Fashion

Benetton Founder Steps Down During Troubled Times for the Company

by ITALY | Wed, 05/02/2012 - 05:18

words by Gabi LoganLuciano Benetton, head of the Italian clothing company United Colors of Benetton, announced through an interview in Italian newspaper…

Franca Sozzani of Vogue Italia Addresses Fashion's Relation to Eating Disorders

by ITALY | Thu, 04/12/2012 - 09:52

words by Gabi LoganIn a public forum at Harvard University last Monday, editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia Franca Sozzani appeared with Arianna Huffington and…

Olympic fashionistas!

by ITALY | Wed, 04/04/2012 - 05:20

Giorgio Armani will be designing the uniform for the Italian Olympic team while Prada will sponsor the the Italian national sailing team. EA7 Armani, the…

Lifestyle

Ferragamo To Give First Runway Show in the Louvre’s History

by ITALY | Wed, 03/28/2012 - 05:32

As the sole sponsor of the Louvre’s latest exhibition on Leonardo da Vinci, the Italian fashion house, Salvatore Ferragamo, has been granted the historic…

Wearing Italian on the Oscar Red Carpet

by ITALY | Tue, 02/28/2012 - 06:36

Italian designers proved a popular choice for stars at the 84th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles this year. Actors and actresses hit the red carpet in…

Milan Fashion Week at the Sforzesco Castle

by ITALY | Fri, 02/24/2012 - 03:24

Milan women's fashion week kicked off last Wednesday and will run until the 28th of February. The event includes 72 catwalks and 137 collections showcasing the…

Culture

Marilyn's Italian Style File

by Julie Burns | Mon, 02/06/2012 - 05:15

Following the recent hit movie, ‘My Week with Marilyn’, the life and style of screen queen Marilyn Monroe looks set to take centre-stage later this year. As…

Versace's first couture show since 2004

by ITALY | Wed, 01/25/2012 - 04:42

words by Pierangela ZandanelVersace show kicked off the fashion week in Paris, after eight years of absence on the couture high wire, although the atelier…

Italian art inspires Rodarte Fra Angelico Collection now at LACMA

by ITALY | Tue, 01/17/2012 - 08:08

In June 2011 fashion designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy, aka Rodarte, debuted their “Fra Angelico Collection” at Florence's Pitti W, a part of the annual Pitti…

Lifestyle

Pitti Uomo 81 in Florence: menswear trends for 2012

by Natalie Aldern | Fri, 01/13/2012 - 01:01

Well heeled editors, bloggers, photographers and fashion lovers have descended on Florence to see the very best in menswear. Pitti Uomo is in Florence for the…