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Milan Fashion Week: Gucci's twin collection defies divisionism

Guests at Gucci’s SS23 presentation saw a catwalk divided with what appeared to be two simultaneous shows, until about half way in when a divider was lifted to reveal its identikit. This was Gucci’s Twinburg, a collection of 68 identical looks, worn by identical twins. In a statement Gucci said “symmetry is sought and seen, even when it is not...

26 Sept 2022

Business

Afro Fashion Association launches networking platform for multicultural professionals

A new platform launched by the Afro Fashion Association looks to put Italy-based professionals with a multicultural background in contact with international companies in all sectors. With support from Vogue Italia and Made in Italy (WAMI), the founder and Afro Fashion Association’s president, Michelle Francine Ngonmo, established the platform to...

4 Feb 2022

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Small Italian outerwear brand thrives despite pandemic

Four years ago we interviewed Antonella Arpaia, the co-founder of Manto, a small luxury outerwear brand based in Mantua, Italy, whose biggest market was the U.S. FashionUnited caught up with her again this month while she was here for sales meetings to learn how a purveyor of coats and weatherproofed jackets at an elevated price point has fared...

17 Aug 2021

Fashion

Fendi invests in new leather goods factory

Fendi is to invest 57 million euros in a leather goods factory in Florence. The details were revealed by Tuscany’s Regional Council which said Fendi, together with parent company LVMH, the Ministry of Economic Development and Invitalia, will sign an agreement to expand “a new plant that will employ 133 new employees for a total investment of...

3 Aug 2020

BusinessFeatured

Sales, employment and profits growing in the Italian fashion sector

Italy is long renowned for the quality of its craftsmanship, especially when it comes to clothing and leather goods. As a result, one third of European fashion giants either is Italian or operates in Italy. But how are those companies doing? To find that out, local investment bank Mediobanca analyzed the financial results of 163 fashion...

18 Feb 2019