The Queen of Milano

The fashion and accessories concept shop Wait and See teamed up with illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli this year, to create the ultimate Milan logo called the Queen of Milano, which sports ruby red lips, pink hair and a tiara shaped like the Duomo. “When I think of Milano,” says Zagnoli, whose pop art illustrations have appeared in the New York Times and New Yorker, “I see it as having a feminine personality that is discreet, self-confident, present when necessary and solitary when she pleases.”

Zangoli is a native of Milan and grew up in an artistic family. With Wait and See’s owner Uberta Zambeletti’s help, the Queen of Milano is now printed on t-shirts, scarves, mugs, plates and pens. The wares are on sale at Wait and See shop, via Santa Marta, 14.