https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy is famed for its high-end fashion houses, but the opening of a third Primark store in the country proves there's room in the market for cheap and cheerful . https://www.thelocal.it/20200921/primark-set-to-open-new-store-in-rome-in-october Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:32:02 +0200 primark-set-to-open-new-store-in-rome-in-october Film stars, British royalty, and local Naples residents all buy handmade ties from one shop so famous for its artisanal finery that some customers boast collections of thousands. https://www.thelocal.it/20200717/a-little-corner-of-england-in-naples-inside-a-historic-italian-tie-shop Fri, 17 Jul 2020 12:04:14 +0200 a-little-corner-of-england-in-naples-inside-a-historic-italian-tie-shop As designers stay away from Milan Fashion Week and production workshops in China shut down, the coronavirus outbreak is expected to cost the Italian fashion industry at least €100 million over three months. https://www.thelocal.it/20200219/how-coronavirus-fears-have-hit-the-italian-fashion-industry Wed, 19 Feb 2020 12:55:40 +0100 how-coronavirus-fears-have-hit-the-italian-fashion-industry Florence-based luxury designer tells of super-rich customers who shop by private jet, and his experience of dressing the Pope. https://www.thelocal.it/20190523/inside-the-world-of-italys-luxury-designer-for-the-0001-percent Thu, 23 May 2019 13:11:26 +0200 inside-the-world-of-italys-luxury-designer-for-the-0001-percent Luxury fashion house Prada said on Wednesday it will remove animal fur from its collections, joining a lengthening list of designers to make that choice. https://www.thelocal.it/20190523/prada-becomes-latest-italian-fashion-house-to-give-up-fur Thu, 23 May 2019 11:24:50 +0200 prada-becomes-latest-italian-fashion-house-to-give-up-fur Benetton took to the catwalk in Milan for the first time Tuesday with its debut collection by French designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac in a bid to revive the historic Italian brand. https://www.thelocal.it/20190220/benetton-aims-for-revival-with-milan-runway-debut Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:37:18 +0100 benetton-aims-for-revival-with-milan-runway-debut Dolce and Gabbana mixed checks, furry gloves and shimmering dressing gown-style coats on Saturday at Milan Fashion Week, branding it Italian oomph. https://www.thelocal.it/20190113/dg-unveil-italian-oomph-at-milan-after-china-fiasco Sun, 13 Jan 2019 11:36:04 +0100 dg-unveil-italian-oomph-at-milan-after-china-fiasco Gilberto Benetton, co-founder of the eponymous clothing brand, died on Monday at the age of 77 after an illness, the Italian group announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20181023/gilberto-benetton-dead-italy-united-colors-of-benetton Tue, 23 Oct 2018 10:59:30 +0200 gilberto-benetton-dead-italy-united-colors-of-benetton Italian group Benetton on Monday named veteran fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac as artistic director of its men's and women's collections. https://www.thelocal.it/20181008/jean-charles-de-castelbajac-new-benetton-artistic-director Mon, 08 Oct 2018 18:00:00 +0200 jean-charles-de-castelbajac-new-benetton-artistic-director Italian fashion giant Versace is about to be sold, the country's biggest-selling newspaper said on Monday, citing anonymous sources who suggested the deal could come in the next few hours. https://www.thelocal.it/20180924/versace-sold-rumours Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:39:30 +0200 versace-sold-rumours Milan Fashion Week kicked off on Tuesday September 18th with cutting-edge couturiers taking over the city to present their women's ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2019 collections, while doffing a collective cap to the environment. https://www.thelocal.it/20180919/milan-fashion-week-embraces-green-fashion-and-sustainability Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:17:59 +0200 milan-fashion-week-embraces-green-fashion-and-sustainability Italian luxury goods house Prada on Wednesday reported a return to net profit growth, following four years of threadbare results, as its strategy of targeting younger fashionistas paid off. https://www.thelocal.it/20180802/how-prada-returned-to-profit-growth-after-years-of-declining-sales Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:59:42 +0200 how-prada-returned-to-profit-growth-after-years-of-declining-sales Carlo Benetton, the youngest of the siblings behind the famed United Colors of Benetton brand, has died aged 74, the company said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180710/carlo-benetton-united-colours-founder-dead Tue, 10 Jul 2018 19:19:41 +0200 carlo-benetton-united-colours-founder-dead Italian fashion houses Alberta Ferretti and Ermenegildo Zegna kicked off Men's Fashion Week in Milan on Friday with a rather feminine feel. https://www.thelocal.it/20180616/milan-mens-fashion-week-shows-its-feminine-side Sat, 16 Jun 2018 12:01:21 +0200 milan-mens-fashion-week-shows-its-feminine-side Italian fashion icons Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana said Thursday that their famed Dolce & Gabbana label would die with them. https://www.thelocal.it/20180406/fashion-label-dies-with-us-say-dolce-and-gabbana Fri, 06 Apr 2018 10:34:14 +0200 fashion-label-dies-with-us-say-dolce-and-gabbana The Vatican will lend around 40 ecclesiastical works to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for an exhibition focusing on the Catholic religion's impact on fashion, organizers said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180227/pope-catholic-fashion-new-york-met-exhibition Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:14:24 +0100 pope-catholic-fashion-new-york-met-exhibition Gucci kicked off Milan Fashion Week in typical eccentric style on Wednesday as models carried replicas of their own heads on a runway transformed into a creepy operating room. https://www.thelocal.it/20180222/pictures-milan-fashion-week-gucci-heads Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:55:04 +0100 pictures-milan-fashion-week-gucci-heads Diesel is ditching the catwalk to masquerade as knock-off merchants this Fashion Week, purporting to be a New York fake goods store only to flog customers the real thing. https://www.thelocal.it/20180210/diesel-fashion-week-stunt-pokes-fun-at-knock-off-artists Sat, 10 Feb 2018 05:23:54 +0100 diesel-fashion-week-stunt-pokes-fun-at-knock-off-artists Dismissed as "fiction" by the Versace family and met with mixed reviews, a controversial new drama depicting the 1997 murder of Gianni Versace makes its US television debut on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180119/controversial-drama-gianni-versace-murder-small-screen Fri, 19 Jan 2018 10:35:43 +0100 controversial-drama-gianni-versace-murder-small-screen Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana put on a show fit for a king Saturday with its regal-inspired men's range modelled by some of the scions of the social media age in Milan. https://www.thelocal.it/20180114/italy-dolce-gabbanas-royal-flush-wows-milan-fashion-week Sun, 14 Jan 2018 11:05:48 +0100 italy-dolce-gabbanas-royal-flush-wows-milan-fashion-week