by Alison A. Nieder   A 19th-century textile mill in northern Connecticut is currently humming with the activity of 40 looms making woolen and worsted fabrics for the American luxury market. The mill, founded as Warren Stafford in Stafford Springs, Conn., has been reopened and relaunched as American Woolen Co., a company with about 25 e...

  WTI Magazine #49    2014 December, 10Author : Anna Stein      Translation by:   Celebrating Thanksgiving in the rural town of Castelnuovo, surrounded by a group of about sixty native Italians eating lasagna and parmesan crepes, my seven American friends and I were certainly in for a once-in-a-lifetime holiday experience. Despite being away fro...

by Erik Maza The Italian socialite Bianca Brandolini d'Adda was in Dallas on Thursday night. It was her first time in the city. "I didn't know what to expect," she said. "I guess just the things you see on TV and in the movies." By this, she meant big hair, bold makeup, a certain swagger. And she was surprised, if a little disappointed,...

Uptobe entra a gamba tesa nel mercato americano a partire dall'autunnoinverno prossimo grazie a un accordo distributivo con il brand di abbigliamento Members Only, già presente oltreoceano nei principali department stores come Saks, Nordstrom e Macy's e anche in una rete capillare di 250 punti vendita multi brand del paese.   «Grazie a quest...

Cruciani unveiled its Cruciani C accessories flagship in New York's Time Warner Center, before hopping down to South Florida, where founder Luca Caprai donated 600,000 of its signature macramé lace bracelets to support Miami Children's Hospital. A limited-edition style with the hospital's logo in navy is among bracelets that are expected to raise $...

Inaugurata venerdì 24 gennaio la decima edizione della fiera Mrket, considerata la più importante fiera commerciale del settore abbigliamento e accessori per uomo nella East Coast degli Stati Uniti. Nel corso della manifestazione, che rimarrà aperta fino a martedì 28 gennaio, si prevede un flusso di circa 4.000 operatori, principalmente dettagliant...

"Vivo a Miami da 35 anni. Sono venuto la prima volta chiamato da Corbucci per un film con Bud Spencer e Terence Hill. Mi piacque subito e poi mi sono strasferito". Il grande salto è quello di Franco Carretti costumista di tanti registi da Sergio Leone a Marco Bellocchio, a Damiano Damiani a Elio Petri. Suoi i costumi di "Un cittadino al di sopra di...

  WTI Magazine #16    2014 Feb, 07Author : Donatella Perrone for PoisonDrops.com      Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti   Is there a crisis? Renato Balestra replies with colors to sweep away the grayness of these times, at least from the catwalk.     But don't call it kaleidoscope, because the Master says yes to color but takes it easy, insp...

By Joan Stern Valentino is rocking the New York City with its new store on Fifth Avenue. The Italian fashion house celebrates the opening of this flagship store with a commemorative capsule collection. The range is exclusive to the three storey store located at 693 5th Avenue, New York. Each piece of the collection is adorned with a bright red hea...

Emilia Fashion is a project representing a selection of the best fashion artisanal manufacturers from Emilia Romagna, Italy, and has been realized to bring high quality Made in Italy in USA. The designs portray the trendiest Italian lifestyle, ranging from intricate knitwear to innovative leather handbags, graceful children apparel, ethereal weddi...