Statlere e Waldorfi both order an espresso in Gerry's Bar of Grand Hotel et de Milan, near Teatro alla Scala. It's April and the week of Salone´s design exhibition.

A hustle and bustle at shops on the luxurious Via's; Manzoni, Turati and Durini. They do a great job with tourists and their guides, they laugh ironically. Because they, and designers Uomo e Donna, know the exclusive secret of La Dolce Vita and know where to find it...
 

Library and archive of the Museo Teatrale alla Scala.
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