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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.

Alighieri
ArtisanalNovember 4, 2015

ALIGHIERI: Rings of Inferno

By Sofia Celeste

By Alexus Gibson and Sofia Celeste Florence, Italy–Using Dante Alighieri’s masterpieces as the starting point for many of her designs, Rosh Mahtani of Alighieri captures…

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ArtisanalOctober 29, 2015

G. BABY DOLLS: Making the Ultimate Blythe

By Sofia Celeste

SAN FRANCISCO–Blythe dolls were never so in fashion as when they modeled Bottega Veneta’s women’s Spring Summer 2014 collection. Prior to that, they have…

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THE ACCESSORIES ISSUE
PAST ISSUESOctober 26, 2015

ISSUE NO. 27: The Accessories Issue

By Sofia Celeste

Since starting BACO in November of 2014, we have featured nearly 200 brands on our website.  Accessories brands are a driving force behind what…

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ArtisanalOctober 25, 2015

SERAPIAN: Behind the Doors of A Hollywood Fave

By Sofia Celeste

  MILAN–A good half hour north west of Milan’s city center and into a residential enclave, we are invited into an unsuspecting store front that…

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Sveva Camurati. Photo by Salvo Sportato
ArtisanalOctober 15, 2015

The Magical World of SVEVA

By Sofia Celeste

MILAN–We’ve been curious about meeting Sveva Camurati, the designer behind Sveva Collection, since spotting her modernista designs dangling from the necks of some of Milan’s…

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PAST ISSUESOctober 8, 2015

ISSUE NO. 26: THE WOMEN’S WEAR ISSUE

By Sofia Celeste

This month, with ready-to-wear shows around the world continuing to unfold, we reflect on sustainability – both in term of materials and in terms of labor….

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Talents, UncategorizedSeptember 28, 2015

Milan’s Biffi Showcases Latest African Talent

By Sofia Celeste

MILAN–One of the highlights of Milan Fashion Week, was the “Beat of Africa” event hosted for the third time by upscale boutique Biffi and…

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An artisan in Sri Lanka crafts jewelry for Swiss brand Kinsfolk
Opinion, PAST ISSUESSeptember 27, 2015

ISSUE NO. 25: Empowering Artisans

By Sofia Celeste

This issue is about people, fashion brands and organizations that have changed the lives of artisans and their communities. Since the dawn of the financial crisis,…

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TalentsSeptember 26, 2015

PERIOD FEATURES: Japanese Design, Indian Sari Craft

By Sofia Celeste

Florence, Italy–Japanese flair and Indian sari-inspired hand craft, Masakatsu Tsumura’s brand Period Features was inspired by a trip to West Bengal. Tsumura is now planning to…

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TalentsSeptember 13, 2015

Rahul Mishra on Empowering Artisan Villages

By Sofia Celeste

Florence, Italy–Rahul Mishra, the Mumbai-based designer who nabbed the 2014 Woolmark Prize, is taking the world by storm with his modern twist on Indian fashion known…

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