Where I’m Going & What I’m Packing, by Vintage Archivist Saida Akhralova

My Ischia Hit List

Mezzatorre Hotel & Thermal Spa

I will probably stay at Mezzatorre, but I’m still considering a few other options. From what I’ve seen, it feels calm, secluded, and effortlessly chic, the kind of place where everything just works without trying too hard. Almost like living inside The Talented Mr. Ripley.

La Vigna Di Alberto · Ischia

La Vigna di Alberto

I really want to go to this restaurant. I love places like this—intimate, slightly chaotic, surrounded by greenery and feeling almost hidden.

Giardini Ravino · Naples

Giardini Ravino

I’d love to shoot some of my pieces at this botanical garden. It’s a surreal space, full of character, and run by the sweetest older couple.

Il Faro - punta Imperatore · Ischia

Faro Punta Imperatore

Elisabetta’s birthday will be here. It’s very cinematic, almost too perfect to feel entirely real.

Dani Maison · Ischia

Daní Maison

A fine-dining restaurant with two Michelin stars that I want to try. It has a garden, and I’m clearly in a garden obsessed phase.

What I’m Packing

Gucci by Tom Ford Python Bag, 1996

Slouchy, sensual, and slightly dangerous. I wear it crossbody during the day and switch to the bamboo handle at night; it just works with everything. The fact that Kate Moss wore it on the runway makes it feel less like a bag and more like an attitude.

Alexander McQueen Archive Mules, FW2003

Rosary beads wrapped around the foot with a small cross, somewhere between devotion and provocation. I’ll probably wear them everywhere; they’re beautiful but they’re also surprisingly comfortable.

My Iconic YSL by Tom Ford White Set, FW2002

Rare and impossible to find.

Gucci by Tom Ford Sheer Silk Caftan, SS2004

Canary yellow, almost liquid on the body. It catches the light, moves with the wind, and feels made for salt, sun, and late afternoons by the sea.

Dolce & Gabbana Leopard Silk Pieces, SS1997

I own a few and wear them every summer. They’re light, effortless, and made for both day and night. No one does leopard like 90s D&G; it just hits different.

Gucci by Tom Ford Black Sheer Dress, FW1999

Transparent, fluid, with a leather rose at the neck. Dark, minimal, and quietly dramatic.

Green Alexander McQueen Dress, FW2007

A dream in silk, from Alexander McQueen’s FW2007 collection “In Memory of Elizabeth Howe, Salem, 1692.” WIth a voluminous draped collar, and rare in this hue.

YSL Sunglasses

I plan to wear these on repeat. I buy the same minimal shapes every year. Right now I rotate between two pairs, one slightly rounded and one more square. To anyone else they probably look identical, but to me they’re completely different.

A Palace Cap

I stole this one from my boyfriend. I never leave the house without a hat during the day, partly for the sun, partly for my skin, partly because I like the contrast.

Heels or Vintage Prada Wedges, 1997

I rarely wear flats. Even at the beach, I prefer a bit of height. My Prada wedges are iconic, comfortable, and just make everything feel more intentional.

Minimal Jewelery

I don’t wear much jewelry, just pieces with meaning. But, I always bring my Hermès watch designed by Margiela, a simple Cartier ring, and a bracelet. Little things my sister gifted me that I never take off.