City Girl Cooks

07/06/2025

Important update!

Google’s new AI video generator, VEO3 was released May 2025, and just weeks later has the already fractured film & television industry gasping for air.

03/05/2025

The new way to retail.

CGC Studios

If fashion retailers want to stay in the game, they're going to have to catch up so here's a guide to getting started with live stream selling.

18/02/2025

If you're into art and filmmaking, but like really, truly passionate to the point you'd "MacGyver" whatever you need to in order to see and make art and movies, then you need to know about Ghanian movie posters and films.

If you don't, prepare to be humbled. These are the true MacGyver's of the film world and there's a galaxy to explore and appreciate.

A Conversation in the comments section leads to a gold mine for art lovers and a fountain of inspiration for die-hard filmmakers.

30/01/2025

We’re back! …with not so great news about Champagne. 🍾📈

It's not just us, even the champagne market is depressed. A drop in Champagne sales were reported in 2024 and the forecast looks grim.

21/10/2024

Why you should read this:

If you work in fashion you've probably felt the shift.

If your don't work in fashion but your work involves storytelling in any capacity, this is about what happens when a series or franchise doesn't know how to keep the story alive and gets desperate.

"Dying" to know what you think...all comments on the site are welcome and will be responded to.

Are luxury fashion brands turning into zombies? The chatter and whispers around the Fashion Weeks lately have been feeling a little...off.

23/07/2024

NOTICE: a periodic reminder to anyone who missed it, my former personal FB account was stolen so I had to recreate a new one. 😭

The image below is a beach “cabana” that people rent in Italy to have a place to change into dry clothes or keep fresh towels.

They’re cute. ⛱️

28/02/2024

When it was time to run, I knew I had to be dressed the part. If anything went wrong, at least it would all go down in style.

When in doubt, wear a cape.

Clothes should make you feel mighty.

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20/02/2024

When it fits, it’s good.

The real ones know: It doesn’t matter what you’ve got, it matters what you do with it.

Trend watch: impossibly long dangling straps and fringe-inspired details, giving whispers of punk to sartorial pieces.

There’s nothing I love more than structural, modular, quality clothing and feeling like I get to present my divine feminine and masculine feminine energies together.

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16/02/2024

Have you heard of the "Stanley cup craze"?

Editorial Intern Selena Dols from the Hague University in the Netherlands gives us her perspective and even created some pretty amazing graphics to demonstrate her point of view in her first byline at the magazine.

The Stanley cup has been on the radar for over six years becoming an online phenomenon, especially among Gen Z and Gen Alpha. Reusable and colorful, the water bottles are available in a variety of sizes and designs which make them appeal to a wide range of publics. New attention via social media has...

09/02/2024

The Giorgio Armani Dolci Valentine’s Day chocolate collection by Guido Gobino has arrived.

Amore e cioccolato per tutti ❤️🍫

With the annual celebration of love around the corner, the refinement and delicacy of Armani Dolci seasonal chocolates collection will find their way to your heart. As the opportunity approaches to express our affection to our loved ones a little extra on Valentine’s day, Armani Dolci has released...

08/02/2024

Since it’s been awhile, I thought I’d take a moment to properly (re)introduce myself. 🤝

Ciao ! I’m Melissa Lupo. I live in Milan, am half Italian/American and in San Francisco, people used to call me “City Girl”.

I’m the founder of CGC Studios a production studio and the Editor-in-chief of digital mag www.citygirlcooks.com , both focused on fashion and storytelling.

The name of the brand has been the same since 2009 but the mission has changed dramatically from its start in San Francisco to where it is now in Milan.

A brand name update has been in the works but until I’ve got it right, it might still be a while. ✍️🤓

For now, I’m going to concentrate on what we do at the studio and what we’re building at the magazine. Service and passion is at the heart of it all, wisdom and experience is what sets it apart.

Proud to be female founded, grateful to be among talented colleagues and clients.

Let’s make and find magic and stories and characters that last. ✨

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