Paola Messana
Paola Messana works from Cuglieri, Sardinia. Luxury B&B in Cuglieri, West Coast of Sardinia. Created by longtime journalist Paola Messana
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/ 3 February 2008

The little crocodile that conquered the US

French ”sports chic” label Lacoste wowed the crowd with a ski-themed show on Saturday at New York Fashion Week, kicking off the 75th year of the little crocodile that conquered the United States. Lacoste was one of the first designers to put its logo — the iconic green crocodile — on the outside of its garments.

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/ 14 December 2007

Finding food where others see trash

Just a few blocks from Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, bustling with Christmas shoppers, other New Yorkers are out getting what they need, with one big difference — by not spending any money. For the city’s ”Freegans”, finding bell peppers, apples and bagels in the bags of trash that litter the city’s sidewalks is a way of life.