This invitation-only experience brought together an intimate circle of remarkable women from around the world for a journey into Venetian craftsmanship, fashion, beauty, and gastronomy.
Our ladies arrived the Venetian way — gliding across the lagoon by private boat, the city unfolding like a dream before them. Their home for the next five days was Palazzina Grassi, Philippe Starck’s iconic boutique hotel: a refined palazzo overlooking the Grand Canal, where Tiffany-blue accents meet timeless Venetian elegance.
As glasses were raised for the first welcome drink, the retreat began exactly as it was meant to — with beauty, anticipation, and the soft magic of Venice at dusk.
From a private Chanel Beauty workshop to the world of Muschieri perfumes and the iconic glamour of René Caovilla, our days were infused with feminine elegance — intimate encounters with luxury houses where craftsmanship meets confidence, allure, and timeless style.
We were welcomed behind closed doors into Venice’s most storied ateliers — from centuries-old Bevilacqua textiles to the luminous world of Murano glass at Barovier & Toso — where history, artistry, and savoir-faire are still shaped by hand, just as they have been for generations.
Venice revealed itself through the language of taste: Michelin-starred dinners by candlelight, cicchetti and champagne shared at golden hour, and treasured moments inside historic cafés — culminating in Café Florian’s olfactory ritual, where scent, memory, and ritual intertwined.