Since the end of 2022, the luxury sector continues to demonstrate remarkable strength and resilience, with many stocks in the sector performing better than other sectors, pushing up all major Old Continent listings. This performance of the luxury sector is also well observed by the Msci Europe Luxury, the index summarizing the performance of luxury...
READ MOREDid you know that the Italian Air Force is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2023? If you didn’t, now you do—and you also now know that the all-new Massimo Tamburini brand introduced its very first bike to celebrate. While Tamburini himself died in 2014, his son, Andrea, is now designing motorbikes and related accessories in both honor and conti...
READ MOREIn early June, Panerai inaugurated its latest brick-and-mortar boutique on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Spanning two floors, and complete with a bar and displays cases full of vintage watches and memorabilia, Casa Panerai NYC is the largest Panerai boutique on the planet. Situated among the world’s top luxury names on one of the city’s most desirab...
READ MORECeramics of Italy has announced that the fourth annual Young Distributor Program is now open for entries. Organized by Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency, the Italian ceramics industry created this initiative to strengthen its relationship with North American distributors and bring a new gener...
READ MOREDisney is celebrating its 100th birthday in 2023. In honor, Disney and Vespa have come together for a special, limited edition Disney Mickey Mouse Edition with matching helmet. This isn’t Disney and Vespa’s first collaboration, of course. If you’ve seen the 2021 Disney Pixar film Luca, then you likely recall the prominent roles that Vespa scooters...
READ MOREHighlighted by a display of its design collaboration with the late Virgil Abloh, high-end Italian furniture brand Cassina unveiled its largest store to date in May on North Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood. “We are extremely excited to open the largest Cassina Store in Los Angeles, sharing our unique vision of the home with the American public...
READ MOREWhen I first heard about a “Shoe Museum” in small-town Italy, I wasn’t exactly brimming with enthusiasm. “But it has a fascinating collection of women’s footwear from the 1940s to the present day!” argued its proponents. I politely replied with an “Oh, cool. But I’m not really sure that’s my thing.” Guys and girls, sometimes in life you have to adm...
READ MOREIt’s safe to say that the Las Vegas trade fairs—JCK Las Vegas and the Couture Show—attracted better than expected buyers and orders. This is certainly true to the more than 130 Italian jewelry manufacturers and designers who make the Extraordinary Italian Jewels contingent that exhibited at the shows. The Italian high jewelry and designer brands at...
READ MOREItaly is a country that is steeped in automotive tradition, and just as it is renowned for its legendary supercars from marques that include Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Bugatti, the Mediterranean nation is equally adept at producing aspirational motorcycles. These bikes combine the performance and engineering prowess for which Italians are known alon...
READ MOREHere at Better Homes & Gardens, we’re such huge fans of all things Italian food (call us, Stanley Tucci!) that it’s pretty close to impossible to find a pizza or pasta recipe we don’t immediately swoon over. That said, some fast-casual and delivery renditions, or even some restaurant or homemade recipes, can lack a bit of fresh flair. Since one of...
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