Dear Shaded Viewers,
Our Italian contributor, Angelo Flaccavento, who by the way got a digital camera for Christmas, sends you his New Year’s greetings and if you are feeling like dancing in the new year…


Illustration by Angelo Flaccavento www.colette.fr
Diane Pernet
A LEGENDARY FIGURE IN FASHION and a pioneer of blogging, Diane is a respected journalist, critic, curator and talent-hunter based in Paris. During her prolific career, she designed her own successful brand in New York, costume designer, photographer, and filmmaker.