With late spring the visits to the cities of art have started again and with them the catwalks of the most wrong outfits, unlikely - I would dare to say inadmissible - in the face of the creative effort of those who have made the history of our country, celebrating beauty, painting, designing, sculpting and photographing.
This post is on one hand the result of the messages I receive from you, often accompanied by attachments that shout SOS, and on the other ask for advice not to be inadequate. Is there a bon ton of exhibitions or cultural trips? Is there a way to be suitable for the context, taking into account a day that includes a trip by train or car, many hours standing or walking, combining comfort and elegance?
The answer is yes. It exists and it is an answer, not news.
I take the opportunity of this post not only to respond to the alarm of you friends who read me but also to report the exhibition "WOMEN: A WORLD IN CHANGE", the photographic exhibition of National Geographic scheduled in the five Village Land of Fashion. Not to be missed, absolutely!

Going to see a photographic exhibition of painting, sculpture, or even simply going to visit an art location or a private gallery, requires some rules that only apparently may seem like an extra duty to be respected, but which, if applied, it will become an integral, elegant, and why not, fun, part of the experience, be it programmed or casual.

Too often we let ourselves be seduced by the unsuitable equation: dressing sloppily = being comfortable. 
There is nothing more uncomfortable than being out of place in a context.
We spend hours swiping Instagram posts, we dedicate effort, budget and free time to shopping, and then finally, when we have a weekend off, we decide to put together only the worst in the name of comfort.

I could make an endless list, but in the box of things that I would never want to see at an exhibition we have, in order:
1) faded tracksuits and / or creased by the years or, even worse, one of the two pieces that compose it combined with another;
2) baby carriers;
3) bags so oversized that they could contain a move;
4) shoes used for gymnastics (I also saw trekking shoes at the Uffizi);
5) navels at sight.

I would like to make a clarification: mine is not an absolute condemnation of the aforementioned outfits and accessories. When etiquette is involved, it is always a matter of context that should dominate the scene.
The reasoning to do when it seems to us that the only possible option to be comfortable is to pick randomly, as much as you can, is the one of a good shopping trip which aims at finding the right balance between comfort and context.
The first crossroad catches the eye when you go to the inauguration of an exhibition which is different from when you go to see an exhibition that is just part of a more articulated day.
In the first case, you have to follow the rules of the event: the timetable, the theme, and what is attached to the exhibition (Cocktail? Dinner? Drink and so on?) will be taken into account.
In the second, you follow the rules of simple common sense. We assume that generally when we go to visit an exhibition or place ourselves in front of a work of art, we are not alone. It is us and what (and those who) surrounds us. We thus become part of the scenario. Photos, stories, shared posts and, let's face it, even comments.

We are part of the experience and this places us in front of a responsibility, at least in terms of good taste.
Without wanting to compromise the comfort that can keep us company as the beauty of the works does, there are a series of outfits that can meet this need without clashing with the scenario for which you often also pay the ticket.

Comfortable cotton trousers, even oversize, with a sporting shoe but not directly stolen from the gym locker, with a micro or macro golf as long as it performs its duty very well in the most neutral colors: let's the works of art and the architectures to be the protagonists, while we take a step back, if necessary, in favour of savoir faire. .

Even a jacket can become comfortable if the fabric is not rigid and the cut is too fit. The moccasin, the weekend shoe par excellence, will make us walk comfortably in the city as well as between one pavilion and another of the exhibition, remembering that Andy Warhol, combining the blue blazer with the white shirt and denim trousers, with a classic shoe, created his uniform for a lifetime, which can be worn at any time of day or night.

If the mood is more artistic and we let ourselves be seduced by the trends of the season, green light for wide and a little gypsy skirts, for shirts worn outside of the trousers, for the denim jacket with and without embroidery. And also to sculpture bijoux. As long as they are worn one at a time.

In short, the list of nos is short and precise but knows no discounts, while the one of yeses gives more scope to a sober but creative comfort. If, on the other hand, you want to become one with the frame that awaits you, study the works and their colors carefully: take what appears without dominating the scene, use it for a monochromatic total look that always works with all sizes, almost all shapes and all ages and make it yours. An old gallery owner's trick when choosing the tone of the passepartout. And this is the role of bon ton: to open all doors!