La Scala has rarely seen a more fashionable— and powerful — audience. Giorgio Armani, Prada's Patrizio Bertelli, Stefano Pilati, Diego Della Valle, Alberta Ferretti, Renzo Rosso, Roberto Cavalli, Frida Giannini and a healthy sampling of Ferragamos, Zegnas, Missonis and Marzottos were among industry heavyweights who joined a battalion of Condé Nast...
READ MOREdi Flavia Fiorentino «Il Principe dei sogni. Giuseppe negli arazzi medicei di Pontormo e Bronzino» unisce Roma, Milano e Firenze nel segno dell'arte e della cultura per rappresentare l'Italia del Rinascimento nell'occasione di Expo 2015. Domani 17 febbraio la mostra curata da Louis Godart, aprirà al pubblico nel Salone dei Corazzieri al Pa...
READ MOREMoncler, the Italian maker of $1,220 quilted polyester jackets, priced its initial public offering at the top of an indicated range after investors sought more than 31 times the amount of stock offered. The value of orders from institutional investors exceeded 20 billion euros ($27.6 billion) for shares that will be priced at 10.20 euros a...
READ MOREWith the start of the New Year, there's just one resolution that should be of your list: Travel to Italy in 2015. It's always a good time to visit Italy, but we think 2015 will be the best year yet! The 2015 Expo in Milan has motivated Italy to do some early spring-cleaning, restoring monuments and art to their ancient glamour, adding visi...
READ MOREby Chiara Beghelli "Optimism" is one of the most recurring words among exhibitors at Mido, the world's biggest eyewear fair that opens its 45th edition in Milan today and runs until March 2. The "Made in Italy" eyewear industry turnover reached €3.17 billion in 2014, up 9.4% on 2013, boosted by the highest export revenues in 10 years,...
READ MOREPublications announces the reissue of Roland Merullo's memoir/travelogue The Italian Summer: Golf, Food, and Family at Lake Como. Called "a colorful, affectionate tour of Italian landscape and food" by Kirkus Magazine and "simply a wonderful read" by BookReporter, it is a charming narrative of a glorious summer of golfing, eating, and learning...
READ MORELa città di Dallas non molla la presa sull'Italia e per incrementare i flussi spera nell'arrivo a breve del volo diretto con Milano. Nel 2013 gli arrivi dal nostro Paese si sono attestati a quota 25mila, in linea con quelli dell'anno precedente: "Quello italiano rimane per noi un mercato importante. Lo scorso anno gli arrivi non sono...
READ MOREdi Maurita Cardone Avete mai pensato di adottare una guglia? Forse no, ma da oggi potete iniziare a pensarci. Non che adottarla significhi che potrete mettervi la guglia in salotto ma, quando visiterete il Duomo di Milano, potrete avere la soddisfazione di dire: quella guglia è lì (per modestia potrete aggiungere un "anche") grazie a me....
READ MOREUniversities can purchase Expo Milano 2015 tickets for € 10 per student. This is an important initiative that will involve all universities, academies and institutes of higher education recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research, who will take part in "Le Università in Expo". Universities outside of Italy recognized by...
READ MOREVisiting Italy by train is a lovely way to discover uncharted places. But it can be and more unique if you travel along old and out-of-the-way routes, with old-fashioned trains. It's a new kind of "slow tourism," perfect to enjoy the treasures of Italy more deeply. The Italian Ministry of Culture has just signed a partnerhsip with Ferrovie...
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