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Métiers d’Art: Chanel runway show in Florence

The Chanel runway show will take place in Florence on 7 June, at Stazione Leopolda, to showcase the Métiers d'Arte 2021/22 collection.

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Florentine fashion house Gucci sponsors V&A “Fashioning Masculinities” exhibition in London

It's fitting that Gucci is sponsoring the glittering Fashioning Masculinity: The Art of Menswear exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, whose aim is to show the artistry and diversity of masculine attire and appearance.

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Levi’s Made & Crafted

On March 2, the new Levi’s® Made & Crafted line was presented exclusively at the well-known Florentine store, Société Anonyme, at via Giovan Battista Niccolini 3/F. The Florentine went along ...

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Contemporary vintage collections in Florence

Several vintage clothing shops in Florence are owned by people who have a clear vision of what they want to sell and what they want to give to museums

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Pitti Uomo winter edition resumes business

A cold wind was blowing between the spheres this morning as Pitti Uomo resumed business at the Fortezza da Basso.

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Winter looks: sustainable fashion in Florence

Photography by Marco Badiani, Valeria Raniolo + Diego De Franchis Raise your image to heaven or damn it to hell this winter with local, sustainable and devilishly enticing outfits that ...

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The scent of Pitti: interview with Raffaello Napoleone

For Destination Florence Magazine, we speak with Raffaello Napoleone, Chief Executive of Pitti Immagine, about the first Pitti Immagine trade fair to be held in Florence since the pandemic struck.   ...

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Beachwear designers from Florence

Depending on where you go this summer, wearing last year’s swimsuit might not cut the mustard as we discard our pandemic past. Here are a couple of Florentine beachwear designers ...

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Summer looks: Florence’s independent fashion designers

If Italian PM Draghi’s road map is to be believed and this summer follows last year’s tendency, over the next month we’ll be returning to some semblance of normality. It ...

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Postcards from Florence

Postcards from Florence is a digital exhibition created by the students of Polimoda, which reflects the multicultural creative minds unique to Florence.      Thirty young creatives are associated with ...

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Leisurewear meets fashion at Barberino Designer Outlet

Our style has changed over the course of the pandemic as we all seek comfort and to look after ourselves. Leisurewear is the first choice for most as we find ...

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Dapper tutto: Bernardo menswear shop

Tucked away along the quiet central street, via Porta Rossa, Bernardo is a compact men’s artisan tailoring boutique whose dapper window displays tempt passers-by.         Andrea Marchi ...

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Dolce & Gabbana in Florence

The events will be held at Officina Profumo Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella, the world’s oldest pharmacy, at Villa Bardini and at the Palazzo Vecchio

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Collaboration brings comfort in the fashion industry

The global fashion industry continues to endure a difficult season. In this time of great transition, industry professionals are adapting to these challenges, while still physically apart. Isolated, they are ...

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Pitti Uomo 97: In Pictures

Pitti Uomo is back in town from January 7 to 10.   Highlights include the opening of Polimoda’s striking third headquarters at Manifattura Tabacchi, the presentation of the Fiskars by ...

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The Fontana sisters

The Fontana sisters, Zoe, Micol and Giovanna, were pivotal in establishing the “Made in Italy” fashion brand internationally.

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Rags are tomorrow’s riches

Recycling is the most virtuous form of behaviour that can be adopted right now as far as style is concerned. The second dirtiest industry after oil, the fashion sector has ...

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Enterprising fashion boutiques in Florence

What can Florence’s enterprising boutiques tell us about its sartorial habits? There’s an undercurrent of small business owners who keep the fashionistas well-heeled and individual in style. We had a ...

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Squares and shows during Pitti Uomo

Fashion aside, Florence is the real star of this June’s Pitti Immagine Uomo as LuisaViaRoma and Salvatore Ferragamo reveal their runways in two of the city’s showstopping squares: piazzale Michelangelo and piazza della Signoria.

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Pitti Immagine Uomo turns 30

Florence’s streets will soon be awash with a panoply of Pitti attendees. Their impeccably tailored, jubilant presence is par for the course each January and June, but with Pitti Immagine Uomo celebrating its 30th birthday this season, the volume of spectators and spectacles is set to balloon.

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Pitti Uomo 95: In Pictures

This winter's edition sees sobriety, plus more techno looks and fabrics. Marco Badiani captures the "out of the box" theme at Pitti Uomo 95: minus-1°C brings out Nordic creativity

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Made-in-Florence fashion publications

With the Tuscan capital submerged in a swirl of Pitti-goers—their sartorial flamboyancy dancing across monochromatic cobblestones—why does a scarcity of fashion titles continue to endure? For long-celebrated runway capitals and ...

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Winning fashion-art combinations in Florence

Traces: Let Fashion Drive You is an eclectic show dedicated to travel and all the “packing” it requires, whether for jet-setting soirees, opera evenings or the windblown journey from here ...

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Pitti Uomo 94: In Pictures

Stripes are seasonal and details are everything: Marco Badiani snaps the best of the fashionista bunch at Pitti Uomo 94.

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