative masks all over Venice during Carnevale.
Carnival takes place in Venice during the twelve days before Ash Wednesday with many events all over the city, from improvised street shows to performances put on by the organizers. Every year the City chooses a central idea taken from various cultural or show-biz themes. Several events take place throughout the city, from Carnival feasts and masked balls in private palaces to people in masks who happily take to the streets and squares in search of fun... It's possible to see every kind of costume, from 18th century noblewomen to the most inventive and creative modern costumes.
The heart of Carnival is Saint Mark's Square, with its huge stage for concerts and shows, but also the city's other main squares act as perfect stages for masqueraders who wish to become, at least for a few hours a year, the protagonists of another life.
The culminating moments of Venice Carnival include the Flight of the Angel, which marks the beginning of Carnival celebrations, the Water Procession, with decorated boats and masked rowers, and the final Grand Ball on Shrove Tuesday in Saint Mark's Square, with the traditional fireworks show in front of the Duke's palace (the Palazzo Ducale)
The city is beautifully and magic in January the sunny days are giving us unique scenarios and sunset.
The still cold air let walk more quikly , extend your usal path , willing to discover new experiences.
It is my favourite time to wonder about, snapping photographs, admiring the drifts, the shadows, the incredible transformation of the city into a wonderland of soft and cosy winter.
January in Venice is truly one the most magical times to live the city.
It is a luxury to be able to enjoy its beauties in the stillness and silence of solitude or in the company of ones true love.
Not for a million pounds could one wish to evacuate the city of all its visitors and denizens, to imagine such a perfect emptiness.
This is how the city was meant to be lived.
It becomes the scene to one’s own play, the theatre of our lives, for as Shakespear once wrote, “life is but a stage”.
CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES
As we enter the holiday season full of traditions of festivity, merriment, reflection and joy with friends and family shared around the world, I wanted to take a moment to extend my warmest greetings and heartfelt of resplendent resiliency, well-being and happiness to all during these critical economic times.
We at THE BAUERs are sensitive to the needs of our friends and family and remain true in creating a unique collection of Venetian lifestyle hotels offering and incomparable experience while broadening value and comfort for our distinguished guests. Wheather you choose our lively social and cultural salon hotel overlooking the heart of Venetian activity to the palace rooms of the privileged to a world-class spa tucked in the serenity of Giudecca Island, or your own pied à terre, we invite you to share our elegant, fresh, intentive and restorative approach to the culture, intellect and romance of Venice.
Venice is glorious at this time of year. Her streets are alive with glittering lights illuminating paths and dancing merrily as reflections on her misty canals. The shops are aglow with every window decoratively displaying local and world-class wares in that unique brand of Venetian holiday style. Concerts and festivity resound throughout the city, and we all stop for a moment to share in the spirit of the season...if only for a quick hello, or to give directions with a smile, or to relax with a warm café. The delicious aroma of pastries and cakes covered in sugar with almonds and hazelnuts, and roasting chestnuts fill the air. We stroll and browse reveling in these precious moments of uncluttered streets with the summer and fall crush of crowds at bay, and rejoice in the splendor of all that in Venice and the pageantry of our traditions.
Join us and make THE BAUERs your home for this holidays season and all 2012!
In winter months there are days when the air is so nice and clear that you will see the skyline of the snowy mountain tops of the Dolomite it become as sharp as a postcard with no secrets. On the other end , a foggy day will fill the city up with mysterious light and shades effects like the one of the famous painters like Guardi, Turner and Monet.
I may say it is my favorite time of the year, as for many Venetian too! Spring or summer is not less beautiful but I believe it is just more special to live in Venice now.
There is more genuineness around , lots of small new events and shows not ment to attract large crowd but only for ‘friends and friends of friends’.
The festive procession of la Madonna Della Salute on November 21st no one will want to miss this very intimate appointment which every year reconfirm the thankfulness to God by the city of Venice from escaping the plague in 1600
This year more then ever we feel like celebrate: our main theatre La Fenice ,completely restored after the terrible fire of 1996, will reopen in December with an outstanding program of concerts.
How to describe Christmas and New Years in the city of Doges. As Henry James used to say: ‘nothing new can be said about Venice…impossible to be inventive.’ I can only suggest you to come and try for yourself how incredibly different it can be.
Don’t miss the chance to experience THE BAUERs festivities: please visit the following links to have more information: http://www.bauerhotels.com/dining-bars/de-pisis-restaurant
A sunset on the lagoon prepares us symbolically for the passage to the new season.
Autumn, highlighting the monumental, architectural as well as the romantic value of the city with its still warm and oblique light.
The islands of the lagoon are experiencing the last bursts of tourism, within the languid allure of their almost lost shores, such as the Lido, between sea and lagoon, with its beach in its winter version by now, worth even more than the good season for those who can appreciate it. But not only. Venice continues to churn out important dates, from art to music, to sport.