When it's time to look sharp, men have lots of options these days. When it comes to suits, they can choose from the American cut, the English cut and of course, the Italian cut. But according to author Michelle Finamore this wasn't always the case. In the new book, "The Man Who Was Brioni" Finamore chronicles the fashion innovations of...

by Elizabeth Paton   The global luxury market might be heading for its weakest year since 2009, but private equity investment, at least within the Italian fashion sector, appears to be back on a growth trend.   After lurching from one recession to the next after the 2008 financial crisis, the hundreds of thousands of small- and medium...

A women's clothing and accessories brand out of Italy is heading to the United States with a new store in New York City, Commercial Observer has learned. It's a "new tenant in the market," said Cushman & Wakefield's Joanne Podell, who represented the landlord in the deal along with team members Ian Lerner and Aylin Gucalp.   Pinko w...

Italian-born Food Network host Giada De Laurentiis made her modeling debut Thursday during 2014's New York Fashion Week. The 43-year-old television personality took on the catwalk during the Heart Truth Dress Collection show. "I'm super excited; I've never done this before. I used to think being a model and walking the runway was an easy job, but...

Ciao, Milano! Halfway through Fashion Month and the traveling flock of models, editors, and buyers have touched down in Italy, inspiring New York to look into the best of Italian fashion we have here. This is the city of ridiculously bright prints (hello, Etro!), new sensations (Gucci, of course) and experimentation aplenty.   To relish all...

If Vespas are the hipsters of the scooter world then these Scooter Chairs are definitely the hipsters of the office-chair world. They might not be ideal for navigating the winding alleys of Florence or Rome but they're perfect for making your colleagues super jealous! Designed by Bel & Bel, a studio workshop in Barcelona founded by artists and...

by Vanessa Friedman   Italy has designs — literally — on America. In what is the clearest statement yet that European fashion now sees the United States as potentially the most lucrative market of the future, the Italian deputy minister for economic development, Carlo Calenda, was at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan on...

VIP Exclusive FashionSaturday, June 29, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)VIP Exclusive Fashion Show & Charity "Fashion for the Cure" with Mid-Atlantic LambosThe Washington DC event at the Italian Embassy is one of seven Fashion Shows in the 7-7-7 Fashion Series. Lamborghini's will be on display in recognition of Lamborghini's 50th Anniversary...

"A month to a month and a half." That is how long Italian artist Angelo Filomeno works on one of his pieces for. "I never work on more than one piece at a time. I don't have multiple projects going on," Filomeno said. "If I were to work on more than one idea my head would be hit with multiple axes and explode."   When depicting this idea tha...

by Darin Moriki   Italian designer Giorgio Armani's fashion company will open its first Hawaii outlet store next month in Waikele Premium Outlets on Oahu, according to public records verified by outlet management.   Giorgio Armani Corp., the New York-based subsidiary of the fashion designer's Milan, Italy-based Giorgio Armani S.p.A.,...