Vive Ninette: Italian Island Style
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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Schedoni: Luggage in the Fast Lane
Leather goods company Schedoni was founded over 130 years ago as a hand-crafted footwear maker. Since then, and by sheer chance, it has made…
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Be Convertible: The Nomad’s Bag
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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Panizza’s New Era
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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Altalen: Hat Art
MILAN–Approaching hatmaking as art, Altalen’s design-duo Antonina De Luca and Elena Todros are making a name for themselves as go-to milliners for women who…
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