Jimmy Kimmel will be feted by the 10th Los Angeles-Italia Film Fashion and Art Festival with its "Award of Excellence" presented to Italian-Americans who have made an outstanding contribution to the world of entertainment. Kimmel, host and executive producer of the Emmy-winning "Jimmy Kimmel Live," ABC's longest-running late-night talk sho...
READ MOREPublicly-traded Italian fashion companies represent a minority of the total, but a very significant one in terms of the revenue they produce and the broader trends that their performance points to. Consulting firm Pambianco analyzed a sample of 15 listed companies that started to report first-half earnings in early August and compared the numbers...
READ MOREThe second edition of Milano Unica New York ran from January 24-26, with a total of 61 Italian firms participating in the show. "The trade show was supported by the Ministry of Economic Development, in partnership with the Italian Trade Agency, and in collaboration with Sistema Moda Italia," a Milano Unica press release said. Fabrics...
READ MORELast night, Fern Mallis hosted the matriarchs of the Missoni empire, Rosita and her daughter Angela Missoni, for a 92Y Talk. Rosita, well into her 80s, is now less involved with the brand, but her mark is permanent. Here, the abridged Missoni story, as told to Mallis by the two strong-willed women behind one of the most enduring fashion brands aliv...
READ MOREHa debuttato ieri al Jacob Javits Center Milano Unica New York. Sono 87 gli espositori in arrivo dalla Penisola che aderiscono a questa "vetrina", che si svolge in concomitanza con la settimana newyorkese del tessile. "Proud to be Italian" è il claim scelto per la trasferta su un mercato in decisa crescita. Nel 2014 gli Usa sono risutati i...
READ MOREBeing an artist is as much a part of Angelina DeAntonis' genetic coding as her Italian ancestry and the great-grandfather she was named for. In speaking about her youth, the fact that Angelina is a designer—including dying the fabric for her own multi-purpose pieces—is no surprise given her hands-on, grass-roots upbringing. Read m...
READ MOREDopo la tappa di New York, che si è svolta presso il Javits Convention Center dal 20 al 22 luglio scorsi, è atteso a Las Vegas, dal 18 al 20 agosto, presso l'Hotel Venetian, il Market Trade Show organizzato per l'Italia dall'Ice-Agenzia e dedicato alla presentazione delle collezioni primavera/estate 2015 di abbigliamento classico di alto livello e...
READ MOREItalian fashion magnate Brunello Cucinelli takes time out from meetings with designers of his 2016 winter collection to discuss work — and why people shouldn't exhaust themselves doing it. It's a drizzly mid-September morning in Solomeo, the 12th-century hamlet where the 62-year-old CEO has located both his home and the global headquarters of his n...
READ MOREby Clifford Pugh Speculation that the new River Oaks District mixed-use complex will become Houston's newest luxury shopping destination got a boost with word that Roberto Cavalli has chosen the center for a new boutique. The Italian designer, a favorite of Houston's flashy society set for his revealing, body-hugging designs, plan...
READ MORECELEBRATION OF THE ARTS with Richard Ginori, creator of Fine Italian Porcelain February 22, 2015 | 10:30 AM -12:30 AM | Brunch Worth Avenue between Mary Mahoney and Silver Fund (300 block). Special performance by Norm Lewis. $150 per person benefitting Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Corporate Fund TASTE OF ITALY FEBRUARY 23, 2...
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