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Believe me, it can be done!    Losing one’s luggage and trying to be cheerful without your “stuff” for more than 24 hours has been a never-ending fear of mine. Fortunately, it has never happened to me because I refuse to check anything.  I will go so far as to layer my travel outfit or eliminate shoes and outfits.   As a former public relations dir...

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Italian textile manufacturers made up some lost ground in 2017. The figures published on Tuesday at the opening of Milano Unica, the benchmark trade show for the Italian textile industry, being held at the Rho exhibition centre in Milan until 8th February, show that the industry has reversed the trend after a two-year decline.  According to the est...

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Il Financial Times lo ha celebrato come il «barbiere più bravo del mondo». Anche Le Figaro ha parlato di lui, dell’«eleganza dei suoi servizi». Francesco Cirignotta, 53 anni, l’unico in Italia con tre diamanti d’oro (l’equivalente delle stelle Michelin), si definisce un «tricoesteta». Il suo salone, in viale Gabriele D’Annunzio 25, è diventato il t...

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Bottega Veneta is having what is known as a major New York moment. First, the thoroughly Italian heritage brand is unveiling a new 15,000-square-foot flagship boutique on Madison Avenue this February. Then, in celebration of the opening, Bottega Veneta is temporarily abandoning Milan to show their Fall/Winter 2018 collection during New York Fashion...

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At a time when retail is testing new technology and innovation, traditional footwear becomes especially compelling. Fittingly, the Italian Trade Agency — an organization committed to supporting footwear and leather goods made in the country — on Wednesday celebrated a daylong New York exhibit of Italian products. Prior to the event, Stefano Miotto...

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Karen Musarra is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member in the field of Health and Beauty in recognition of her role as CEO and Founder of Victory Park Italy Inc. & Victoria Park Academy. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Karen Musarra started Victoria Park Academy because of her passion for fashion. "Living in Milan,...

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For a man who has made his millions from being light years ahead of the rest of the fashion crowd, it’s only mildly surprising that Federico Marchetti has now set his sights on the moon. The founder and boss of the world’s largest online luxury fashion retailer, Yoox Net-a-Porter, whispers in his Milanese office that his next frontier involves “t...

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The world of fashion magazines is populated by a high number of great women editors and professionals, who made or are making its history. Thanks to their personality, artistic inclination, hard work, new ideas and understanding, these women left an unforgettable mark and an important legacy. This is the case of Anna Piaggi, who is remembered and c...

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There's a revolution happening in menswear, and if you're watching close enough, you'll catch it. At Pitti Uomo, the Florence-based fashion week for men, recharged energy was in the air; of course, not too much — because Europeans just don't roll that way — but just enough to let anyone in attendance know that menswear has (finally) caught up. To m...

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Benjamin Franklin wrote in 1789 that nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes, but now, 229 years later, we'd like to add one more item to that listing. In 2018, nothing can be said to be certain except death, taxes and Dolce & Gabbana's millennial and Generation Z obsession — because here we are, in the middle of the Spring 2018 se...

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