Jezabelle Cormio’s namesake label has quickly become one of Milan’s must-see shows during fashion week. Her point of view is sexy and funny but also grounded in real life — or at least her real life, where along with being a successful designer, she is also mother to a toddler. Her unique vision for the runway is similarly reflected in her witty winter vacation diary that found her, her boyfriend, and their daughter traipsing through Istanbul, and the island of Koh Oha Ngan and Bangkok in Thailand. Read the dispatch from her family vacation below:
“We first flew to Istanbul and visited for three days. My boyfriend Greg loves the city and was very excited to show me around. Then we spent nine days on a small island called Koh Pha Ngan. It’s very luscious, with gorgeous beaches, great food, and quite a large community of Westerners that come to practice yoga and tantric healing retreats whilst working remotely. Some of the most interesting things to observe were the short and long-stay foreigners. After that, we spent the last three days in Bangkok. It was then that I realized just how old our Europe is. This Thai capital was exciting; both traditional and fresh, fast and slow, wealthy and rural. I began to think of how I could find more opportunities to travel to Asia for work. It was a good reminder that the world is much larger than the seven minute walk between my flat and my office in Milan.”
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio1/29Istanbul, Turkey
I went to Kiliç Ali Pasa Hamami and had a traditional hammam treatment, consisting of two uninterrupted hours away from my family. It felt great to know they weren’t allowed into the building and couldn't summon me if they tried. I got scrubbed by an older woman and came out feeling like a newborn baby, ready to have my spirit be corrupted by the plights of motherhood again.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio2/29There was a real Cinderella vibe happening in many instances at the Grand Bazar.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio3/29It felt like a marketing strategy for marriage…
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio4/29… and reproduction.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio5/29Oh the power of Martha Stewart. (I walked in.)
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio6/29Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand
The combination of festive decorations in a tropical setting was consistent throughout the island. We were hoping to skip Christmas this year and we almost did.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio7/29My poor bag has been through so much already.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio8/29Us taking a stroll downtown, looking for the perfect fridge magnets.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio9/29This water bottle was my obsession over the entire trip. I think it’s the most beautiful object I’ve seen.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio10/29When I booked our accommodation I tried to avoid the areas that seemed too densely populated.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio11/29I later found out many of them were populated by senior stoners. It was a pleasure to hang around them.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio12/29I did one session of Tantric Healing bodywork. I think the world would be very different if we all did it once.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio13/29On this day I indulged in a good dose of cheesy beach photography.
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Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio15/29You can tell people who practice a lot of yoga by the way they sit up at the beach.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio16/29Thanks to my daughter’s photo reporting skills I can now share this image of the back of my head.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio17/29One day we came into our room and found out the cleaning staff had thrown us an unsolicited gender reveal party.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio18/29A few seconds after this photo was taken, I was showered by this elephant who was rightfully requesting more bananas.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio19/29Our last sunset of 2023, shot from the chairs of a bar called Romanzo Tropicale on Hin Kong Beach.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio20/29Bangkok, Thailand
The view from the 25th floor of the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel felt surprisingly soothing, and not incredibly different from the 52nd floor of the Banyan Tree Hotel. I guess once you're up there it all feels pretty dramatic anyways.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio21/29This is my natural facial expression whenever I am in close proximity to any form of grape flavored candy. Here I was shopping at Don Don Donki but you could have caught me at any 7-Eleven bearing the same vacuous smile.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio22/29I walked into the Grand Palace wearing (senselessly offensive) capri pants, and was obliged to purchase one of these long skirts from the souvenir shop conveniently located at the entrance of the Palace.
I give this look an 8 out of 10.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio23/29Small details at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio24/29A sample of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother’s collectsion of tailor-made golden pumps, good for most occasions.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio25/29I found some resemblance to my occasional inner state of being in this statuette at the Amulet Market of Bangkok.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio26/29Our baby doll, whose mouth has been designed to be shut (as my daughter never fails to point out), contemplates this plate of grilled lobster with chilli and garlic from Chinatown’s popular Fikeaw Yaowarat food cart.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio27/29Just one of a dozen caramel macchiato’s I consumed over two weeks in Thailand.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio28/29Of course I will photograph the sign of a brothel named after the city I live in.
Photo: Courtesy of Jezabelle Cormio29/29On the return flight to medieval Italy, I discovered a Thai film that could call an end to all disputes in fashion people's interpersonal relationships with human beings who have other interests.
