For model Lily Aldridge, growing up in an Italian family meant “lots of gatherings filled with great food and lots of laughs.” The Victoria’s Secret Angel and Sports Illustrated cover star now carries on those same traditions with her husband, Kings of Leon frontman Caleb Followill, and their children, 7-year-old Dixie Pearl and 9-month-old Winston Roy.

Aldridge is also busy growing her own perfume empire: Her second fragrance, “Summit,” launches Nov. 15 (which also happens to be her 34th birthday). The glamorous jet-setter — who splits her time between Tennessee, New York and runways around the world — shares with Alexa a few of her secrets for living la dolce vita.