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Behind the Mask: Inside Margherita Missoni’s Carnival-Themed Birthday Party


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This week, fashion designer and heiress Margherita Missoni invited friends including Dasha Zhukova, Giovanna Battaglia, Francesco Vezzoli, Bianca Brandolini d’Adda, and her extended network of Missoni cousins to the Arsenale, a derelict shipyard in the outskirts of Venice for an epic Carnival-themed birthday bash. father Marco Maccapini, who is the Venice Carnival Creative Director, appropriately played co-host and designed the otherworldly set. Mask and wig-clad guests arrived via water taxi to the lavish banquet, which included typical Venetian dishes (Sarde in Saor, chiacchiere and tortellini) before hitting the dance floor, where they stayed until the music stopped at dawn.

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Coco Brandolini D’adda, Margherita Missoni, and Bianca Brandolini D’adda.

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Giovanna Battaglia.

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Angela Missoni.

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Andrea Brugnoni and Isabella Spadaccini.

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Ilaria Norsa.

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Bianca Brandolini D’adda.

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Margherita Missoni.

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Antonius Von Fürstenberg and Matilde Borromeo.

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Bianca and Viola Arrivabene

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