PITTI PREVIEW: Stars of “Constellation Africa”
The Ethical Fashion Initiative and Pitti Immagine have joined forces to put four mens designers on show at the 88th edition of Pitti Uomo in Florence…
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KOLBE: Designing Men’s Wear in Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda-based bespoke men’s wear designer Hategekimana Maxmilien Kolbe was born into the Rwandan genocide. After his birth, his mother, a nurse, was shot in the leg,…
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IN DEPTH: African Men’s Wear Is Ripe For Growth
There have been a lot of signs on and off the runway that Africa is the sleeping dragon of the fashion world. In Italy…
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Cavalli e Nastri: Masterpiece Vintage
MILAN–It’s a busy, hot Thursday afternoon in Milan’s upscale Brera district, and Benedetta Jesi of Cavalli e Nastri vintage has a black lace nightgown…
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ISSUE NO. 19: Artisanal Luster of Vintage
Backstage during fashion week, one will likely find that nearly all the mood boards for fashion’s vanguard brands bear a few references to the past. Some…
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BACO STYLE: Romain Brau’s Enchanting Vintage
PARIS– “Maybe I love vintage because most of the pieces come from a time when beautiful things took time to be made. Vintage clothes…
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Silvana Venturini’s American Dream
PARMA–Silvana Venturini is an archaeologist who decided that her passion would become a job. Or a sort of. Her interest for antiques, objects and bijoux,…
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Angelo Caroli: Signor Vintage
PARMA–With over 100,000 pieces in his archive, Angelo Caroli is known around Italy as the “King of the Vintage.” The entrepreneur is a collector and…
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Paolo Crescimbeni: Culture of Travel
PARMA–“I have a passion for vintage luggage from 1860 to 1950, from the carriage to the first airplane, when volumes changed shape,” said Paolo Crescimbeni, a…
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ISSUE NO. 18: The Maestro and the Apprentice
Much like in the painter’s practice of the Italian Renaissance, today’s fashion world shares a very disciplined approach to educating and cultivating the aspiring artisan. Surprisingly,…
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