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The ISSIMO Edit: Aliza Wong

June 11, 2025

The ISSIMO EDIT
Aliza Wong

The Director of the American Academy in Rome picks her ISSIMO must-haves

Aliza S. Wong: Photo credit Daniele Molajoli

What happens when scholarly brilliance meets impeccable taste? Easy: You get Aliza Wong. A historian with a focus on modern Italy and Mediterranean culture and identity, and the Director of the American Academy in Rome, Wong brings intellectual flair, cultural depth, and a contagious sense of curiosity to everything she does – including her wardrobe.

For this edition of the ISSIMO Edit, we asked Aliza to share the pieces that bring her joy, meaning, and a bit of magic, and, naturally, she delighted us. From cotton sets perfect for summer lounging to cutlery that recalls her first days in Milan, here are her personal picks.

ISSIMO Il Pellicano 60th printed shirt

Summer is all about the luxury of time – and this lounge set, with its pajama top and the option of a sarong or pajama bottoms, is the ultimate version of chic comfort.  With its gorgeous 60th anniversary print celebrating six decades of the stunning, creative, and restorative spaces of the Hotel Il Pellicano, the ultra crisp yet ultrasoft cotton, and the relaxed draping, this set is the perfect thing to take you from reading a novel cover to cover by the pool to a deliciously fresh lunch with friends to a catnap in the sun to a relaxed game of cards with family.   

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ISSIMO Bar Roberto’s Kids T-Shirt

There is nothing more adorable than children dressed in this graphic t-shirt, with the logo of Bar Roberto, a reminder of lazy summer days and their laughter as the soundtrack.  Some of my most precious memories (and the ones I call upon when I am particularly overwhelmed by the everydayness of everyday life) are those from my childhood, with my brother and my sister, with my mother and my father, as we ate ice cream together and shared uninterrupted time enjoying one another's company.

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ISSIMO Cashmere Olive Sweater

This cashmere turtleneck is the definition of warmth, pleasure, and security.  Softer than soft, in its depths are the promise of a crackling fire, glasses of red wine, and quiet stolen moments with your beloved.  Sized up with its extended funnel neck and luxuriously long sleeves, it is a comforting embrace in its effortlessness.

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ISSIMO X LAGUNA~B Murano Tumblers Set of 2

These glasses are pure joy with their signature Pellicano stripes in bright yellow.  Drinking from them reminds us of the dolce far niente of Italy that is only made possible by the incredibly meticulous craftsmanship, expertise, passion, and care of centuries of artisans in Italy.  I take the same pleasure in drinking tea from Chinese porcelain as I do sparkling water from Murano glass - the profundity of the ateliers is encapsulated in the weight of these cups.

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ISSIMO x Métier Ease - Silver

The perfect bag, just big enough to fit your hotel key, telephone, and lip gloss, and just small enough to be glamorous and stylish.  The silver sheen of the Italian leather is gorgeous, with a little patina to give it some edge, and it finishes an outfit, whether you are going out to a five-course meal or headed out to dance the night away.

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ISSIMO x L.G.R Gae Sunglasses

Who doesn't need a classic pair of sunglasses that work year-round?  The roundness of the frames and the violet mocha lenses can be dressed up or down.  As an adopted Texan, sunglasses are essential and these are the perfect pair whether you are in the Lone Star State or whether you are on the coast of the Mediterranean.

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Sambonet Giò Ponti Conca Cutlery Set - 24 pieces

The first time I came to Italy, it was to visit my then boyfriend (now husband) in his home city of Milan.  One of the first places he took me was the Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi on Via Paolo Giovio and in contrast to the elaborated filigree of the Duomo di Milano, built over six centuries, the Gioponti church surprised me in its invocation of faith in modern lines and voids.  This silverware set speaks to that new conversation on balance with its offset tines and bowls.  And holding the pieces in your hand as you eat challenges you to be more present in the act of consumption and the aesthetics of taste.

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ISSIMO X Faliero Sarti Siena Scarf

The beautiful teals, corals, peaches, burgundies, and chartreuse of this deliciously soft and comforting scarf, woven from the most sumptuous of Italian wool and silk, resonate with the colors of the Italian coastline, the sea, the sunrise, sunset, the citrus, the sand.  Wrapping yourself in this shawl (ideally lightly scented because you have slathered yourself with the LabSolue Cipriolo Body Lotion) reminds you that the sea is a state of mind, wherever you may find yourself.

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