MILAN — Paly Hollywood is continuing its select wholesale push, debuting at Milan’s hip store Antonioli. The streetwear-skewed fashion brand, which was cofounded and codesigned by James Franco and longtime friend Kyle Lindgren, landed at the store Friday with a collection of six one-of-a-kind biker jackets and a T-shirt devoted to Robert Blake. The movie … Read more
FROM PARIS WITH LOVE: A white T-shirt with bold blue lettering reading “Paris [hearts] Milan” serves as a promising manifesto of French label Sézane’s intentions for the Italian market. The design was the exclusive item offered at the new pop-up store the brand opened Friday in the city’s Golden Triangle, marking its first physical outpost … Read more
MILAN — With one swift pull, Tod’s Group chairman and chief executive officer Diego Della Valle on Friday rolled down the curtain that hid the scaffolding covering part of the facade of Milan’s city hall, flanked by Mayor Giuseppe Sala. The event, which drew plenty of onlookers in the square where the building stands opposite … Read more
SHOW TIME: An upcoming exhibition staged at Milan-based concept store 10 Corso Como is promising to shed a new light on the work of Yohji Yamamoto. The Japanese designer’s poetic approach to fashion will be celebrated in a show dubbed “Yohji Yamamoto. Letter to the Future” running from May 16 to July 31. Curated by Alessio … Read more
GUCCI‘S DESIGN PROJECT: After the Gucci Ancora fashion collections, the Italian brand’s creative director Sabato De Sarno is planning a project called Design Ancora that will be unveiled — fittingly — during Milan’s Design Week. It will be staged at Gucci’s Via Montenapoleone flagship and run April 15 to 21, concurrently with the city’s international … Read more
MILAN — Changes in Moncler‘s shareholding structure mean that Carlo Rivetti, chairman of Stone Island, will become a direct investor in Moncler with a stake of more than 4 percent. The Rivetti family’s corporate vehicle, Grinta, has a 16.8 percent stake in Double R, controlled by Ruffini Partecipazioni, the holding of Remo Ruffini, chairman and … Read more
MILAN – Ferragamo is ready to officially reopen its women’s Via Montenapoleone flagship on Saturday with an event that will follow the unveiling of the brand’s fall collection. The boutique was extensively refurbished, according to a blueprint by architect Vincent Van Duysen, introducing a new concept under the creative lead of Maximilian Davis and chief … Read more
MILAN — Gucci is launching a series of initiatives, events, takeovers and activations around the world to mark the arrival of creative director Sabato De Sarno’s Gucci Ancora debut collection in stores. The celebrations will kick off from the newly renovated Gucci store on 63 Wooster Street in SoHo, where a party will be held … Read more
MILAN — The unveiling of three new creative directions at Italian brands will be among the key moments of the upcoming edition of Milan Fashion Week, running Feb. 20 to 26 with 161 physical and digital fashion shows, presentations and events. The schedule will include the debuts of Adrian Appiolaza at Moschino, Blumarine’s first collection under … Read more
CRUISING through Italy’s fashion capital Milan in a vintage Fiat 500 with the charming Federico, I really start to fall for the place. Milan may not have the romance of other Italian cities, but during the 21/2-hour drive with my local guide, I learn it’s full of surprises. 8 Enjoy Milan’s magnificent Duomo cathedralCredit: Shutterstock … Read more
