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Enchanting
Text by Rosie ‘Popps’ MY
Photography by Design Hotels™
Glamour Maison Moschino is where
fantasies and fashion are king.
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F
or a gal who grew up on
romantic tales, and still
dreaming of waking up to
find she is Kate from ‘Kate
& Leopold’ with Hugh Jackman, the
Maison Moshino in Milan is the perfect
holiday dream come true. With a magical
thread spun by Stefano Ugolini of
Hotelphilosophy and stardust glitter
from the Moschino team and Rossella
Jardini in cooperation with Jo Ann Tan,
it’s the sort of hotel fairy tale dreams are
made of - rose petals, fluffy clouds, fancy
ball gowns and glass slippers.
Within easy reach of Milan’s most
famous landmarks including the Santa
Maria Delle Grazie and Pinacoteca
Ambrosina art galleries, Maison
Moschino’s hip location is as surreal
as its own avant-garde fashion ethos.
Set in an 1840’s neoclassic former
railway station in Milan’s Viale Monte
Grappa - the hotel’s otherworldly
quality is set to reflect throughout its
pretty fairytale décor. Created by the
late Frank Moschino, his fashion label
is famous for innovative, colourful
- sometimes eccentric designs and Extreme Left:
Moschino’s distinctive style where the Greeting at the hotel
ordinary world is painted with a brush of entrance, the famous
Moschino staple lampshade
surrealism is reflected within the hotel
dress acts as a lamp to
space. illuminate the hall where
The unique 65-room Maison origami clouds hang from
Moschino tops the other fashion hotel the ceiling.
and its none-like-them-all room names
Top:
like ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, ‘Clouds’ ‘Maison Moschino’ , possibly
and ‘Sleeping in a Ball Gown’, feature the most glamourous
bespoke and surreal designs which invite landmark in Milan’s Viale
Monte Grappa.
guests to immerse themselves in a world
of imagination and fantasy. Stefano Bottom:
wanted a hotel that takes the synergy A ‘poodle cloud’ plays near the
between fashion and hotel design a step pristine white stairway.
further and the shere result is an elegant
and absolutely exclusive ambience
that simply leaves guests stunned and
mesmerised.
The hotel facade holds neoclassical
19th century features but once inside,
the design changes dramatically. Guests
are welcomed by the famous Moschino
staple lampshade dress which acts as
a lamp to illuminate the main entrance
hall where origami clouds hang from the
ceiling.
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Top:
Elegant and sultry, is this
room in cobalt blue.
Bottom:
Everything’s coming up roses
in this room - petals fall
lightly from the chandelier
while others sprinkled all over
the bed.
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More magical wonder awaits in the
many dreamy rooms. “The common
thread connecting the rooms is a fairy
tale theme because to sleep is perchance
to dream, and dreams are fairy tales that
we are allowed to experience first hand,
the fables of a fantasy world that we
have created...” excites Stefano. In one
room, guests will feel as though they Top:
A fairy tale dream comes true in the ‘Sleeping in a
really are sleeping in the enormous ball Ball Gown’ with the elaborate gown flowing from
gown that flowingly transits from the headboard to the bed.
headboard to the baseboard. Guests can
choose the white, red or blue gown. ‘The Insert:
In the sweet room, there are supersized ‘cakes and fruit
Forest’ room, ‘Luxurious Attic’ and junior tarts‘ for the sweet tooth.
suites on the second floor are inspired
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Left: by Alice in Wonderland and offer wide ‘Colourful Sushi’ creations. An unusual
Beautiful and curvaceous silhouettes spaces and unusual spacious mezzanines palate is the cleansing concoction to
of the Moschino dresses add chic to the
table dressing at the ‘Clandestino Milano’ with a desk and chaise lounge. round off the meal which includes
restaurant. Literally witty. Service is most personal, from a sake and mint based ‘mouthwash’.
organising everything for a personal For breakfast the ‘Clandestino Milano’
Right: shopper to a tailored ‘city discover proposes the delicious ‘Mos kit’ - a true
More sweet surprises for an afternoon
delight await at the restaurant. package’. Facilities include a secured culinary itinerary of four, six or eight
covered car park, gym and ‘Culti’ spa combinations and is served in a precious
Insert: with massage rooms, jacuzzi and a elegant ‘shoe box’. Like fashion, ‘Mos
The delicious ‘Mos kit’ - a true culinary Turkish bath. Extending from the hall kit’ changes every day according to
itinerary presented in an elegant ‘shoe box’,
featuring a different breakfast menu every to the terrace is ‘Clandestino Milano’ the seasons and to the chef’s different
day like fashion. restaurant - the real treat for fashionistas inspirations.
and connoisseurs of the famous Italian Maison Moschino is a world where
house. It’s a brimful of iconic Moschino fashion is king, where dreams are
designer dresses, small lights on the realised and fantasies entertained,
ceilings which look like clouds and a bar offering an alternative life, fabricated
light created from a stiletto boot. into a world of imagination and
Guests are also treated to famous surrealism that gives us an opportunity
Italian chef, Moreno Cedroni’s to leave reality at the door and perhaps,
gastronomical delight of pasta, meat, return with a duke.
vegetarian and vegan dishes, including
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