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Continuing on from our chat with Violante Nessi, for this week's edition of Life Alla Moda, we sat down with the lovely and low-key Alessia Rosso, video artist and daughter of Diesel founder Renzo Rosso.   Born in Veneto, Rosso currently divides her time between New York and Los Angeles. Click ahead for her thoughts on skin care, dinner-part...

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by Declan Eytan   Milan's Expo officially kicked off earlier this month, and the city expects to attract up to 20 million visitors from around the world, throughout the fair's six-month duration. So far, things are looking quite positive, as the main attraction – a 3.6 million square foot fair featuring 145 participating countries – is likel...

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by Rory Jurnecka  The annual Concorso Italiano show is the largest Italian-focused event during the entire Monterey Car Week. While you'll see Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Alfa Romeos and Maseratis at nearly every other event during the week, at Concorso Italiano, it's nothing but these cars and their Italian cousins. CI is also home to absolute e...

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by Isabel Wilkinson   A few years ago, the Italian-American jewelry designer Ippolita Rostagno realized something about Italy: that many of the country's traditional craftsmen were closing up shop. Established local artisans — keepers of centuries-old techniques — were losing out in the globalized digital marketplace.   They were bein...

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By Allison Carey   Fashion, Italian culture and the art of the tailor collide in the documentary film "Men of the Cloth." The film, by Vicki Vasilopoulos of New Jersey, is an inspiring portrait of three master tailors. The Cleveland premiere of the film is Friday with a second showing on Wednesday Nov. 18 from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. at the C...

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By Mauro Battocchi   There's a special opportunity for fashionistas and Made in Italy design lovers to go explore Northern Italy that I'd like to share with you. First, you'll remember EVA FLAIR, the lean fashion startup that made a great splash at the Italian Cultural Institute last year where dozens of one-of-a-kind outfits from Italy's i...

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«C'è un brano dei Detroit Emeralds, un gruppo soul americano, che è stato la colonna portante dei miei sogni giovanili. Adesso ve lo faccio sentire: è come il rumore della "manovia", le fasi di lavorazione alla base della nostra produzione».   Giuseppe Zanotti non rinuncia alla goliardia. Trasforma il viaggio nella sua fabbrica di San Mauro...

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At the 2015 Long Beach International Salon and Spa Expo, Alyssa Brasket from Vancouver, WA grabbed the American Crew All-Star U.S. Winner title.   Come April, Brasket will take her tools and travel to Rome to represent America in the American Crew Global All-Star Challenge, a photo and styling competition that combines the art and science in...

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Milanese design and Venetian tradition blend in jewelry of Murano blown glass made by Antares jeweller Fulvia Notari. Twenty six years ago, Fulvia, an architect from Milan, moved to near Venice, fell in love with Murano glass and decided to create "wearable objects".   With love and time she came to know the characteristics of the 'glass mat...

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Men in Phoenix have a new place to suit up.International men's fashion brand Suitsupply opened its first Phoenix-area store at Scottsdale Quarter last week, marking the Amsterdam-based company's 11th U.S. store. The retailer is known for its focus on custom tailoring and using 100 percent Italian fabrics to create a modern style.   Read mor...

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