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Milano Unica, the European textile trade show formed when several well-established Italian trade shows—including IdeaBiella, Moda In and Shirt Avenue—joined forces 10 years ago, is preparing to launch its first New York show in July.   The trade show took its showcase of Italian fabrics and trim to Shanghai in 2013, when it began exhibiting...

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by Liam La Guerre Bulgari has signed a 23,167-square-foot lease to relocate its offices to 555 Madison Avenue, also known as The Coates Building. The high-end Italian jeweler will occupy the entire ninth floor of the property between East 56th and East 55th Streets as a result of the 15-year lease, according to a press release from Cushman &a...

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Leaving behind its Fifth Avenue home, the Fendi flagship in New York has relocated to a new address on Madison Avenue. The space—which previously housed Montblanc—has been revamped inside and out by AD100 architect Peter Marino, who has designed many spaces for luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Chanel.   At the new Fendi, Marino channeled...

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The independently produced documentary MEN OF THE CLOTH premieres in Boston on Thursday December 10th at 7 PM at the Museum of Fine Arts. The film by Vicki Vasilopoulos is an inspiring portrait of three Italian master tailors. It received production grants and seed funding from the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) and had its world premi...

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Italian label Missoni is venturing into Miami real estate. The luxury fashion company has teamed up with development company OKO Group to build a 57-story luxury condominium building — its first-ever residence — called Missoni Baia. "Over three decades ago, on my first business trip to the US and just before setting up real estate company, Capital...

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Continua il programma di azioni per la promozione e il sostegno della filiera moda messo in atto da CNA Federmoda. In particolare, con il marchio "manifattura italiana" CNA Federmoda si concentra sulle produzioni interamente fatte in Italia.   L'iniziativa è l'evoluzione di un progetto che dal settembre 2010 ha visto CNA Federmoda impegnata...

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Francis Drake Eyewear, a newly launched boutique eyewear e-retailer, today announced results from Made in Italy vs. Made in China, a survey of more than 250 Americans who are eyeglass wearers. The survey was conducted to see consumers true feelings about eyewear manufactured in Italy versus eyewear manufactured in China. First off, 75 percent of e...

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Grace DuVal and Prarna Mansukhani, two graduate students at the School of the Art Institute, will speak about their six-month experience being mentally engaged with Italy, the Costume Colloquium IV and the development of their situation specific art installation in Florence in November of last year.   Two American people travel between time...

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By Maurita Cardone Il lusso si può insegnare o almeno si può insegnare a farne un business. Questo è l'obiettivo con cui nasce il Master in Business Administration Fashion & Luxury Goods dell'Alma Graduate School dell'Università di Bologna.   Un vero e proprio MBA all'americana che mira a formare professionisti del business nel settore...

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Elegantly dressed for our photo shoot, Anna Fendi obliges our photographer's every request, which includes trudging through the freshly-watered garden of Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur – in her heels. Truly, the second of the famed Fendi sisters is in a class of her own – a refined, dignified and sophisticated 81-year-old.   The former head o...

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