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WTI Magazine #6    2013 Nov, 22Author : Nadiah Ahmad Shukri      Translation by:   The NameArmenian by birth and Milanese by adoption, Stefano Serapian discovered his flair for crafting leather goods in the early Twenties. The designer started his adventure when he began using scraps from an artisanal workshop to make his own creations. Their hig...

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The Italian clothing company Brandy Melville is the next hot brand in teen retail. The company, which sells a wide array of tiny crop tops, high-waisted bottoms, and slouchy sweaters, didn't exist in the US until five years ago.   It still has a small store presence in the country — just 18 stores total — but thanks to a robust e-commerce...

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By Kristen Heinzinger   What's bringing designers Gigi Burris and Ryan Roche, the CFDA, and Italian artisans together? The designers have been tapped to experience Italian craftsmanship at its purest as part of The Fabric Program, a partnership between textile trade fair Milano Unica and the CFDA.   The initiative will give the two fi...

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ISAIA is an Italian luxury menswear company, specializing in Neapolitan modern sartorial clothing. ISAIA was established 55 years ago in Naples. Combining old world artisan care in tailoring with simple yet groundbreaking technologies, ISAIA began to manufacture beautiful made-to-measure suits.   During the 1950s and '60s, ISAIA grew to beco...

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Alberto Bresci had Formula 1 race cars on his mind when he graduated from the European Business School of London. A friendship with fellow student Lapo Elkann, the Fiat heir and grandson of Gianni Agnelli, spun him in a different direction. Elkann gifted Bresci with one of his grandfather's old denim shirts, which sparked the idea of designing a s...

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È stata inaugurata ieri, presso il Metropolitan Pavilion e il Palazzo Altman, la manifestazione Première Vision New York, la più importante manifestazione dedicata ai tessuti ed accessori per l'industria dell'abbigliamento di alto livello in calendario negli Stati Uniti, nata con l'obiettivo di presentare in anticipo rispetto alle due principali fi...

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by Vivienne Decker   Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. When Ippolita Rostagno, the iconic jewelry designer behind Ippolita, realized that Italian artisans were closing their shops, she was dismayed. As a woman who had successfully launched her own jewelry company to international appeal, she was frustrated that so...

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by Alessandra Turra   Italian men's wear company Boglioli has opened its first offshore branch in the U.S., called Boglioli USA Corp. "Our expectations for the U.S. market are ambitious. It is the main reason why we decided to invest directly," stated Boglioli chief executive officer Giovanni Mannucci. "We believe that the region requir...

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The new uniforms of Alitalia flight staff gave rise to curiosity and praise from passengers and tourists on Wednesday at Fiumicino airport. After almost 20 years, pilots and flight attendants are now wearing new ones reminiscent of 1950s and 1960s glamor, designed by Milan-based Ettore Bilotta. Female flight attendants are now wearing bordeaux-hue...

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CNA Federmoda continua il proprio programma di promozione dell'intera filiera moda italiana attraverso partecipazioni fieristiche e azioni di comunicazione tese a dare visibilità al portale MOOD Market. Il 19 e 20 luglio prossimi, grazie al contributo del Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico e la collaborazione dell'Agenzia ICE il portale sarà prese...

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