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Luisa Spagnoli left her mark in the fashion world, but little do people know that she was the woman who invented the “Baci Perugina,” the famous little chocolate with the whole hazelnut surrounded by gianduia and wrapped in a short love poem.  A favorite for Valentine’s Day, the “Bacio” or Kiss, is today one of the best-known Italian chocolates, ea...

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Italy on Madison campaign ended with enormous success a week of special events, cultural happenings, and experiential activities spotlighted authentic Italian craftmanship in fashion, culinary culture, jewelry, and design. Organized by the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), the campaign extended from Flatiron to the Upper East Side, highlighting stores, b...

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In the week of Festa della Repubblica (the Italian Republic Day), which marks Italy’s most symbolic anniversary, ITA Airways sets another milestone in its evolution as the new Italian national flagship carrier. In a period slightly over 6 months from the begin of its flight operations on October 15, 2021, which represents a record time in the airli...

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Evangelista Donatelli,  known to many friends and customers as Vange or Vangie, liked to sit in a white plastic lawn chair on the sidewalk facing Congress Street and wave and talk to people passing by his longtime Munjoy Hill tailor shop. Donatelli, who opened Donatelli’s Custom Tailor Shop in 1972, died on May 16. He was 84. He was a master tailor...

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Cultural superpower Italy has long been an epicentre of art, architecture and design. From the domes and arches of ancient Rome, to the 20th century maisonsthat dominate Milan Fashion Week, ‘la bella figura’, or‘good appearance’, is part of the national DNA – an aesthetic history that Fendi seeks to champion and sustain. The Roman brand has engaged...

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In its latest celebration of Italian culture, Tod's launches Aria d’Italia, a series of eight portraitures of young artists, businesspeople, and craftsmen like Aldo and Francesco Sersale (owners of Le Sirenuse) and Germma Richard (owner of La Foleira). Each interview showcases how the subject represents the spirit and energy of Italy while also emb...

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In Duccio Mazzanti’s workshop, feathers run the show. Colourful plumes of every size and shape imaginable adorn the walls, decorate mannequins, overflow from boxes and closets, even litter the floor. This space, dubbed the “laboratory,” is where feathers are transformed into just about anything. “Feathers can be placed anywhere,” Mazzanti says. “Th...

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It may be hard to keep up with his many milestones and accolades after a lifelong career, but Valentino Garavani is marking yet another celebratory moment on Wednesday, turning 90 years old. The city of Voghera, Italy, where the couturier was born, is paying tribute to him with an exhibition of 50 of his storied designs, running from Wednesday to J...

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Meta’s founder and chief executive met with several fashion power players in Milan, as seen on Instagram, reported Business of Fashion. Zuckerberg is taking large strides in bringing is metaverse into the mainstream by meeting with makers of luxury accessories and Italian luxury conglomerates to partner with. On Wednesday, Zuckerberg posted an imag...

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The history of the brand Sergio Tacchini is closely linked to that tennis, its namesake creator is in fact the five-time Italian champion of doubles. Sergio Tacchini, retired from racing at the age of 28, founded in 1966 in Piedmont, in Bellinzago Novarese, Sandys S.p.A. which will then take the name of Sergio Tacchini S.p.A. The biggest innovation...

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