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  • Artisanal
    • HUL LE KES: A Garment’s Second Life
      HUL LE KES: A Garment’s Second Life
    • James Kearns: London’s Self-Made Shoemaker
      James Kearns: London’s Self-Made Shoemaker
    • DALLA LIDIA: Preserving The Art of Lace
      DALLA LIDIA: Preserving The Art of Lace
  • Sustainable
    • HUL LE KES: A Garment’s Second Life
      HUL LE KES: A Garment’s Second Life
    • CRAFTED FOR SUMMER EASE
      CRAFTED FOR SUMMER EASE
    • Aboriginal Artisans Shine At Salone
      Aboriginal Artisans Shine At Salone
  • Talents
    • HUL LE KES: A Garment’s Second Life
      HUL LE KES: A Garment’s Second Life
    • ARTISANAL CURIOSITIES ABOUND AT PITTI UOMO 95
      ARTISANAL CURIOSITIES ABOUND AT PITTI UOMO 95
    • James Kearns: London’s Self-Made Shoemaker
      James Kearns: London’s Self-Made Shoemaker
  • Travel
    • HUL LE KES: A Garment’s Second Life
      HUL LE KES: A Garment’s Second Life
    • CARTAGENA: A Colonial City Looks To The Future
      CARTAGENA: A Colonial City Looks To The Future
    • Thriving in a Modern World: Pre-Colombino Gold
      Thriving in a Modern World: Pre-Colombino Gold
  • BACO Style
    • HUL LE KES: A Garment’s Second Life
      HUL LE KES: A Garment’s Second Life
    • SUMMER INSPIRATION AT PITTI UOMO
      SUMMER INSPIRATION AT PITTI UOMO
    • Connection Knitwear: Retro Slow Fashion
      Connection Knitwear: Retro Slow Fashion

Sofia Celeste

Sofia Celeste is a fashion journalist, who has covered the evolution of Italy’s small and medium sized companies since before the financial crisis. While working as a staff reporter for Dow Jones Newswires and as a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, she wrote extensively about the economic hurdles faced by the Italian fashion, retail and textile industry. Over the past decade, Sofia’s articles on Italian politics, the Vatican and culture, have been published in the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor and La Repubblica’s D Donna. In addition to dedicating her time to BACO, Sofia freelances for Women’s Wear Daily and is currently the Milan Correspondent for Paris-based online magazine NOWFASHION.COM.

Photo by Salvo Sportato
NewsJanuary 1, 2015

Five Ways to Prep for Mens Fashion Week

By Sofia Celeste

Simone Marchetti, deputy editor-in-chief of the women’s lifestyle section of Italy’s Repubblica.it is a regular at fashion week here in Milan.  In this issue, he…

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Simone Rainer's Nigredo bag
Photo Courtesy of Simone Rainer
News, Opinion, PAST ISSUESDecember 30, 2014

ISSUE NO. 2: Rock Your Bag

By Sofia Celeste

Last week I was in New York City for a birthday bash. I have had a lot of name brand bags, but never have…

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Simone Rainer 
Photo by Sofia Celeste
TalentsDecember 30, 2014

Simone Rainer: Fashion’s Petrologist

By Sofia Celeste

MILAN–A summer party on the volcanic sand of Stromboli, an alchemical reaction between two noble metals and an iridescent supernova are just a few…

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Vive Ninette Courtesy Photo
Artisanal, TalentsDecember 30, 2014

Vive Ninette: Italian Island Style

By Sofia Celeste

MILAN–Italian creativity mixed with Indonesian craftsmanship makes for great dinner conversation, not to mention an unforgettable handbag. Especially when you consider that the bags are crafted in an…

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Be Convertible
ArtisanalDecember 15, 2014

Be Convertible: The Nomad’s Bag

By Sofia Celeste

MILAN–About two weeks ago, a mysterious knock at the door woke 26-year-old Camilla Vinciguerra out of bed. To her astonishment, four women dressed in black birkas got out…

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Copertina
BACO Style, TalentsDecember 15, 2014

Emanuela Giusti’s Understated Luxe

By Sofia Celeste

MILAN–If you don’t ask her about it, it might go unnoticed. But that’s just the way she is. Hidden in the racks of fine,…

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tagli
OpinionNovember 21, 2014

Issue No. 1: Perfect Storm is a Golden Opportunity

By Sofia Celeste

The world’s top fashionistas are likely to ask Santa Claus for something a little more unique to appear under the tree this Christmas. That…

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Courtesy Photo
ArtisanalNovember 21, 2014

Panizza’s New Era

By Sofia Celeste

Ghiffa, Lago Maggiore, Italy–In the dusty, monastic halls of her family’s historic Panizza hat factory-turned-museum, Laura Gamba, 33, rummages through frayed, aged files and archives…

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UncategorizedNovember 18, 2014

Personal Shopping Assistance

By Sofia Celeste

If you are reading our online magazine from afar, and do not have the time or the language skills to communicate with the artisans…

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The Way You Wear Your Hat
NewsNovember 16, 2014

The Way You Wear Your Hat

By Sofia Celeste

The last time I was inspired to wear hats regularly was in the 1980’s, when sensations like the New Kids on the Block and Debbie…

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