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 Italian fashion house Gucci will fund the restoration of the Tarpeian Rock, a cliff near the Roman Forum from which prisoners would be hurled to their deaths. https://www.thelocal.it/20190607/gucci-to-restore-ancient-cliff-romans-used-to-throw-traitors-off Fri, 07 Jun 2019 12:12:54 +0200 gucci-to-restore-ancient-cliff-romans-used-to-throw-traitors-off 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 Italian fashion giant Gucci on Monday said police raided its offices over suspected tax evasion, confirming a report in the Italian press. https://www.thelocal.it/20171204/gucci-confirms-tax-evasion-probe Mon, 04 Dec 2017 11:46:49 +0100 gucci-confirms-tax-evasion-probe Gucci will go fur-free next year and auction off all of its remaining animal fur items, the Italian fashion house's president and CEO Marco Bizzarri announced in London on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171012/italian-fashion-house-gucci-to-go-fur-free-in-2018 Thu, 12 Oct 2017 10:11:17 +0200 italian-fashion-house-gucci-to-go-fur-free-in-2018 One's a global fashion house; the other's a family-run bistro in northern Tuscany. But apparently Italy isn't big enough for the two Gucci's. https://www.thelocal.it/20170511/gucci-demands-family-run-restaurant-change-their-name Thu, 11 May 2017 16:26:05 +0200 gucci-demands-family-run-restaurant-change-their-name Gucci will fund a €2 million restoration of Florence's popular Boboli gardens, the fashion house announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170405/on-of-florences-most-famous-gardens-is-getting-a-gucci-funded-revamp Wed, 05 Apr 2017 11:36:53 +0200 on-of-florences-most-famous-gardens-is-getting-a-gucci-funded-revamp Celebrity-packed New York and quirky London have offered up their best efforts under the relentless glare of the catwalk lights and the world's media. https://www.thelocal.it/20150923/gucci-in-spotlight-as-milan-kicks-off-in-upbeat-mood Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:33:03 +0200 gucci-in-spotlight-as-milan-kicks-off-in-upbeat-mood Male fashion followers will be sporting distinctly androgynous, even outright feminine, looks next year if some of the Spring/Summer 2016 catwalk shows in Milan are a guide. https://www.thelocal.it/20150623/gender-bending-gucci-sets-tone-for-2016-summer-of-love Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:58:18 +0200 gender-bending-gucci-sets-tone-for-2016-summer-of-love Shoppers looking to step out in the perfect Gucci shoes but save on the price tag were thwarted on Thursday by Italian police, who seized over a thousand counterfeit pairs. https://www.thelocal.it/20141211/thousands-of-perfect-fake-gucci-shoes-seized-in-italy Thu, 11 Dec 2014 18:11:00 +0100 thousands-of-perfect-fake-gucci-shoes-seized-in-italy Gucci took an audience sprinkled with fashion royalty on a mind-expanding trip back to the early 1970s on Wednesday as the global style powerhouse unveiled its 2015 spring/summer womenswear collection. https://www.thelocal.it/20140918/gucci-takes-fans-on-70s-trip Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:17:00 +0200 gucci-takes-fans-on-70s-trip Guccio Gucci, the great-grandson of the founder of the world-famous Gucci fashion house, has been placed under house arrest and charged with fraudulent bankruptcy and tax evasion. https://www.thelocal.it/20140911/guccis-relative-arrested-over-fake-bankruptcy Thu, 11 Sep 2014 19:23:00 +0200 guccis-relative-arrested-over-fake-bankruptcy Clothes horses from around the world descended on Milan for the start of fashion week on Wednesday where thoroughbreds Armani, Gucci and Prada will be joined by up-and-coming young bucks. https://www.thelocal.it/20130918/milan-fashion-week-celebrates-young-talent Wed, 18 Sep 2013 08:48:00 +0200 milan-fashion-week-celebrates-young-talent A once wealthy Italian socialite who ordered the killing of her former husband and heir to the Gucci fashion fortune, Maurizio Gucci, was released from prison on Monday after 16 years inside and offered a job in fashion. https://www.thelocal.it/20130916/gucci-murderess-gets-fashion-job Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:44:00 +0200 gucci-murderess-gets-fashion-job Italian police said on Tuesday they had seized 320,000 counterfeit handbags and accessories with fake labels from Gucci and Prada hidden in a secret cellar and shut down 15 websites selling illegal luxury items. https://www.thelocal.it/20130820/italian-police-crack-down-on-fake-handbag-sellers Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:55:51 +0200 italian-police-crack-down-on-fake-handbag-sellers