GIO'S JOURNAL

Giovanna Battaglia Went to Iceland for Her Honeymoon

For W’s glamorous globetrotter, Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert, it’s a fab, fab world.

by Giovanna Battaglia Engelbert

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“For part of our honeymoon, my husband, Oscar, and I went to Iceland. How crazy is this landscape? It’s a lava lake. We had a picnic there and didn’t see another soul the whole time. For the trip, I bought this Arc’Teryx men’s jacket, two sizes too big. Not only was I warm but, more important, I was also rocking the oversize trend, even in the wilderness!”

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“This tunnel, underneath a glacier in Iceland, looked like an ice disco, so we practiced our dance moves.”

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“The waterfall scenery in Iceland was very Avatar–
meets–Game of Thrones.”

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“My favorite thing about this Arc’Teryx backpack 
is how much stuff you can hang off it—just like a charm bracelet.”

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“Driving a snowmobile is terrifying. The orange jumpsuit definitely helped me feel more in control.”

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“Thanks to Christo and Jean-Claude’s Floating Piers, on Italy’s Lake Iseo, 
I got to walk on water!”

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“With its blue and yellow cross, my vintage Valentino gown was 
the perfect choice for a Swedish midsummer-night celebration.”

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The festivities in Saint Moritz for Eugenie Niarchos’s birthday included a ’60s-attire dinner. My hairdresser, Olivier Schawalder, gave me the most insane updo, inspired by Barbarella.”

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“The theme for Eugenie’s party was psychedelic mountain chic. Jessica Hart’s look pretty much sums it up.”

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“Celine Dion was at the Dior haute couture show in Paris. She is the ultimate diva!”