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In a country where police uniforms are designed by Armani, it isn't surprising that women take dressing very seriously. When I moved to Italy, I desperately wanted to look like I fit in. If you're planning a trip to Italy soon, and don't want to be pegged as a tourist, there is one important thing to remember. The objective of Italian dressing is n...

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Italian label Fabiana Filippi is continuing its North American expansion, opening its second store in the market. After Miami last November, the company has unveiled a 1,507-square-foot unit at the NorthPark Center shopping mall in Dallas. “Opening a store in Dallas is part of a wider strategy, which will see the launch of a series of units in the...

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Almost two years after the initial announcement, 10 Corso Como is set to finally open its New York outpost. To celebrate New York Fashion Week and its legacy — the Milan-based retailer opened its first store nearly thirty years ago — the New York store will launch by way of an all-day celebration informed by “music, art, fashion, design, cuisine an...

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Directly following the introduction of Gucci’s “Kingsnake” leather watch, the legendary fashion house serves up plans for a new Gucci Decor collection for 2018. mPrimarily influenced by Gucci’s creative ethos, the Gucci Decor Collection showcases a variety of design cues taken from the Italian luxury brand’s in-house clothing lines. The new Gucci D...

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Italy’s Borsalino, one of the world’s most famous hat makers and known for Humphrey Bogart’s fedora in the film “Casablanca”, has been rescued by Haeres Equita, a group of investors led by a Swiss-Italian financier. The company was put up for sale via an auction after a judge in the town of Alessandria, where the luxury brand was founded in 1857, r...

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Designated by Forbes as the richest woman in Italy in 2013, Miuccia Prada is one of the great symbols of Italian fashion. Her name, famous throughout the world, is one of the more refined and renowned brand in the international market.

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What do fashion and European Catholicism have in common? Many asked this question when the newest art exhibition at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination, opened in May 2018. As the old Italian saying goes, Gli opposti si attraggono, opposites attract. The seemingly opp...

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Beyoncé and Mariah Carey were back in Roberto Cavalli on stage this weekend – but unlike in 2014 when both divas wore the same embellished, black dress, this time they were dressed in custom-made designs by the Italian label’s new creative director Paul Surridge. Carey kicked off her Las Vegas residency on July 5 in a couture Cavalli dress, while B...

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Reviewing a Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda collection is a curious exercise; while fashion shows are typically directed towards editors and buyers, at these weekend-long extravaganzas we play second fiddle to their phenomenally wealthy client base, and the occasions themselves bear more similarity to Disneyland than they do traditional runway settings....

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Schola Italica, in collaborazione con l’Università degli Studi di Milano, sta selezionando laureandi, laureati e professionisti per partecipare alla Summer School "Made in Italy / Made by Italics. Italic Culture in Art, Music, Fashion, Design and Gastronomy". Si tratta di un percorso formativo residenziale finalizzato ad approfondire le peculiarità...

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