The new Aquazzura store on Madison Avenue sells shoes that complete perfect outfits: colorful high heels and slightly less high heels that lace up around the ankle, tied with tassel-ended bows that dance with a woman's stride.   In photos on the company's website tagged Follow My #Aquazzurasteps, shoes act as visual punctuation: Zigzag strap...

di Beatrice Bondi   In arrivo 9 giorni di eventi promozionali che coinvolgono tutti i top brand italiani di Madison Avenue. Stiamo parlando di Shop Italy on Madison, un'iniziativa promossa dal Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico ed organizzata dalla Italian Trade Commission in collaborazione col Madison Avenue Business Improvement Distri...

They're dedicated to conserving the old, while always keeping their mind on innovation. Emerging contemporary fashion brands coming out of Italy, are currently popping up left and right. But then there's another group, which prioritizes expanding upon the tradition of craftsmanship, without ever desiring to be "on-trend".   Their power lies...

The reigning Missoni royalty—creative director Angela, her daughter and brand ambassador Margherita, and founder and matriarch Rosita—visited San Francisco's Academy of Art last week to attend the graduation fashion show, and the school's fashion students were giddy in the presence these Italian style icons.   But at a symposium and luncheon...

DetailsWHERE: The Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue ROOM: 1218: Segal Theatre WHEN: February 27, 2015: 2:30 PM-5:00 PM CONTACT INFO: http://www.womensstudies/ ADMISSION: Free   DescriptionA celebration of the special issue of The Journal of Modern Italian Studies on Italian Fashion. There will be a Roundtabl...

Italian fashion house Missoni is known for their colorful designs, whether on apparel, accessories or home goods. Now they are adding that world famous colorful aesthetic to the Miami skyline with the launch of Missoni Baia.   The 57-story luxury condominium tower developed by hotel magnate Vladislav Doronin and his OKO Group, is directly on...

by Silvia Pieraccini   Welcome to the future of men's fashion fairs. A future in which demand and supply – and therefore retail buyers on one side and manufacturing companies on the other - are hunting around for new ways to present brands and new formulas that are able to highlight their value.   They are looking for hybrid solutions...

Prada opens its first store in Orlando, USA, in the prestigious 'The Mall at Millenia'. Designed by architect Roberto Baciocchi, the new retail space occupies a total surface of 370 square meters on one level. As reported in fibre2fashion.com, the store offers the women's collections of ready-to-wear, leather goods, accessories and footwear as well...

by Alessandra Selgi-Harrigan It's a little piece of Italy nestled in the Coronado Plaza with men's and women's clothing, beauty products and accessories all carefully chosen for the Coronado shoppers. Books about Italy are on the coffee table and you can sip espresso while perusing the one-of-a-kind pieces imported from Italy, Europe and made in t...

The Prada Marfa art installation has stood alone in the West Texas plains for eight years, its high-end Italian fashion goods available to no one.   Now, state officials say the shack-sized building along a rural U.S. highway near Marfa is an illegal roadside advertisement, and they're considering what to do about a structure that's a must-s...