WTI Magazine #5    2013 Nov, 15Author : Annalisa Lospinuso for PoisonDrops      Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti   The story of a boy coming from Voghera who has become a symbol of the Italian fashion in the world, a story narrated by those who had the chance to meet him and work with him during these years. "Valentino. Ritratto a più voci dell...

Presented by VStyle Productions, the Foundation for a Green Future, Inc., and the Boston GreenFest, the eco-fashion was held on June 21 at the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston and featured collections inspired by a different element: air, water, fire and earth. The featured designers were Restored by Design by Martha Jackson as Air, Instilla by Val...

Un elicottero da 30 milioni di euro, rigorosamente «Made in Italy». In vista del prossimo Natale, Lady Gaga ha deciso di fare le cose in grade. E si è fatta un super-regalo. A rivelarlo è il sito Lussuosissimo.com, solitamente molto informato in fatto di acquisti fatti dai vip. E l'oggetto, negli Usa, deve essere un vero must, visto che, secondo n...

Life in the fast lane. Italian Motorbike icon Ducati are continuing their pursuit into the burgeoning lifestyle market with a collaboration with fashion house, Italian Independent. Lapo Elkann, the entrepreneur and grandson of former FIAT CEO and controlling shareholder Gianni Agnelli, spearhead the innovative Italian brand. Serving to highlig...

Fendi is taking a road trip across the United States in an Ape Piaggio, the iconic three-wheeled Italian truck created in the late 1940s and specially updated for the US trip. The Roman house has transformed the stylish vehicle into a pop-up store that will take some of its most coveted handbags and accessories across North America.   The ro...

Che gli uomini d'affari di Manhattan tra gli anni '80 e '90 indossassero splendidi completi gessati firmati Giorgio Armani è storia.   Nessun altro stilista, infatti, poteva competere con le famose giacche dello stilista italiano che aveva conquistato gli Stati Uniti realizzando gli abiti di scena di Richard Gere per il cult movie American G...

by Lauren Fisher   All shoe-obsessed women know that it's not easy to fund a footwear addiction—designer shoes under $500 are nearly unheard of today—but a new fashion startup is making it its mission to change the game.   Launched by Rue La La founder Ben Fischman and shoe merchant Maria Gangemi, M.Gemi is offering hand-crafted Itali...

by Low Lai Chow   Italian luxury prêt-à-porter brand Brunello Cucinelli, known for its fine cashmere knitwear garments in the last three decades of its establishment, has a new 3,980 square feet store on Greene Street in Manhattan's Soho neighborhood.   Both the men's and women's Fall/Winter 2015 collections for Cucinelli are set to d...

Italian Trade Commission to Open 'L'Eleganza del Cibo' at Chelsea Market According to WWD, Chelsea Market hoppers who wander into the "L'Eleganza del Cibo" exhibition may get a kick out of Gattinoni's "Bread Suit" with its pretzel-and-cracker encrusted pant legs.   But this Italian Trade Commission-led collaboration is meant to strength...

E' considerata la più importante fiera commerciale del settore abbigliamento e accessori per uomo nella east coast degli Stati Uniti. Per "Mrket", che chiude le porte quest'oggi al Javits Center, sono arrivate dall'Italia 43 aziende in rappresentanza di 46 marchi divisi tra i principali distretti produttivi italiani.   Aziende dai nomi poco...