The fashion designers from all around the world have returned their verdict and after London, Florence, Milan and Paris, we realized that the Autumn Winter 2013/14 menswear will be characterized by a strong dichotomy between the refined elegance of sophisticated dandies and the typical middle-class boy who plays it safe without mistakes, or nearly so. However there have been a few “fashion licences” on the casual style side: the dandies seem the dictators’ descendants of Miuccia Prada (who modeled on the catwalk just over a year ago) with tapestry prints, furs and military uniforms; while the new bourgeois reveal a…
After Pitti Uomo, Pitti W and Pitti Bimbo the Florentine fashion calendar provides Pitti Filati and the inevitable appointment at the Stazione Leopolda with the 21st edition of “Vintage Selection”, the famous vintage-fashion trade show open to the public.
Take one of the older Tuscan shoe brands which manufactures elegant shoes since 1902; let mature the know-how of the best craftsmen for over a century, handing down the techniques of leather processing from generation to generation; then give it to the more whimsical heir of the family. Sprinkle generously with glamor and charm, and then turn the flame of passion for the bella vita, until you reach a perfect golden color. Wear the shoes on the most important red carpets of the world or in the most exclusive parties and always smile when they take you a picture. This…
Florence, January 9, 5.45 p.m. – The shuttle for the Stazione Leopolda is full of journalists and buyers excited to attend the Fall Winter 2013/2014 Andrea Pompilio fashion show, one of the main events of the 83rd edition of Pitti Uomo. As I read the name of the location on the invitation I thought “Never change a winning formula”. For the third consecutive time, the Andrea Pompilio show takes place in the structure of the first railway station of Florence, a grunge and decadent hall which mentally brings you in the suburbs of London and New York or even in…
It’s a cold Wednesday evening in Florence and while the “crowd of fashion” come into town for the 83rd edition of Pitti Uomo wanders in the parties of the most luxurious streets of the center, a long line of people is waiting to get into the more-than-7-centuries-old social and political heart of the city, Palazzo Vecchio. A selected audience of journalists, buyers and VIPs parades on the long red carpet running around the building just under the eyes of the David of Michelangelo. They came here to attend the 83rd Pitti Uomo special event, the Ermanno Scervino fall…
Under the rain the guests await their turn to enter the Philological Circle of Via Clerici in Milan. In the entrance hall of the Art Nouveau building, a lot of balloons invade the space up to the upper floor, it seems a great party. Between wet umbrellas and dripping raincoats, the lights go up on “coquillages et crustacés”, the spring summer 2013 collection by .normaluisa .
Over this short but intense Christmas break I decided to dedicate the first posts of the new year to the woman Spring Summer 2013 collections, concluding the series of reviews dedicated to the Milan Fashion Week. I start this little tour through Italian fashion with the collection of Maurizio Pecoraro: a Sicilian born designer (1966), who is still called “emerging”, due to a silly Italian cultural vice of not considering the designers who came out after the mid 90s (despite he launched his own brand in 1998). He has a mature and recognizable aesthetic vision and his long career would…
Here I am just to thank you for your support, your comments and e-mails and especially to wish you a Merry Christmas! ____ Enjoy this special selection of vintage Vogue Covers for the Christmas Issues!
For international readers: flash post only in Italian about shopping proposals for Christmas. A run into several shops on line to support the new Italian brands. Click the links under the images if you want to know more about the items and maybe buy them. Have a great shopping experience! Ultimissimi giorni di corsa per i regali di Natale. Inutile fingere, so benissimo che fate parte dei ritardatari o (peggio ancora) di quelli con il senso di colpa che aspettano i saldi con la scusa di crisi e tredicesime volatilizzate, ma che all’ultimo secondo spendono interi capitali improvvisando regali inutili pur…
Veneto is one of the Italian regions boasting antique craftsmanship traditions universally recognized for their uniqueness and Bruno Parise, visionary entrepreneur with a long career in the knitwear field, wanted to enhance these resources by launching Bruno Parise Italia bags line destined to conquer the international markets. Bruno Parise Tradition, craftsmanship and innovation are the few, but essential keywords for the success of Bruno Parise Italia. The main feature of his bags is the recover of the antique Venetian weaving tradition (intreccio), by salvaging a treadle loom of the eighteenth century for weaving tapestries. Thin strips of…