Julie Burns
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Discovering and falling in love with Italy's La Dolce Vita aged 21, English writer Julie Burns revisits whenever possible. Her CV spans performing, broadcasting and publishing - from programme production at the BBC to feature writing for the UK/international press on arts and culture, style and lifestyle.
A fan of classic Italian fashion - especially a la Audrey Hepburn in movie 'Roman Holiday' - the nation's different places, different flavours, continue to inspire: from Capri to Assisi; Florence to Venice; Naples to the Lakes. 'From sunshine and sea to artisan crafts and Ferragamo shoes, along with heart-felt food from pasta to ice-cream, tutto bella!'
Articles by Julie Burns
Valentino Zucchetti as Lensky in Onegin 2013 - Photo by Bill Cooper
Ahead of his glittering new season at the Royal Opera House, London, accompl…
Somewhat similarly to Sophia Loren, Monica Bellucci is seen as a national sweetheart and object of desire as well as mama of two… not to mention admir…
Born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio, better known as Frankie, a certain Italian-American was told early on that should he make it as a singer, his sur…
Italy's best-loved screen and style icon, Sophia Loren, will celebrate a significant anniversary this week.
Set to turn 80 years old on September 20th…
At peak holiday season, the average Italian wants to look much more than ‘fantastica’ on the beach. Whether sunning oneself on the Amalfi Coast or the…
[Photo above: Exterior of the Bulgari store in Rome, in Via dei Condotti 10, inside Palazzo Lepri, a building dating back to the Renaissance. Credit:…
[Photo above: Gianni Versace, Valentino, Giorgio Armani, Gianfranco Ferré, Milan, 1992. (c) Graziella Vigo.]
As attended by Italian PM Matteo Renzi al…
Celebrating 15 years at the top of the movie memorabilia business, London-based Liza Tesei recently launched her latest venture, ‘At The Movies.’ Stoc…
Sacha Mascolo, 42, is Toni&Guy’s global creative director. The international, cutting-edge hairdressing brand was established by her father Toni,…
Francesco, 41, is executive chef at Bobadilla Restaurant in Bergamo, and has cooked in some of the most famous hotels in Milan. Three times a…
As classics of Italian cinema, Visconti’s ‘The Leopard’ and Fellini’s ‘La Dolce Vita’ are perennially quoted… an equally evergreen movie, which is per…
Just like its other fashion cousin capitals Milan, Paris and New York, London Fashion Week may officially be over- yet a sense of Italian style linger…
Past to present, Italy, it seems, is synonymous with scandalous erotica. Some academics claim Rome as the birthplace of modern pornography. Its roots…
Their signature bold and intricate knitwear, so often described as wearable works of art, has wowed the fashion world for six decades. What began in 1…
At an age when most grand dames are retiring from the limelight, Britain’s best-known diva, Joan Collins, has been recently on the road – at the incre…
The silver screen story of Cleopatra – one of the world’s most colossal, controversial and extravagant films, and fatefully made at Rome’s Cinecittà s…
Elegant perfume and beauty products top the gift wish list for many, at any time of the year. Though France is often considered to be the historical b…
The subject of a special exhibition in the heart of the UK, ‘Valentino: Master of Couture’ celebrates the supreme artistry of the unique designer – an…
He is from the Porziuncola in Assisi – the original friary founded by St Francis of Assisi – and his extraordinary singing voice has recently made his…
Italy’s well-known ‘memory man’ and best-selling self-help author, Gianni Golfera, 35, maintains his skill as a mnemonist is not a genetic gift - but…