ISSUE NO. 17: Meet The Artisans
This week in 2013, 1133 people died in the Rana Plaza catastrophe in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A further 2500 were injured while working for some of the…
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Marta Ferri: The Contemporary Atelier
MILAN–Marta Ferri, the 31-year-old designer famous for her whimsical, feminine skirts, is one of the most prominent young designer-artisans in Italy. A perfect combination of the artisan’s…
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Ginevra Dondina’s Miniature World of Gi
MILAN–At the Gi by Ginevra Dondina showroom, the designer is watching fish made of resin solidify their form. She places tiny bits of paper into the…
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BACO STYLE: Brunello Cucinelli
Solomeo, Italy–A trumpeted melody to the tune of Louis Armstrong’s “Hello Dolly” permeates the 14th-century Brunello Cucinelli complex. The scenic, lush green Umbrian countryside is evidenced by the medieval arches framing this masterpiece…
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Lorenzo Borghi: Old School Milliner
MILAN–Just steps away from the gothic spires of Milan’s Duomo, 74-year-old Lorenzo Borghi, works in a dim studio overlooking an ornate Milanese courtyard built…
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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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Passaggio Cravatte: A Treasure Chest of Ties
Gianni Cerutti, the 27-year-old journalist-turned-cravat extraordinaire will go to the ends of the earth to find textiles – some that haven’t been dusted since Italy’s Unification.
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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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THE EXPO ISSUE: Where Fashion and Food Mingle
MILAN–More and more what you put into your mouth has become just as fashionable as what you wear. And that has never rung more…
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The Expo Guide By Milano State of Mind
MILAN–Alessia Zampano, co-founder of Instamag Milano State of Mind, maps out the fashion capital’s must see spots during the Expo 2015 fair, which will run…
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