Welcome back for the next two episodes of “The Mafia Only Kills in Summer” TV series set in the seventies. The series is still showing on 4OD
Episode 9 – Money and Lice
Football fever has gripped the city with the Palermo team reaching the cup final. If Palermo wins could other dreams come true for all our charcters? Could Sebastiano’s dad finally return home? Could Salvatore and Alice finally kiss?
Lorenzo places rather a large bet with encouragement from his work colleagues. Perhaps his luck will turn, like the football team’s, and he’ll win enough for a deposit on a flat.
When Lorenzo gives Alice a lift to a tennis tournament, he is introduced to her father, the director of the Trinacria Bank, who promises to help him arrange a mortgage He invites Lorenzo to watch the football match at their house the following day.
Massimo and Patrizia attend a party where they socialise with new friends.
Massimo, now released from jail, mysteriously has a new job, new car and new friends.
Will this be the night of miracles that everyone dreams about?
Clockwise from top left: Patrizia wearing her party dress on set, vintage pattern Simplicity 3000, Lliria dress by Pauline Alice, vintage pattern Butterick 5000
Minor character wears an intriguing open backed dress with a loud abstract print.
This dress reminds me a lot of the Dusty dress by Burda that I made a couple of years ago.
Dusty Dress (Burda)
Episode 10 – Protecting Democracy
It’s summer, the elections loom and everyone is tense, particularly the politicians and mafiosi.
Boris Giuliani (police chief) has been keeping an eye on Alice’s father, the director of the Trinacria Bank and his close associates for a while. Alice’s father has disappeared, “in a puff of smoke” and not even his daughter, Alice knows where he is.
Angela and Marco (Torino) at the beach. I really like the smocking in different colours on this dress.
Massimo comes face to face with the reality of his job and new life.
Out of the blue though, the Giammarresi’s ideal flat seems to be on the verge of materialising.
Clockwise from left: Angela’s sun dress on set, Mendocino Dress from Heather Ross, vintage pattern Simplicity 8351, vintage pattern Simplicity 7962
From the left: Simonetta’s Sun Top on set, vintage crochet pattern
Links to sewing patterns:
Patrizia’s party dress
Open-backed dress
Angela’s sundress
Steely Seamstress 
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