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Can you wear citrus, be fashionable and respect the environment at the same time? Now it's possible thanks to two Sicilian girls keen on fashion and sustainable development: Adriana Santocito, 36-year-old fashion designer, and Enrica Arena, 28-year-old communication specialist. Their adventure started in 2011, in a shared flat in Milan. Adriana an...

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  WTI Magazine #42    2014 September, 3Author : Giuseppina Salzano e Giovanni Verde      Translation by:   There are many famous Italian names in the fashion world, but the direct link between Gianni Versace and the United States, the country where the great stylist decided to live, had and still has very few equals in the Italian artistic scene...

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by Alison Veness   The resort season has been a blast this year, a total global trip, (Seoul, LA, South of France) and it touched down in Chelsea, New York, yesterday morning. Seated in the Dia warehouse space with Persian carpets and chintz seats the bohemian mood was set.   And then the steel roller doors opened like the curtains go...

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Italy is the European destination of choice for couples wanting to get married abroad, according to figures from Italy's observatory on international weddings published at the weekend.   On a global level Italy comes second only to the Tropics and Hawaii, followed by France, Greece and India, the observatory added. Marriages 'Made in Italy'...

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Soprabiti fluo, giacche leggere, sahariane nei toni pastello, blazer stampati: dalle vetrine scenografiche dei department store fanno capolino le collezioni primaverili di alcune tra le più note griffe italiane. Per strada, tra i grattacieli e gli inconfondibili taxi gialli, c'è invece chi si ripara dal freddo sfoggiando cappotti, piumini e mantell...

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  WTI Magazine #23    2014 Mar, 28Author : Maria Teresa Squillaci      Translation by:   What is love in the fashion world, if not that staple of everyday accessories: the bag? Season in, season out, we are presented with can't-live-without companions - envelope clutches, slouchy hobos, structured totes, neon backpacks, perspex box bags, origami...

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By Andrew Roberts Yoox Group (YOOX), operator of e-commerce stores for brands from Armani to Zegna, repeated its guidance of revenue and earnings growth in 2013 after quarterly sales rose 18 percent, buoyed by demand in Italy and North America. Second-quarter revenue grew to 97 million euros ($128.8 million) from 81.9 million euros a year earlier...

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The search is on for fashion's most talented up-and-coming designers as the Ecco Domani® Fashion Foundation enters its 13th season. Through the Foundation, aspiring fashion designers are eligible to win a $25,000 grant to showcase a collection on the ultimate runway: New York's Fall 2014 Fashion Week. This year, three winning designers will join th...

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By Max Paradiso   Silk is usually made from the cocoons spun by silkworms - but there is another, much rarer, cloth known as sea silk or byssus, which comes from a clam. Chiara Vigo is thought to be the only person left who can harvest it, spin it and make it shine like gold. Villagers stare as I knock on the door of Chiara Vigo's studio, o...

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by Claudia Astarita   According to the American magazine Drive, Brunello Cucinelli is "the greatest person on the planet to work for". Why? Very simple to answer: "the king of Italian cashmere makes his employees take a 90-minute break every day at 1 P.M., when many of them eat a subsidized lunch in the company cafeteria.   (And this...

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