Fashion shows are not only a way to let the world know about new collections. They also show off the creativity and genius of designers who, in addition to creating new styles in clothing, create the staging and music for their shows.

A beautiful but functional modern distillery near Bassano del Grappa designed by Massimiliano Fucsas, and a look at one of the latest fashion shows in Italy, characterized by the bizarre and geometric.

Donatella Versace, go-to designer for movie stars and rock stars, talks about her love of color, designing the various Versace collections, and the legacy of her brother.

Mario Talarico is a Neapolitan master umbrella maker. He and his finely crafted products have been featured in newspapers around the world.

"The Frog Prince" is a famous fairy tale—nothing new! But what an opportunity to learn and practice the passato remoto! In everyday conversations this tense is rare in much of Italy, but when we're talking about "once upon a time..." it's a mainstay.

Many of us know how this story ends. That's why it will be easy to understand. And there are still plenty of verbs to learn in the passato remoto!

Here's one of the most famous fairy tales of all, "Cinderella." The Italian, "La Cenerentola" comes from the noun la cenere (ash, ashes, cinder). See how much you can understand without the English subtitles!

In fairy tales, good triumphs over evil in the end. This one's no exception.

There's plenty of new vocabulary in the well-known story of "Sleeping Beauty". And since there are both a king and a queen, and twelve fairies, many verbs are in the third person plural of the passato remoto! Make the most of it!

Being a fairy tale, there's a happy ending. Maybe you'll understand it even without the subtitles!

In this telling of the late 19th century British fairy tale, the wolf is bad but not big.

The youngest piglet was right all along. Being a kind soul, he forgave his brothers.

Beauty and the Beast is a French 18th century fairy tale. It was written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. Her tale, which is as long as a novel, has been adapted numerous times. This nice retelling of the tale is more dependent on the Walt Disney Company.

Kindness triumphs over looks in this tale of love. The Beast does, however, turn into a handsome Prince.
Practice some passato remoto verbs in the vocabulary review!

The classic Brothers Grimm fairytale with some fun changes in Italian. The wicked queen's rhyme for the mirror is different, and when one of the dwarfs beholds Snow White, he exclaims, "Mamma mia."

The vocabulary review is dedicated to passato remoto verbs in the third person singular!