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Louis who? The glamorous guests arriving for the grand opening of the new Louis Vuitton boutique at Fifth Avenue and 57th Street were in for a big surprise: the strongest statement of the evening came from an Italian competitor. Ermenegildo Zegna had taken over the façade of the adjacent building, where it presently has a boutique, for its latest advertising campaign starring Adrien Brody. Zegna had splashed the Oscar-winning actor across a three-sided structure that jutted out twenty feet from the building and soared up five stories. Those who came to celebrate French luxury were reminded of
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The Milan Menswear show for the Fall 2004 fashion season displayed a week of the best of men's design for fashion lovers around the world. The five-day Milan shows, which are organized by Italy's Camera Nazionale della Moda, with shows by Versace, Valentino, Fendi, and Giorgio Armani, were much sought-after events. The designers presented bold collections, targeted to a body-conscious man: layers of techno-fabrics and leather lace-ups with clear rubber soles for Prada sportswear; fluid pants and extra-wide fur overcoats for Armani's 'metrosexual' style; trenches and cinched jackets in paper-t
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Italian fashion house Missoni presented, in February, its first tableware collection, which will be distributed by the Richard Ginori Group. The new china collection, inspired by Missoni's spring ready-to-wear lines, will integrate the company's luxurious home collection. Dishes and mugs, with retail prices in the U.S. ranging from $10 to $27, are accented by warm greens, blues, and violets, with a predominance of stripes, curves and stylized flowers. The collection will hit stores worldwide around the fall and will be available in four different versions: Margherita, with platinum rims and
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According to a report on "The Italian Jewelry and Silver Industry", 2003 was the worst year in recent history for the Italian jewelry sector. The report was presented by Federorafi, Sistema Moda Italia and Banca Popolare of Vicenza during VicenzaOro 1 (January 11-18, 2004). "Due to the worst industry performance in recent history, 2003 represents our annus horribilis," said Alessandro Biffi, president of Federorafi. "Nevertheless, the Italian jewelry sector still holds its steady trade surplus and its leadership among all the other manufacturing countries." Projections for 2004/2005 are en
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5 february - 28 march 2004
triennale di milano, italy
curator: franca sozzani.
maddalena sisto (1951 - 2000)
the world of MAD
30 years of fashion, design, garments and trends.
architect, journalist, eclectic artist, fashion and clothing illustrator,
maddalena sisto is the only italian fashion
and design illustrator who is internationally known.
the exhibition is introducing a part of the immense body of signed jobs
by MAD from the last 30 years, starting from the seventies to the year 2000,
the year maddalena sisto passed away.
a passionate observer of its time maddalena sist
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