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 Asylum seekers from Mali and Gambia strutted down the catwalk on Thursday at Florence's prestigious Pitti Uomo exhibition, kicking off an initiative to school would-be migrant fashionistas in Italy's top art. https://www.thelocal.it/20160115/asylum-seekers-strut-their-stuff-on-italian-catwalk Fri, 15 Jan 2016 09:37:35 +0100 asylum-seekers-strut-their-stuff-on-italian-catwalk Italians are as well known for speaking with their hands as they are for their food, art and fashion, and what better way to embed the meaning of those gestures in your memory than being taught them by a line-up of male models. https://www.thelocal.it/20140124/male-models-give-lesson-on-language-of-love Fri, 24 Jan 2014 13:36:00 +0100 male-models-give-lesson-on-language-of-love Silvio Berlusconi has cut off monthly payments of €2,500 to a host of young women who attended his parties as part of cost-cutting measures by the ageing playboy, Italian media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140124/berlusconi-budget-cuts-hit-models-and-dancers Fri, 24 Jan 2014 13:26:09 +0100 berlusconi-budget-cuts-hit-models-and-dancers Shops in the Emilia Romagna town of Ferrara have prompted concern from the local council after featuring semi-naked models in their windows in an effort to boost underwear sales. https://www.thelocal.it/20131129/semi-naked-models-spark-concern-in-ferrara Fri, 29 Nov 2013 11:25:00 +0100 semi-naked-models-spark-concern-in-ferrara