Style Notes

The Premiere of La Scala

Certain occasions carry a certain feeling of warmth, one that comes with returning to a familiar place or with discovering a magical one for the first time. The annual premiere of La Scala opera house in Milan is one of them. Every year, on December 7th – the feast of the city’s patron St. Ambrose – locals and visitors gather to inaugurate the opera season in a flurry of fanfare and celebration.

This year, the performance will be of Madame Butterfly, directed by Riccardo Chailly, kicking off a series of festivities in anticipation of the holiday season.

Soon, the foyer of the centuries-old La Scala will be filled with long gowns and tuxedos – we suggest going for a “variation on the theme”: a gray flannel Taormina version with a silk shawl lapel and piping in the front. Wear over a crisp white shirt with pleating, eye-catching cufflinks and the ever-classic black silk bow tie. As for the shoes a pair of black velvet evening loafers will make for the perfect finishing touch.