February 2012
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Feb 20th
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Feb 16th
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uye surana
This is the lovely Sarah Watts for Uye Surana’s new collection designed by Monica Wesley. Isn’t she beautiful?  Twitter // Facebook // Instagram
Feb 13th
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Feb 7th
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Feb 3rd
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January 2012
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SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM // OCCUPY WALL STREET...
We’re almost at the end of the South Street Seaport Museum series and I’m already sad. This is the gallery dedicated to the Occupy Wall Street Exhibition. The space is really open and bright allowing the photos to be showcased in the best possible way, needless to say it’s a must see. Hope you’ll enjoy! Twitter // Facebook // Instagram
Jan 31st
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SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM // DESIGN & COUTURE...
It was very inspirational to see all this beauty at the South Street Seaport Museum. The new design lines and colors mixed with the beautifully designed pieces all made in new york, showcased in such environment, was just perfection to me. One of the most beautiful elements for me were Fabiola Arias dresses (the last two in this post). The colors, the design and the fabric said elegance,...
Jan 27th
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sneak peek // south street seaport museum
This is just a little sneak peek on the South Street Seaport Museum opening. Believe me when I say it was absolutely terrific. I have been to the Seaport Museum before a couple of years back and and even the atmosphere it’s different, I am over excited about all the renovations they made since the Museum of the City of New York assumed control of it. I might become a usual!  Hope...
Jan 26th
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FARAONE MENNELLA'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Faraone Mennella’s Muses from Christopher Filippone on Vimeo. Better later than ever! Finally I got the chance to edit the photos from Faraone Mennella’s 10th anniversary party. Everything was classy and glamorous, worthy their name! I am also glad to share the backstage video of the photo shoot with photographer Lorenzo Bringheli for their anniversary campaign, shot and edited by...
Jan 18th
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Jan 17th
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Jan 16th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 14th
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Jan 7th
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December 2011
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Happy Holidays everyone! See you after the holiday break in 2012 and I wish you all a wonderful time with the ones you love. Ilenia Twitter // Facebook // Instagram
Dec 26th
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Dec 7th
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November 2011
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IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN
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Nov 28th
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Nov 14th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 10th
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Nov 9th
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Nov 8th
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NYC MARATHON
I know you wouldn’t expect a post like this on It can be a Lover but I couldn’t refrain myself from sharing it. For the people in NYC who had the chance to watch the marathon live, you know what I’m talking about. The NYC marathon it’s not just a bunch of runners sharing the same path, it’s magical, I would define it as an event of pure inspiration. The...
Nov 7th
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CAFE D'ALSACE FOR BRUNCH
I love this place, its warmth and coziness are perfect for this kind of weather. We had: salmon benedict \\ smoked salmon, two poached eggs and hollandaise sauce omelette d’alsace \\ sausage omelette with house potatoes and the summer berry crumble \\ homemade vanilla ice cream, creme fraiche, raspberry coulis & cookie crumble which considering the description was very...
Nov 2nd
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October 2011
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Oct 31st
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Blueberry scone with nutella // instagram (@itcanbealover) version here !
Oct 28th
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A butternut squash soup on a fall, rainy day.
Oct 28th
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It’s an English kind of breakfast.
Oct 25th
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Oct 24th
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Oct 21st
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Oct 20th
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Oct 19th
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Oct 18th
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Beauty. In New York City it’s the 1920s
Oct 13th
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Oct 12th
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Oct 11th
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NEW PORTFOLIO
I am so happy and proud to present you my new website and logo for my portfolio! I couldn’t be more pleased with the final result, again, Breanna from Moxee it’s the girl behind the logo design, she was amazing! I still have a lot to learn and grow as a photographer and the portfolio isn’t where I would like it to be yet, but I’m working to get there day by day and it...
Oct 10th
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Oct 10th
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Oct 7th
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Oct 6th
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Oct 5th
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Oct 4th
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NEW LOOK
Hello all! How do you like It can be a Lover’s new look? Hope you will forgive me for being particularly quiet lately but this is what I’ve been working on with talented and patient Breanna (the girl behind Moxee). New design, content, colors, inspiration and a lot of barriers broken. To give you a warm welcome to this new space I’d like to share with you some of the photos from a shoot I did for...
Oct 3rd
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September 2011
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If you understand Norwegian, Swedish or Finnish you’re in the right place. If not, well, you’re going to have some trouble understanding the menu unless you have a google translator in your pocket. Omitting the language barrier part, this North European place it’s a nice different place where to for coffee. The macchiato wasn’t really the best but I’ll forgive them...
Sep 15th
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Sep 14th
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Not long ago I had the pleasure to work with a new Designers team Alison Vanderpool and Ariana Villalta from The Elegant Abode. These shots are some of my favorite from Alison’s home in the West Village. The bright colors and the style of this place would make anybody want to have a piece of it in their homes. And I’m also honored to say that the photos of these beautiful...
Sep 13th
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Being Italian sometimes means to be overcritical about Italian restaurants especially because the city it’s full of them. You’ll most likely end up spending a lot of money for eating a pretend-italian meal. With Maialino it was just love, yes, love for the place, for the food and for not screaming “I’m an italian restaurant” and just silently being one. A seriously...
Sep 12th
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I can’t believe It can be a Lover it’s already a year old!! I remember exactly when I decided to open this blog, I thought it would have been nice to have a place to post my film snaps of the City and with such an improbable name, IT - CAN - BE - A - LOVER ,  I thought that no one would care except me. Well, all of you proved it wrong and I am so happy about it and I also hope that I’ll ...
Sep 10th
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If you’re around this area you would probably walk by it without noticing the cuteness of this little coffee shop, or the opposite, you’ll notice it for the crowd waiting to be served! Either way this place is a “must go”. The coffee it’s good, the staff friendly and if you’re lucky you can find a seat and enjoy your coffee reading the New York Times in the...
Sep 9th
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