Bon & Zai’s contemporary cashmere; interviewing the woman behind Bulgari’s exhibition
Bon & Zai has entered the Swiss market after reporting success in the French Alps and London. The contemporary cashmere label, founded by Nancy Cravero and Isabel Morillo last autumn, will sell to Swiss and European customers online at www.bonandzai.com. Cravero and Morillo have backgrounds in finance and fashion, and collaborate on all the […]
Our colleague Alba Caponetto at Mosaicoon, a web communication agency in Italy, sent the above YouTube video to us. It’s one that her company directed, about fashion trends among the elderly population of Agira, Sicily. ‘I think it’s a new concept of video because we aim to pay tribute to fashion’s heterogeneity and its infinite […]
Roberto Cavalli, Elena Santarelli and Karolína Kurková launch Dea glasses
Above Roberto Cavalli, flanked by Elena Santarelli and Karolína Kurková at the launch—both with and without sunglasses. Above Edoardo Tabacchi, Franca dall’Ara (Salmoiraghi & Viganò), Roberto Cavalli, and Maurizio Marcolin. Above Roberto Cavalli and Karolína Kurková. Above One of the two Roberto Cavalli Dea designs, commemorating his 40th anniversary. Roberto Cavalli, celebrating his label’s 40th […]
Alberto Annibali gives a glimpse of his spring–summer ’11 collection
Alberto Annibali, formerly of Valentino, Gianfranco Ferrè and Versace, set up his own label in 2007. His spring–summer 2011 collection displays the designer’s deep understanding of not just design, but of fabrics and tailoring. Annibali has aimed for a 24-hour cocktail look, according to his release, with a clean, feminine silhouette reminiscent of the […]
S. Pellegrino collaborates with Missoni on limited-edition bottle
If anyone can make water fashionable, leave it to the Italians. Italian Talents is the new project from S. Pellegrino, designed with the goal of creating synergies with Italian companies of international renown. They must operate within the upper bracket of the market and are known for their distinguishing taste, innovation, quality, design, service, […]
Revealed: 20 years of Dolce & Gabbana
CNN Thanks to CNN, we’re able to bring readers this month’s Revealed, on 20 years of Dolce & Gabbana. The show is an intimate portrayal of the pair, showing them backstage at Moda di Milano and talking about their relationship. It features interviews with them in their holiday home, and on their yacht in […]
Gisèle Bündchen models Calzedonia’s swimwear, months after giving birth
One of the few women who can legitimately lay claim to the supermodel title is Gisèle Bündchen. And to show off her post-baby figure, she has modelled for Italian label Calzedonia. The images were released earlier this week, and some media have reported that the shoot took place in February, two months after delivering baby […]
Pirelli PZero shows its Rubber Racer shoes, I Cut jacket for spring
Pirelli has been extending its brand into fashion since 2002, extending its P-Zero designation into its own label. The aim is to have PZero (without the hyphen) denote high-tech fashion, with modern materials, expanding into a full fashion line. For spring–summer 2011, the company has released, inter alia, a sailing shoe, the Pirelli PZero […]
Manuel Bozzi extends his designing to men’s shoes
Manuel Bozzi’s latest men’s shoe collection is based around the idea of the rope with a dose of glam rock. The line will shortly be launched at Pitti Uomo with more surprises expected for September, according to the designer. The company claims there is ‘floral’ embroidery, something we can’t really detect in the […]
Armani shows its Cannes opening ceremony outfits
Giorgio Armani Here are some of the Armani-designed outfits from yesterday’s opening ceremony at the Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival). As revealed earlier this week in Lucire, Robin Hood star Russell Crowe wore a black one-button shawl collar microfibre Giorgio Armani tuxedo. His wife, Danielle Spencer, wore a Giorgio Armani Privé white silk […]
