The angel of the north

摘要

MARIATERESA GIUSSANI lives in Se-regno, 28km (17 miles) outside Milan, and drives to work in the central fashion district where the company she owns, which markets school uniforms, has its offices. "Ten years ago I would leave at 7.15am to avoid the traffic," she says. "Now, I have to be out by 6.15am. If I leave ten minutes later, it's nose-to-tail all the way."