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Elegance, Nino Cerruti once said, got on his nerves. It was the sort of remark you can afford to toss off when you are easily the most elegant man in the room. And Mr. Cerruti, who died last month at age 91, embodied that attribute, a quality seldom encountered yet unmistakable when you are in its presence. “It can be learned, but you have to have...

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Jim Graziano never pictured rapper Freddie Gibbs passing out sandwiches at midnight behind the counter of his family’s 84-year-old Italian food importing and distribution business. His great-grandfather, Vincenzo Graziano, used to count the money behind that same wooden counter at 901 W. Randolph St. back in 1937 when he started J.P. Graziano Groce...

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We can reveal that Oscar nominee Adam Driver, Oscar winner Penélope Cruz and Emmy nominee Shailene Woodley are newly aboard for the big-budget biopic of racing mogul Enzo Ferrari. Star Wars and House Of Gucci actor Driver is replacing Hugh Jackman in the title role while Parallel Mothers star Cruz will play Enzo’s wife Laura. Big Little Lies star W...

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After a decade of exclusively producing its luxury kitchens, baths, closets and millwork in its manufacturing hub in Italy, ITALKRAFT opened its first U.S.-based manufacturing facility in Miami in December. Equipped with the same machinery and technology as its Italian manufacturing plant, the new facility will generate 10 percent of all ITALKRAFT...

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Age is just a number, at least in Italy. Such is the impression of 70-year-old Bosnian artist Zdena Šarić, who has been staying in Rome for the last two months. “Wherever I went — whether it was a concert, an exhibition, a bar, a restaurant — almost everyone had gray hair,” says Zdena with a laugh. In her home country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zde...

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Alfa Romeo isn't quite an alpha of the premium makes seven years after properly returning its Italian racer feistiness to the United States. Although Jeremy Clarkson of "Top Gear" fame once proclaimed, "You can’t be a true petrolhead until you own an Alfa Romeo," the brand sold just 18,250 versions of its two aging vehicles in the country in 2021....

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The Italian luxury car manufacturer ARES Modena combined this Thursday the exclusive design of its sports cars with the art of former American motorsports champion Hubert Phipps in its first exhibition and open store in Miami’s Design District . The brand specialized in limited series of automobiles presented the ARES S1 in Miami, a sports car insp...

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The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) has been gearing up for Chicago Collective, Feb 6-8, in a BIG WAY… Boasting 54 brands, ITA’s presence will be larger than ever, offering retailers the finest in tailored clothing, sportswear, outerwear, denim, footwear & accessories. We’ve put together the following preview presentation to give you a glimpse of what y...

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It was difficult to envision a bright future for Maserati just a couple of years ago. The Italian automaker had only three products in its lineup, with all of them struggling to perform in a competitive market. Although the design was there, the product quality was not. The 590-hp Maserati Levante Trofeo, for instance, finished fifth out of five in...

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In the Divina Commedia, the great poet Dante said about Sardinians: “e a dir di Sardigna le lingue lor non si sentono stanche” (of Sardinia to gossip never do their tongues feel tired). With these words, Dante’s purpose was to depict a supposed annoying behavior of Sardinians to repeatedly praise and portray their home. But Sardinians do actually h...

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