The Local Italy 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 Inside the world of Italy's designer to 'the 0.001 percent' 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 An Italian shoemaker has made the world's first 24-carat gold shoes Filthy rich and already boast enough glass slippers to win a dozen princes? Italian shoemaker Antonio Vietri has the thing for you: 24-carat gold shoes. https://www.thelocal.it/20170328/you-can-now-get-24-carat-gold-made-in-italy-shoes Tue, 28 Mar 2017 17:00:28 +0200 you-can-now-get-24-carat-gold-made-in-italy-shoes Italian hotel chain gives therapy to Pokémon fanatics A luxury hotel chain in Tuscany is offering psychological support to guests addicted to Pokémon GO, the smartphone-based version of the classic monster-fighting game that was released in Italy in July. https://www.thelocal.it/20160812/italian-hotel-chain-gives-therapy-to-pokemon-fanatics Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:16:34 +0200 italian-hotel-chain-gives-therapy-to-pokemon-fanatics Cash for Italian Cardinal's swanky pad sparks probe The Vatican has opened an investigation into the financing of renovations at a luxury penthouse occupied by Italian cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the former number two in the Holy See hierarchy, officials said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160331/cash-for-cardinals-luxury-pad-sparks-vatican-probe Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:25:01 +0200 cash-for-cardinals-luxury-pad-sparks-vatican-probe Ferrari workers to get €5,000 Christmas bonus Staff at Ferrari will get a treat in their December pay packet – a €5,000 Christmas bonus. https://www.thelocal.it/20151204/ferrari-workers-to-get-5000-bonus Fri, 04 Dec 2015 18:59:40 +0100 ferrari-workers-to-get-5000-bonus Prada profit down on China and Europe slump Prada, the Italian luxury goods company, reported a drop in 2014 net profit on Monday due to weaker sales in China and Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20150330/prada-profit-down-on-china-and-europe-slump Mon, 30 Mar 2015 13:21:12 +0200 prada-profit-down-on-china-and-europe-slump Italy's luxury brands defy economic crisis Italy’s luxury brands defied the country’s economic downturn to record impressive growth in 2014, according to the latest research by a Milan consultancy firm. https://www.thelocal.it/20150102/italys-luxury-brands-defy-economic-crisis Fri, 02 Jan 2015 15:02:00 +0100 italys-luxury-brands-defy-economic-crisis eBay users snub Italy’s luxury official cars Almost 100 luxury official cars, including a fleet of Maseratis, remain unsold after Italian government tried to auction them off on eBay in an effort to shore-up much needed cash. https://www.thelocal.it/20140929/ebay-users-snub-italys-luxury-cars Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:17:00 +0200 ebay-users-snub-italys-luxury-cars Mafia luxury watch theft ring busted in Ibiza Spanish police said on Tuesday they have broken up a gang run by Italy's Camorra crime group that stole luxury watches on Spain's holiday island of Ibiza. https://www.thelocal.it/20140827/spanish-police-bust-mafia-luxury-watch-theft-ring Wed, 27 Aug 2014 10:21:00 +0200 spanish-police-bust-mafia-luxury-watch-theft-ring Italian government fails to flog Maseratis on eBay Nine Maserati cars put up for sale by the Italian government on eBay have so far failed to attract a single bid, Italian media reported. The luxury official car sale is part of a symbolic effort to cut outrageous spending by ministries that has sparked public anger. https://www.thelocal.it/20140506/italian-government-fails-to-flog-maseratis-on-ebay Tue, 06 May 2014 12:29:00 +0200 italian-government-fails-to-flog-maseratis-on-ebay Italy raises €371,400 from eBay luxury car sale Italy's government on Friday said it had raised €371,400 so far in an eBay auction of luxury official cars in a symbolic effort to cut outrageous spending by ministries that has sparked public anger. https://www.thelocal.it/20140418/italy-raises-370000-from-ebay-luxury-car-sale Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:55:00 +0200 italy-raises-370000-from-ebay-luxury-car-sale Bulgari to fund Rome's Spanish Steps renovation Luxury jeweller Bulgari on Thursday answered the Italian government's appeal for help in financing a renovation of Rome's famous Spanish Steps. https://www.thelocal.it/20140320/bulgari-to-fund-spanish-steps-refurbishment Thu, 20 Mar 2014 16:42:00 +0100 bulgari-to-fund-spanish-steps-refurbishment Mini thief takes swipe at €8,000 phone Staff at Milan’s luxury phone shop Vertu stopped a ten-year-old in an Inter Milan football shirt stealing a handset worth €7,900, local media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20130821/mini-thief-takes-swipe-at-8000-phone Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:01:00 +0200 mini-thief-takes-swipe-at-8000-phone Italy's Tod's shoes turns abroad to defy crisis Custom-made shoe moulds hanging in a sun-filled workshop are the secret behind the success of luxury Italian shoemaker Tod's, which is flourishing despite a recession-hit economy. https://www.thelocal.it/20130611/italys-tods-shoes-turns-abroad-to-defy-crisis Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:01:47 +0200 italys-tods-shoes-turns-abroad-to-defy-crisis