Tag: italian
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Vaccarello quits Versace as rumours mount of move to YSL
Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello quit Versace Monday, the Italian brand announced as speculation mounted that he was about to take over at Yves Saint Laurent. The rumour mill has been working overtime since Hedi Slimane left YSL last Friday, with many fashion insiders convinced that Vaccarello would succeed him. Donatella Versace seemed to hint that…
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Armani says no to fur in its fashions
After years of disagreements with animal rights activists, the Armani Group has announced that it will go fur-free this year, beginning with its fall 2016 collections. According to Women's Wear Daily, the Italian fashion group made the agreement with The Humane Society of the United States and the Fur Free Alliance. “I am pleased to…
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Dolce & Gabbana Criticized Over Selling "Slave Sandal" Footwear
The Italian fashion house is under fire — yet again — for what many are calling a politically incorrect move.
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Get the Dolce & Gabbana fairytale princess catwalk makeup look
Dolce & Gabbana reinterpreted the fairytale princess look during the Italian house's Autumn/Winter 2016 show during Milan Fashion Week this season, with a pretty yet contemporary makeup look to match. The brand offered a sneak preview of its new “Blush of Roses” face collection with a look that focused on porcelain skin with a natural,…
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The Italian driving fashion’s mobile revolution
With his high-waisted jeans and sneakers, nobody could have accused Steve Jobs of being a style leader. Posthumously however the Apple founder is becoming an icon of the luxury fashion business as the smartphone technology he pioneered shakes up a sector of the industry initially slow to embrace the Internet. Ask Federico Marchetti, the Italian…
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At Milan Fashion Week, Cinderella goes to Dolce & Gabbana
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian MILAN (Reuters) – It will be a fairytale wardrobe for Dolce & Gabbana fans next winter, with the Italian fashion brand presenting enchanting fantasy creations for its latest womenswear line at Milan Fashion Week on Sunday. Against a backdrop of an open story book, golden carriage and a clock ticking towards midnight,…
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Blumarine, Ermanno Scervino unveil furs, craftsmanship in Milan
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian MILAN (Reuters) – Fur took center stage at Milan Fashion Week on Saturday with Italian brands Blumarine and Ermanno Scervino presenting plenty of it in their luxurious womenswear creations for next winter. Designer Scervino also sought to showcase Italian craftsmanship in his collection called “The Mosaic Woman” with pleated as well as…
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Russia’s luxury flagship store turns to Chinese spenders
By Olga Sichkar and Jack Stubbs MOSCOW (Reuters) – Framed by Swarovski crystal figurines and crocodile skin-clad smart phones, sales promotions at Moscow's exclusive TsUM department store are being publicized in two languages: Russian, of course, and now Chinese. The bi-lingual signs, promising to match the prices of all luxury goods with those on sale…