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United Colors of Benetton has gone local. The newly renovated store in Miami's South Beach is decorated in tropical hues, turquoise, pink, mauve, grass green and gray. A neon sign outside the store reads Benetton South Beach and signage inside refers to the store by its new name. As we read in wwd.com, a Benetton spokesman said that this is the mos...

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The Italian beauty and cosmetics sector is in for a bumper year, according to a new report from the Cosmetica Italia Study Centre presented this week. Exports are expected to rise by 11%, while domestic consumption is due to grow by 0.7%, the study found. "By year end global turnover in the sector will have exceeded 10.5 billion euros, a 5% ri...

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Carlo Calenda, the Italian minister for economic development, announced in Rome today that the Italian government has set aside 2 million euros ($2.7 million at current exchange) to support Firenze Hometown of Fashion, which is a series of events that will be held in Florence in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the Florentine center for Itali...

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The digital age has seen a variety of new professions emerge within the world of fashion 2.0. The job of film director is currently amongst the most inevitable ones, in the fast-changing digital landscape. Today's fashion short film directors, have the task of reaching a wide range of individuals online, through content which transmits a fashion ho...

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Giorgio Armani is set to create a new exhibition center on the doorstep of his brand's headquarters on Milan's Via Bergognone. The new exhibition space will be dedicated to fashion, design and art to enhance and upgrade its heritage collections of clothing, drawings , images and experiences gathered during his long career.   The museum will...

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SALVATORE FERRAGAMO has pledged €600,000 to renovate part of Florence's most famous museum, the Uffizi Gallery. The donation will allow the museum to remodel eight rooms within a year, which will then house 50 works dating back to the 15th century.   "We wanted to do something that would improve the city, to contribute to the Uffizi and Flor...

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The old adage that friends are the family we choose may sound trite, but it never seemed more true than behind the scenes at Moschino's 30th anniversary extravaganza in Milan last September.   Bittersweet as these celebrations often are, Moschino the brand didn't shy away from the pain of its past – namely losing Moschino the man to Aids-rel...

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With so many handbags available at just every every store around, how can you tell the real thing from a knock-off? And is a four-figure bag really worth the price?   With ExhibitItalia, a "Made in Italy" exhibition featuring more than 100 Italian companies and manufacturers in Houston this weekend, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to...

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Five Questions for Robert Amore: owner of the Albany-based Amore Clothing, which recently opened a new location at New Loudon Rd. in Latham.   1. How did Amore Clothing get its start? Amore Clothing was founded in 1967 by my father, Angelo "Joe" Amore, a master tailor from arrived in New York from Siderno in Calabria, Italy. Passionate...

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Nella difesa del made in Italy e nella lotta contro la contraffazione onlineimportante vittoria internazionale di Salvatore Ferragamo: la Corte del tribunale del distretto meridionale di New York, presso cui la società fiorentina aveva iniziato lo scorso mese di gennaio un'azione civile contro 15 titolari di complessivi 95 nomi di dominio che usurp...

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