BACO STYLE: Chiara Rusconi of A Palazzo
BRESCIA–Truly a visionary, Brescia-based gallerist Chiara Rusconi turned a grandiose, purportedly haunted, 17th century palazzo, known as the “House of 100 Windows,” into a world-class gallery that…
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BRESCIA–Truly a visionary, Brescia-based gallerist Chiara Rusconi turned a grandiose, purportedly haunted, 17th century palazzo, known as the “House of 100 Windows,” into a world-class gallery that…
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Last month, I took a trip to Lisbon and Porto for Portugal Fashion Week. I was struck by the rich fabrics and the overall…
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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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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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Porto, Portugal–At Portugal fashion week, which unfolded between the nation’s capital Lisbon and the financial hub Porto, designer Susana Bettencourt, a knitwear specialist, showcased a women’s…
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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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An island marred by wounds from as many invasions as it has lemon trees, Sicily itself is a vessel of influences – from the Ancient…
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MILAN–Palermo-born designer Maurizio Pecoraro’s fashion career began at about 13 years old, when he started making one-size-fits-all drawstring pants with fabric scraps he collected from local…
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MILAN–If Corrada Rodriguez d’Acri had been born into the pre-Unification days that Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa so vividly illustrated in his novel “The Leopard,” she definitely…
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MILAN–The 22-year-old designer from Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Claudio Cutugno is riding high from his recent win from the Camera Nazionale della Moda’s “Next…
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