Vuedu: The Sicilian Essential
MILAN–With an inclination towards several areas of design – from architecture to fashion – Daniela Vinciguerra’s likes to be thought of as a entrepreneur and a visionary. In…
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TURINEYES: The Editor’s Bespoke Experience
TURIN–I have been wearing eyeglasses since age 11, so after years of ill-fitting bifocals, I finally came to the conclusion that buying a pair of bespoke…
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Jacques Durand, A French Classic
PARIS–French eye wear designer Jacques Durand, who worked as an optician before breaking out into production in 1978, is a true believer in the classics….
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LGR: An African Affair
ROME–Thick with nostalgia of Italy’s colonial African past, modern sophisticate eye wear brand L.G.R. was founded on a young man’s admiration of his grandfather’s life’s…
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G2G: Giovanni Grillotti’s “Pret-a-Couture”
MILAN–Giovanni Grillotti, G2G’s creative director, spent six months in his early twenties working at the daycare of Rome’s Rebibbia’s prison, while moonlighting as a tailor…
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RRUNA: The Artist’s Vision, Fashionable Allegory
By Sofia Celeste ROME–The fashion industry traces its roots to the mid-19th century, when artists designed the sketches that were shown to the dames and…
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NADIAMARI: Wearable Mosaics
ROME–Nestled at the end of a sun-kissed street on the Eternal City’s Gianiculum Hill, designer Nadia Mari’s studio is a cross between an artist’s workshop…
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De Rosis: Contamination of Art and Beauty
By Valentina Accardo ROME–Matisse, Miro’, Jean Arp e Malevich, inspired Ida De Rosis to create an high quality bags collection made through original design and…
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ATELIER VM: Poetic Jewels
MILAN–In a corner of Milan, poetry and aesthetics come together to form a jewelry collection born from a solid friendship of two women: Viola…
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Pitti’s Young Designers Dominate
Florence, Italy–Pitti strives to shine a spotlight on more young designers like never before. In an era where fashion is calling for fresh ideas,…
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