Videography by Vlada Karpovich | Music by Vlad Krotov
Unlock the ultimate year of refinement and inspiration with Ladies of Leisure. Engage in expertly curated challenges, indulge in elegance, and unite with like-minded women. Enjoy a seasonal soirée and start your local chapter today!
🌙 Evenings with E.V.E.
Come dressed for culture, not chores.
Now gathering: women of style, story, and sparkle! Arbor of the Vine has created a new cultural circle with Echoes & Vine Magazine for women who long for elegance and linger in conversation.
Evenings with E.V.E. is a private assembly of Echoes & Vine Enthusiasts: readers, aesthetes, and seekers gathering monthly for curated experiences in:
🕯 Literature
🕯 Leisure
🕯 Libations
Think salon meets soirée—held in thoughtful spaces, with friendly ladies over prosecco, performance, or prose.
Our gatherings are seasonal, intimate, and rooted in culture. Whether it’s a vintage film screening, a night at the theatre, the corner table at a jazz café, a docent-led tour, or a self-guided city walk—we explore overlooked splendor dressed in our best, because when we’re together, we are the special occasion.
Whether it’s two friends or twelve, hosting is up to you. Use the following 'Ladies of Leisure' Events Guide to plan, invite, and create your own local chapter gatherings.
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📍Check out our curated list of hidden gems, local advice, and personal reviews!
💄Evenings with E.V.E. is your new favorite excuse to dress up for ladies night.
July:
Lace, Lagoon, and Luminosity
July offers no illusion of comfort. The air is dense. The rays beat harder. Days build with heat and linger with a sense of abandon. Yet, it’s here, midyear, peak season, that relief becomes possible.
This summer celebrates self-love and acceptance, and the July Ladies of Leisure is a return to our natural beauty through exploration and expansion. Among a series of tactile, place-rooted activities, we practice connection through forces that keep us tethered to beauty, grace, and instinct: fiber weaved through fingers, saltwater gliding across skin, or the glimpse of a shooting star. These curated activities aim to revive the feminine divine within us.
1. Venetian Lace & Aperitivo
Description:
Picture a Venetian matron of old, stepping off the morning vaporetto to greet her female companions. It’s July; the sun is already high and the heat is bearing down. Lace—light as air—protects their skin and reflects their exquisite taste. One opts for a fine Burano needlepoint to embroider her fan, a symbol of grace and subtle flirtation at summer soirées. Another wanders artisan shops for modest jewelry adorned with her birthstone, a token of self‑celebration. The day ends at a canal-side enoteca, where they review their finds over tonic water and cicchetti, cocooned in the golden hour's reflections.
Immersive Itinerary:
Morning: Board the vaporetto “B” at San Marco to Burano to visit the lace museum.
Lunch: Al Gatto Nero lagoon-front risotto in Burano.
Afternoon: Learn about the history of lace and see live demonstrations at the Venetian Lace Museum.
4pm-6pm: Shop local artisans like Martina Vidal Venezia for thoughtful souvenirs.
Late Afternoon: Return by vaporetto to Venice proper enjoying golden hour views and cicchetti and spritz at Ombra del Leone or dinner at eight atop Gio’s Restaurant & Terrace.
Evening: Relax at your hotel or wait for your train at U-Visionary Lounge Bar & Garden.
Why It Works:
Every step feels purposeful: from cooling lace to heirloom jewelry to shared aperitivo, it’s a day of embodying elegance and relaxed indulgence.
Hosting Tips:
Budget: Purchase a day pass for the vaporetto and shop with local artisans.
Luxury: Book private water taxis, lace, and add Murano to your itinerary to visit the glass museum or schedule a private lesson. Purchase handmade glass earrings and a lace handkerchief as keepsakes.
Sustainable: Select studios preserving lace heritage, use refillable bottles, and consider repurposed fabric and recycled glass for crafts.
