His name is tied to a specific time. A time when the original supermodels walked up and down the runways of Italian creativity. Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Carla Bruni, Helena Christensen have all been muses of his. Beautiful and untouchable, they seemed the sole protagonists of each show but, by bringing the world’s attention...

Which came first, the Bar or the Caffè? Sipping a coffee at a table outside a bar is a daily habit for most Italians, including myself. In Bolsena, my house is directly above the Bar in the main square. In the morning, I like to go down the stairs and have a cappuccino and croissant (brioche) while reading the newspaper (usually the bars provide a...

Dear friends, things are going good here in Italy, and we hope the same for you. Once again there’s many things happened in this February for We the Italians, and many more will be coming in the close future. A few days ago We the Italians had the honor of being called among the speakers at an event celebrating a wonderful project involving five di...

Countless times I have found myself in an airport lounge reading something while I wait to board my next flight. And to this day, I still vividly remember that incredibly humid evening and the impressive not-so-bad espresso at Changi airport in Singapore. As an Italian man passionate about the fine art of tailoring, it is not infrequent for me to c...

It’s been almost 60 years since Lamborghini began producing cars. In honor of that noteworthy achievement, the automaker is celebrating around the globe throughout 2023. The series kicked off last month and will see stops in Japan, the UK, the USA, and other sites. May 6th, 1963 is the actual anniversary of the bull-emblazoned brand. Since that day...

Safilo USA is announcing the kick-off of an immersive, multi-city 2023 Safilo Partnership Tour—making stops in key markets across North America—in order to connect and engage with customers in their local communities. The tour launches on February 22 and 23 in New York City, and runs through May with stops in Houston (March 1-2), Northern and South...

The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) will extend its sponsorship of a curated selection of some of Italy’s very best womenswear and women’s accessories designers at the semi-annual Chicago trade show, February 21-23 at The Jacob K. Javits Center in NYC. This season ITA will sponsor 70+ Italian brands at Coterie, positioned together on the show floor in o...

Italian luxury automaker, Automobili Pininfarina, has added Salt Lake City Motorcars to its list of retail partners in North America. The appointment is part of the company’s ongoing global expansion. Salt Lake City Motorcars, led by Dealer Principal Tom Buckley, will provide a highly personalized experience to prospective and current owners of Aut...

 Tiger Leather, a North Carolina-based manufacturer of leather for the home furnishings and hospitality industries has merged in a joint venture with Italian leather producer Gruppo Peretti. The new venture, Peretti Leather Group, will be directed by Stefano Peretti, owner of Gruppo Peretti, and Frank Toledano, president and CEO of Tiger Leather. O...

Submarine Entertainment is launching sales at Berlin’s European Film Market on high-profile doc “Milano — The Inside Story of Italian Fashion,”  directed by John Maggio (“The Perfect Weapon”). Billed as the definitive story of the explosion of Italian fashion in the 1970s and 80s, as told by the insiders, the star-studded doc extensively features G...