James Kearns: London’s Self-Made Shoemaker
LONDON–James Kearns, a luxury footwear maker and leather-smith from London’s rising Hackney neighbourhood, learned everything he knows about crafting luxury footwear from You Tube. That’s…
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Laboratorio Paravicini’s Fashion Plates
MILAN–Painting plates was a hobby for Costanza Paravicini, until she realized that her steady hand and immense patience was one-of-a-kind. Since setting up shop in a…
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Fabio Crippa: The Ancient Art of Stone Cutting
MILAN–If Leonardo da Vinci was still alive and living in his old nabe 5Vie, he would have consulted Fabio Crippa and his Nuova Taglieria…
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LA SCALA: Mastering Costumery Tradition Of World’s Oldest Opera
MILAN–At The La Scala Theater Academy, a group of about 16 young women between the ages of 20 and 30 are celebrating a job…
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Musella Dembech: Father and Son
MILAN–In a dimly lit studio littered with needles and thread and swathes of wool, father and son duo Francesco and Gianfrancesco Musella work side by side making bespoke suits for Milan’s upper crust and young connoisseurs of Italy’s sartorial tradition. At 31-years-old, Gianfrancesco enthusiasm…
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Aboriginal Artisans Shine At Salone
MILAN–Half a million visitors invaded Milan for the latest edition of Salone del Mobile which ran April 17 to 22, under the aegis of…
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Connection Knitwear: Retro Slow Fashion
MILAN-When Connection Knitwear’s co-founder Daniele Savaré rode into the BACO photoshoot with a vintage green and gold Lambretta scooter, we knew we were in for a…
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Empowering Maasai Women: The Alama Project
PARIS–Through the nomad lands, across the Eastern African shores and sun-kissed deserts of Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania, Maasai tribespeople roam freely. Standing gracefully…
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SUWA’s Artisanal Street Style
Florence, Italy — It’s Pitti Uomo 93 day two and the Les Benjamins FW presentation is just about to kick off in the majestic…
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The Twins Behind Caftanii Firenze
Twin sisters Ludovica and Ginevra Fagioli started their brand Caftanii Firenze as a summer brand. In winter, they target consumers in perennially warm climates…
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