BACO STYLE: Chiara Rusconi of A Palazzo
BRESCIA–Truly a visionary, Brescia-based gallerist Chiara Rusconi turned a grandiose, purportedly haunted, 17th century palazzo, known as the “House of 100 Windows,” into a world-class gallery that…
Read MoreBRESCIA–Truly a visionary, Brescia-based gallerist Chiara Rusconi turned a grandiose, purportedly haunted, 17th century palazzo, known as the “House of 100 Windows,” into a world-class gallery that…
Read MoreLast month, I took a trip to Lisbon and Porto for Portugal Fashion Week. I was struck by the rich fabrics and the overall…
Read MoreMUMBAI –Indian couture jewelry designer Mrinalini Chandra launched her eponymous label in the summer of 2013, after studying at Milan’s Richemont Group-promoted Creative Academy and…
Read MoreLISBON–Lining the white-washed cobblestone streets of Lisbon’s Rua Aurea are rows of jewelry stores showcasing intricate filigree or filigrana earrings and pendants, traditional adornments worn by Portuguese…
Read MorePorto, Portugal–At Portugal fashion week, which unfolded between the nation’s capital Lisbon and the financial hub Porto, designer Susana Bettencourt, a knitwear specialist, showcased a women’s…
Read MoreFlorence, Italy–With his razor-shaved head, his no-nonsense, muscular stance and his all-black attire, Nicola Begotti looks more like a lead singer of a heavy…
Read MoreAn island marred by wounds from as many invasions as it has lemon trees, Sicily itself is a vessel of influences – from the Ancient…
Read MoreMILAN–Palermo-born designer Maurizio Pecoraro’s fashion career began at about 13 years old, when he started making one-size-fits-all drawstring pants with fabric scraps he collected from local…
Read MoreMILAN–If Corrada Rodriguez d’Acri had been born into the pre-Unification days that Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa so vividly illustrated in his novel “The Leopard,” she definitely…
Read MoreMILAN–The 22-year-old designer from Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Claudio Cutugno is riding high from his recent win from the Camera Nazionale della Moda’s “Next…
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