Interviews
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Interview with Beatrice Borromeo
“You represent a model of elegance and intellectual strength. How do you believe fashion can convey positive messages without losing its essence or becoming politicised?” I believe that anything related to self-expression inevitably implies, in some way, taking a stance. There is nothing wrong with being politicised, if understood in a positive sense—that is, as a way of affirming rights or values. Fashion can reach a much broader audience, often one that is less interested in social issues. Recently, for instance, there has been a great deal of messaging around gender equality. “As a journalist and Dior ambassador, how do you manage to combine aesthetics and social commitment without one…
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Interview with Emanuela Borgatta Dunnett
“I have shared with you my reflections on Gabriele D’Annunzio, but my knowledge of this author cannot be compared to yours. I would like to ask what conclusions you have drawn, based on your studies, and whether there are any of my reflections with which you do not agree.” A complex question. After thirty years of D’Annunzio studies, “ancora imparo”—”I am still learning”, exactly as Gabriele himself once said. The conclusions I draw regarding his work vary depending on the essays I am working on at any given time, and as a scholar I always prefer discussion to simple agreement or disagreement. In your work, I was certainly struck by…
