It was the grandest store opening of the week. Guests raved as Italian fashion brand Stefanel unveiled its nuovo moda collection at the formal launch of its first shop in SM Aura.
He came to me in a dream, as if in answered prayers, to give comfort and balm for a long and lingering sadness; to rouse my soul from a fitful and troubled sleep. St. Francis beckoned and so, farewell to all that, we went.
Italians are famous for the three Fs—fashion, furniture and food—said Dario Reicherl, director for Asia-Pacific of the Italian furniture brand Novamobili.
An art museum in Ohio is handing over an ancient water jug to the Italian government after investigators determined that it was likely illegally dug up from that country years ago.
I recently had the privilege of hosting a chocolatier whose esteemed lineage in the art of creating edible masterpieces spans three generations. Ciocollato connoisseur Enrico Cattapan inherited his skills from his grandfather Nazzareno and his father Orfeo Celestino. For 75 years now, the family has been supplying the quaint little stores in the Veneto region of Italy with its artisanal chocolates.
As Italy’s top fashion brands hit the catwalks in Milan this week, the country’s young designers are finding other ways to show off their collections in a bid to break into in an increasingly challenging market.
While cultural organizations here are either fighting over leadership or just coasting along, the Philippine-Italian Association (PIA) has been organizing events with panache.
These are happy boys. Happy that it’s summer. Happy to be Sicilian. A live band in traditional costume, complete with mandolins and tambourines, accompanied the 73 men and boys who walked down the runway of the Dolce&Gabbana venue in downtown Milan, wearing yesteryear combinations of black and white, a reference by the designing duo to their Sicilian roots.
They twirled, they sniffed, they slurped, they chewed.
A province in southern Italy has dedicated a 1,400-year-old olive tree known as “The Queen” to US First Lady Michelle Obama because of her commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles.
Italy’s Luciano Benetton handed over the reins of his fashion empire on Tuesday to his son, who must relaunch a struggling brand known for its controversial ad campaigns.
