Freccia Bestetti: Too International for Just Italy
Vigevano, Italy–Past the damp, hay colored rice paddies and the abandoned factories and mills of Pavia, a cobbler is working alone in an auto garage-turned-shoe…
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Brigitte Niedermair on Man’s Fashion, Food Fixation
MILAN–Over aperitivo in Milan, Brigitte Niedermair, the provocative photographer known for juxtaposing decapitated heads of farm animals with models’ bodies, tells me that her…
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ERA Olive Oil: Liquid Gold
MILAN–Olive oil label ERA, whose confection looks more like a perfume than it does a condiment, is about starting a new life on 15 hectares…
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The Fashionable Side of Fuorisalone
MILAN–Milan’s Design Week opened a lot of palazzo doors and secret gardens that for the most part of the year are closed off to…
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Bonotto: Fashion Textiles At Salone
MILAN–Creative textile maker Bonotto SpA, a company that makes exclusive fabrics for fashion’s top couture and ready-to-wear collections presented Monday its very first furnishing accessories line….
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Mrinalini Chandra: Preserving Indian Techniques
MUMBAI –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…
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Dubini: Fine Archaeology
MILAN–Ancient Greek coins, some as old as 323 BC, etched with the bust of Alexander the Great, Artemis, Hercules and Romulus and Remus suckling…
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Portugal’s Filigree: An Ancient Tradition, Modern Allure
LISBON–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…
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Pasotti: Rock Generation Drives Old Family Business
Florence, 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…
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Two Sicilian Brands Championing Local Craftsmanship
BACO’s Fashion Editor Valentina Accardo chats with two designers, who represent a growing trend of talent being re-shored back to Sicily: Loredana Roccasalva of LR Couture…
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