Exegesis (Selective)

"If Emanuel Ungaro had a villa on the west coast of Italy" (stage direction)

Born into an Italian tailor family in Aix en Provence, Emanuel Ungaro was able to find his freedom over thirty years ago when he rose to the challenge of creating his own fashion house.Ungaro found his style with mixes of printed patterns, bold contrasting colors, and exceptional draped looks. This flair for femininity easily translated into a line of spectacular fragrances known the world over.
http://www.sephora.com/browse/brand_hierarchy.jhtml?brandId=1493

"segues into the intro for You Don't Own Me" (stage direction)

"You Don't Own Me" is the title of a popular song by Lesley Gore from 1964.... [and] is about women's rights of how their husbands/boyfriends controlling their lives and freedom.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Don

"Fetish Go Glitter Body Art in Soiree" (Olympia quote)

Go* Cosmetics have been manufacturing quality makeup for 7 years. You will find all the latest fashions, highly pigmented colours and with such an extensive range, you will be spoilt for choice. All cosmetics come without the high price tag!
http://www.ionacosmetics.co.uk/go-cosmetics-37-c.asp

Simply gorgeous glittery makeup for any time of the year, but particularly great for the party season. You can use our Glitter Cosmetics on your eyes, face and body with so many colours to choose from.
http://www.ionacosmetics.co.uk/glitter-makeup-84-c.asp

"Our people came from Greece to Sicily a long time ago and to Siracusa and from Siracusa to Taormina and to the Golfa di Saint'Eufemia" (Lydia quote)

Taormina has been one of Sicily's top travel destinations since it became part of the European Grand Tour in the 19th century and Sicily's first resort. Taormina has remnants of its Greek and Roman habitation....
http://goitaly.about.com/od/taormina/p/taormina_sicily.htm

"I'd have a house full of Kosovars and Ibo and Tootsies, boat people from China and godknows whatall." (Piero quote)

displaced and/or refugee populations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refugee#Boat_people

"Do you like a Cuban? A Vegas Robaina? A Partagas?" (Piero quote)

high quality, handmade Cuban cigars: http://www.cigars-review.org/

Cuban cigars are illegal in the United States.... an American citizen cannot even purchase or smoke a Cuban cigar while traveling abroad....
http://cigars.about.com/od/cubantradeembargo/qt/0062002a.htm

"Ken is doing the Lambada so of course they all have mai tais" (Giuliano quote)

The association of Lambada and the idea of “dirty dancing” became quite extensive – the appellative “forbidden dance” was and is often ascribed to the Lambada – mostly due to the 1990 movie Lambada, although the people who dance this rhythm in Brazil and everywhere else prefer to define it as a sensual and romantic dance rather than an erotic one.
http://worlddance.suite101.com/article.cfm/lambada

"There was an enourmous sterling silver bridge designed by Julian Schnabel." (Lydia quote)

... first rose to prominence in the 1980s as a painter. Colourful, controversial, he was the painter as media superstar. As if painting itself is not big enough to contain him, Schnabel then diversified successfully into film-making....
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3670616/Julian-Schnabel-Larging-it.html

"I was hoping for a wedding dress from Monique Lhuillier, but back home in Greece, all I could find was an Alvina Valenta, not even a Vera Wang" (Olympia quote)

[Lhuillier] designed Christine Baumgartner's wedding dress for her Fall, 2004 wedding to Kevin Costner shortly after designing both of Britney Spear's dresses for her wedding to Kevin Federline.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Lhuillier

Alvina Valenta gowns are known for their timeless elegance, sophistication and most especially their attention to detail. All of the dresses are finished by hand, as well as the beading and their signature hand rolled roses. Every hem is finished with lace right down to the petticoat hem! Alvina Valenta gowns are made of the finest silks, satin shantung, and satin organza to name a few.
http://fashionbride.wordpress.com/tag/alvina_valenta/

PIERO: "Giuliano, mi dispiacce, ma..." GUILIANO: "Si, si. Lascia me."

Giuliano, I don't like it, but... Yes, yes. Allow me.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lasciare#Italian.23Italian