Lesley Sharon Venditti Interview

Lesley Sharon Venditti Interview

I met Lesley Venditti at a lunch with friends at the Hotel Locarno!
Fun, dynamic, always connected and always running!
Lesley has transformed her original sin, “Il Vintage”, into a successful business, with two shops in the center of Rome.

I met Lesley Venditti at a lunch with friends at the Locarno Hotel.! Entertaining, dynamic always connected and always in a hurry. Lesley has transformed her original sin, "The Vintage", into a successful business, with two stores in Rome.

She defines herself as a multitasking woman, doesn't like stereotypes and doesn't mind a pair of sneakers under a cocktail dress. Her life has always been at a thousand miles per hour and as she says: "I'm always in a hurry, I want to do everything and finish everything immediately!"

She calls herself a multitasking woman, she doesn't like stereotypes and doesn't mind a couple of sneakers under a cocktail dress. Her life has always been lived at a thousand miles per hour and as she says: "I am always in a hurry, I want to do everything and conclude everything immediately!”

As a child she only played with Barbies. He had lots of clothes, one for every story he invented, like when he put a beautiful suit on his Barbie, who had to go to the lawyer to divorce Ken.

As a child she only played with Barbies. She had a lot of clothes, one for every story she invented, like when she put a beautiful suit on her barbie who had to go to the lawyer, to divorce Ken.!

Raised in a family of artists, her father a director and her mother an advertising actress, Lesley has always been involved in the world of cinema and developed her passion for fashion and vintage from an early age.

Having grown up in a family of artists, her father a director and her mother an actress in advertising, she has always frequented the world of cinema and since she was a child she has developed her passion for fashion and vintage.

Her mother organized Tea Parties, where she and her friends enjoyed exchanging clothes and selling clothes that had been used on the sets of TV novels. This is how Lesley's passion for second-hand goods was born: “My mother was a very funny, brilliant woman with great taste and she immediately understood that second-hand goods in fashion could become a business.”

Her mother organized Tea Parties, where she and her friends enjoyed exchanging and selling the clothes that had been used in the sonnet sets. That is how Lesley's passion for used clothing in fashion was born: “My mother was a very funny and brilliant woman with very good taste. She understood that used clothing in the world of fashion could become a business."

Today Lesley sells contemporary vintage in her shops and with "Austerity", even the Fashion Addicted of the middle-high bourgeoisie was no longer afraid of buying a used Chanel dress from the previous season.

Today Lesley sells in her stores contemporary vintage clothes and in this period of “Austerity” even the Fashion Addicted of the upper middle classes are no longer afraid to buy a used Chanel dress from the previous season.!

Lesley is a lover of all things art and loves the Borghese Gallery and Gnam. Among his favorite neighborhoods are Parioli and the Trieste neighborhood, but his place in the heart is the Orange Grove of Villa Giulia.

Lesley is a lover of all art and loves the Galleria Borghese and the Gnam. Among her favorite neighborhoods are Parioli and the Trieste district, but she has a very special place in her heart for the Aranceto di Villa Giulia.!

And if you want to eat in an enchanting little square, among the alleys of Rome, Lesley recommends the PierLuigi restaurant.

And if you want to eat in a charming little square, in the narrow streets of Rome, Lesley recommends the PierLuigi restaurant. !

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