Italian Shop Windows | A Photo Blog
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Dal mio recente viaggio in Italia tra le foto che piu’ mi piacciono sono quelle delle vetrine dei negozi.
Sono fatte cosi’ bene che danno un nuovo significato al termine “eye candy”.
Infatti in italiano si dice “anche l’occhio vuole la sua parte”.
Quando guardo a queste foto mi soffermo, faccio un respiro profondo e sorrido.
Sara’ l’attenzione ai dettagli, l’ordine, l’abbinamento sublime dei colori e le forme che danno un tocco di sofisticazione e a volte di umorismo.
Ogni vetrina e’ un piccolo gioello che solo a guradarlo mi rende felice… proprio come cibo per i miei occhi el il mio senso del’estetica.
Ed ecco cosa si intende con la frase “anche l’occhio vuole la sua parte”. Non si vive solo dei fabbisogni fisici, che nutrono il corpo. Ci vuole anche la bellezza che rende felice l’anima, un concetto essenziale della cultura e la psiche italiana.
Che ne pensate? Quale fotografia e’ la vostra preferita?
Vedete che i palazzi davanti alle vetrine sono riflessi in esse?
(Queste foto le ho fatte con il mio iPhone4S… Ma quello e’ per un altro blog.)
(Grazie alla mia amica ed onoraria assistente editoriale Laura Di Mediglia.)
LE FOTO / PHOTOS
Un negozio di abbigliamento femminile / A women’s clothing store
Borse in vetrina a Milano / Handbags in a shop window in Milan
Scarpe in vetrina a Milano / Shoes in a shop window in Milan
Una pasticceria a Firenze / A confectioner’s shop in Florence
ENGLISH
Among the photos that I most like from my recent trip to Italy are those of the shop windows.
They (the windows) are so well done that they give new meaning to the term “eye candy”.
In fact, in Italian it is said “anche l’occhio vuole la sua parte”. (Literally, “even the eye wants its part”.)
When I look at these photos, I pause, take a deep breath, and smile.
It must be the attention to detail, the order, and the sublime pairing of colors and forms that lend a touch of sophistication and sometimes humor.
Each window is a such little gem that just looking at it makes me happy… just like food for my eyes and my esthetic sense.
And that is exactly what is meant by “anche l’occhio vuole la sua parte”. Which translates figuratively to “even the eye needs “food”. One cannot live only by physical means, that nourish the body. You also need beauty to make the soul happy, an essential concept of the Italian culture and psyche.
What do you think about them? Which is your favorite picture?
Can you see that the buildings in front of the windows are reflected in them?
(I took these photos with my iPhone4S… But that’s for another blog.)
(Thanks and credit go to my friend and editorial assistant Laura Di Mediglia.)
“Scarpe Dium” 😀
Wonderful Jodina. Wish I could have gone with you. Love the pix!
Jamie
Just read an article by Piero Ferruci-author of Beauty and the Soul….great article and great website by this guy [he’s in tuscany, I think]….some of us may have been born into the wrong culture, and feel soul starved with most of the commercial landscapes these days(: ha ha.
Great photos; thank you for the fun post!
What a treat! I almost feel as if I was along on the trip ! Thank you Jodina! Great blog,Keep it up!
Ciao Jodina, mi piace di più la foto della vetrina a Firenze, quella della pasticceria con tutte le caramelle. Amo i dolci e ne sono golosa. Pero, devo dirti che tutte le foto portano una bellezza per gli occhi.
Auguri, Carol
I very much appreciate the dual language format.
Thank you.
Hi Jodina!
What beautiful shots. Italians are such an artistic lot and so are you obviously. Have to leave my computer at home this weekend as my friend with whom I am staying has no internet but upon my return the first thing I will do when I switch on is to revisit your blog and feast my eyes again on these wonderful images.
Just started learing Italian at the Cultural Institute in London and don’t feel I have any aptitude at all. Nothing is ‘sticking’ but I remind myself that it is early days and with you as inspiration I will soldier on. I think the dual text is a great idea and am going to copy and paste them side by side and study your translation. As a learning tool it might be an idea to have simpler texts and then one could attempt a translation before looking at yours. The parallel texts I have looked at in shops are too advanced and the print too small.
So glad I came across your videos on You Tube.
Ciao
Moira
Beautiful pictures Jodina! My favorite is the pasticceria with the reflection of buildings. Perhaps that craving for beauty is what drives so many people to travel to Italy.
I hope you will write more Italian blogs for us to ponder and enjoy.
Grazie Marilena for your lovely comment. The pasticceria is my favorite, too.
I think you’re right about the craving for beauty. It’s an essential need!
More to come, thanks for the encouragement!
Ciao Irm, grazie for your comment!
Indeed, I think we all have that need for beauty… and some were lucky enough to have been born in a culture that values it… the rest of us have to travel, the world or the internet!
I will check out the book you mentioned — Thanks 🙂
Very nice photos, Jodina, and on your i-phone no less! There are so many beautiful wee vistas all over Italy, eh? Some of my favorites are, like yours, store windows. I also love doorways and door/gate plaques, and, in Capri, ceramic plaques on the houses. Thanks for your post!
Mi piacciano los photos, Ah Italia, la finestra in la cittas molta bene. Grazie
Grazie Giada!
Ciao Jodina
I hope you are well and think of you often.
Cool Blog.
Indovina qual`era la mia preferita foto…quella delle scarpe, naturalmente! Haha : ) Brava Jodina. Auguroni per tutti I tuoi “sfacchinamenti” che poi alla fine rendono molti frutti. Non so piu` cosa dire, so I’ll bow out…
Love you,
Maria Rosaria : )
Bellissima Maria Rosaria!
Grazie per il tuo commento. Certo che ti piace quella della scarpe 🙂
“Sfacchinmenti” — bella questa parola un po’ inventicchiata!
Non uso mai sfacchinare e allora e come se mi avessi regalato una nuova parola.
Baci!