di Sara Notargiacomo   Più di 2 milioni di followers su Instagram e un marketing strategy altamente targettizzato sulla base di prodotti che, già di per sé, sono ideati e confezionati per una clientela dai canoni ben precisi. Brandy Melville, famoso marchio italiano di abbigliamento per adolescenti, dopo il suo arrivo negli Stati Uniti avven...

L'edizione 87 di Pitti Immagine Uomo (Firenze, 13-16 gennaio 2015) si è conclusa con numeri da record, confermando le ottime aspettative comunicate nei giorni della manifestazione: 24.000 compratori (+15% rispetto alla precedente edizione invernale) per un totale di 8.660 buyer stranieri (+11%) e oltre 15.300 italiani (+17%) e oltre 35.000 visitato...

Part of creating a more sustainable food economy is finding uses for food matter after it leaves the table. Take citrus for example. Did you know that 700,000 tons of citrus rinds are discarded every year? What if those rinds could be created into strong fiber to make brilliant fabrics?   Not only would it give the food matter a useful after...

by Nicholas Nehamas   The luxury lineup at Brickell City Centre is growing: developers announced on Tuesday that Italian fashion house Valentino and Swiss watch and jewelry designer Chopard will open shops at the 500,000-square-foot shopping center.   Both brands will open stores on the street-accessible first floor of the four-story...

In a nod to its new Roman headquarters at the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, Fendi will unveil at Design Miaminext month furniture pieces originally designed by Milanese architect Guglielmo Ulrich and conceived seven decades ago, but never actually produced. Fendi has dubbed the project "The other half of the dream. Roma 1940-2015."  ...

According to Footwear News, Alberto Moretti's 24-carat, gold-adorned stilettos will soon be available for the taking — at a hefty price. The heels, priced at €4,000 ($5,206 at current exchange) will hit Barneys New York, Fred Segal Los Angeles, and other countries in September.   Moretti stated that he worked with the velvet, which was cover...

Jimmy Kimmel will be feted by the 10th Los Angeles-Italia Film Fashion and Art Festival with its "Award of Excellence" presented to Italian-Americans who have made an outstanding contribution to the world of entertainment.   Kimmel, host and executive producer of the Emmy-winning "Jimmy Kimmel Live," ABC's longest-running late-night talk sho...

Publicly-traded Italian fashion companies represent a minority of the total, but a very significant one in terms of the revenue they produce and the broader trends that their performance points to. Consulting firm Pambianco analyzed a sample of 15 listed companies that started to report first-half earnings in early August and compared the numbers...

The second edition of Milano Unica New York ran from January 24-26, with a total of 61 Italian firms participating in the show. "The trade show was supported by the Ministry of Economic Development, in partnership with the Italian Trade Agency, and in collaboration with Sistema Moda Italia," a Milano Unica press release said.   Fabrics...

Last night, Fern Mallis hosted the matriarchs of the Missoni empire, Rosita and her daughter Angela Missoni, for a 92Y Talk. Rosita, well into her 80s, is now less involved with the brand, but her mark is permanent. Here, the abridged Missoni story, as told to Mallis by the two strong-willed women behind one of the most enduring fashion brands aliv...