ITALIAN CHIC BY DARIA REINA & ANDREA FEROLLA

The work of an intimidatingly glamorous husband-andwife team from Milan, this book takes a much wider view of what Italy has to offer than the title—specifically the overused word “chic”—suggests. Italian Chic is not about personal style but about beauty and visual stimulation in a country that has, for millennia, spearheaded movements that impact the way we live globally.

The duo pooled their talents—photographer Daria Reina and illustrator Andrea Ferolla turned a lifetime of travelling around Italy into a 250-plus page, visually gorgeous love letter to their home country. “We are two creative directors,” says Reina. “We work in the field of luxury and excellence. And we bring to life our Italian way of enjoying life through our vision as photographers and illustrators.”

In this glorious piece of work, we move from cities and towns to villages and coastlines in a quest to find out what makes Italian style quite so intoxicating. Along the way, we visit familiar destinations and discover parts of the country unknown even to most locals. The result is nostalgic and stylish—a glossy book with the charm of a family photo album and the finesse of a professional photographer. Even if you’ve been to Italy countless times, this work will allow you to see the country through fresh eyes. It will have you booking your plane tickets before you’ve even finished chapter one.