The U.S. edition of the Made in Italy Awards 2015 will take place on September 2015, in New York, in the presence of a vast audience of Italian and American business, institutions and celebrities. The Made in Italy Awards 2015 is under the patronage of the Italian Trade Agency, ITA which is the government organization promoting the internationaliz...
READ MOREThe latest trend hitting the runway at New York Fashion Week is sparkling, crisp and comes in a glass. Two of Italy's creative powerhouses, Italia Independent and famed Italian wine maker, Marco Fantinel, launch their newest project, The Independent Prosecco, in the U.S. this fall. The Italian fashion group is known for their sophist...
READ MOREBonnie Clearwater cast a covetous eye on a pair of wool coats. "I'd love to own one," she said. "Wear it and you won't end up looking like a box." Capacious, cut to flatter and surprisingly contemporary, those coats were among the highlights of "Bellissima: Italy and High Fashion 1945-1968," an exhibition at the Nova Southeastern Universit...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #39 2014 July, 16Author : Donatella Perrone for PoisonDrops.com Translation by: Frida Giannini leaves Gucci? No way, the denial comes from the designer herself, who in an interview with WWD puts an end to the rumors that wanted her to resign at the dawn of her first ten years with the label.
READ MOREReady to own a piece of Fendi real estate?The Italian label is set to claim its share of Miami with a luxury condo building on the city's famous waterfront. According to WWD, the 12-story Fendi Château Residences, a collaboration with Château Group, is set to open in June of 2016 and will feature 58 units. Located near The Bal Harbour Shops, the c...
READ MOREUn tranquillo ragazzo di provincia nato a Ravenna ha costruito la Amazon del mondo della moda. Federico Marchetti, 45 anni, "The Geek of Chic" – come l'ha incoronato The New Yorker in un lungo profilo – è il fondatore di YOOX, uno dei pochi giganti Internet nati in Europa: vende moda online a clienti in 100 Paesi (456 milioni di euro di fatturato 2...
READ MOREPeroni Nastro Azzurro, one of Italy's leading style brands and the world's number one premium Italian beer, supports some of America's most exciting emerging fashion talent with its support of the Second Annual MADE for Peroni Young Designer Awards. To celebrate its second year, the program will open the competition to talented young desig...
READ MOREby Alan Henney Movie 'n' Food (Sapore Di Cinema) is a new exhibition at the Italian Embassy that highlights common elements found in fashion, food, cinema and photography with emphasis on Italian culture. It will be on display at the embassy in Washington, D.C. for only a short time this month. The exhibition is a result of Expo 2...
READ MOREAfter almost 30 years in the jewelry business, Ippolita Rostagno, founder and creative director of her own brand, is returning to her aesthetic roots with a new collection, Senso. The focus of the jewelry, which includes the Glamazon unadorned 18-karat gold cuff ($25,000) and the Glamazon Stardust collar decorated with a single strip of ti...
READ MOREIn Italy, the most important decisions of the day revolve around what to wear and what to eat. So it seems inevitable that top fashion brands are venturing into the food business—specifically, the hybrid bakery-cafés where well-dressed Italians congregate over morning pastries, then lunch, aperitivi and savory snacks, all the way through to late-ni...
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