Friday 15 February 2013 Page 15
The swinging Gstaad anti-crisis BY JANUARIA PIROMALLO La dolce vita caprese has arrived in Gstaad. A flair of the isola azzurra (the blue island) flying over the white mountain. With that, carrying la campanella of Chantecler, the “icon” who made the history of Capri and now adopted to the rustic bells of the Oberland. The perfect marriage of two traditions: chic and folk. The first bell in bronze was presented to president Roosevelt in 1945, just after the end of the Second World War, as a gift to bring him peace and good luck. This creative intuition turned the bell into a charm in different stones and colors. Salvatore Aprea became the jeweler of la dolce vita. On the necklines of many celebrities, from Jackie Kennedy to Ingrid Bergman, were shining seductive lucky Chantecler bells. Maria Elena Aprea, daughter of the flamboyant Salvatore, visiting Gstaad for the first time last year, when
Goodbye party for Gareth Davies BY JANUARIA PIROMALLO
seeing the bells in bronze hanging from the cows making the zen sound “din din din”, had an intuitive idea: Let’s combine the two symbols of prosperity. She is now starting a new collection for Lorenz Bach.
A goodbye party held by the mothers of the JF Kennedy School in Saanen, accompanied by tears and best wishes to the beloved headmaster, Gareth Davies. The reason for his leaving still very top secret! A silver alarm clock engraved with all the names was presented to Gareth and a special thank you card made by the celebrity cartoonist Oliver Preston, amongst macaroons and brownies cooked by the mothers of the school. “Please, please, stay, just a little bit longer...” a lonely guitar was playing.
Gareth Davies.
The Palace cup BY JANUARIA PIROMALLO
Maria Elena Aprea.
We move on: to the Palace cup, founded by Laura and Andrea Scherz. The event took place on the Wispillen, where children from all over Europe gathered to partake in the skiing slaloom and winning many prices.
A timeless romance BY JANUARIA PIROMALLO John and Kirsten Sutin love each other very much. After her horse riding accident, he loves her even more. He called Mario, the singer of the Hotel Olden, to surprise her for her birthday. He sang the most romantic love song to her, while John was carrying a huge birthday cake in the shape of a horseshoe (Kirsten’s passion), under a rain of rose petals. Kirsten again made a big effort in John’s honor to celebrate his 60th birthday and “the importance of being John”. Some guests wore “John” face masks just for fun. The birthday boy arrived on an old horse carriage. On his lap a
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little puppy (of the truffle hunting kind): a surprise present from Kirsten. A pom pom girl jumped out of the multi-tiered cake. True love has no limitations…
Kirsten with Mario of the Olden.
John with his mask.
John and Kirsten.
Laura Scherz with Sabrina and Alex.