This story is of a noble and bohemian family. The frescoes of the ancestral palazzo still retain a faded splendor under the patina of years. Times are changing, but life goes on with a sweet nonchalance. Along the canal, the long winter months are cold and damp. To keep warm, the tapestries and carpets that once adorned the house are transformed into cozy cocoon coats. The precious brocades, the embroidered silks, the rich trimmings buried inside dusty trunks are given a new life as dresses or blouses. A new wardrobe is reinvented with these wonderful heirlooms…
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