"as Valentino, Bulgari, Fendi, Laura Biagiotti, Gattinoni and Brioni, just to name a few, are headquartered or were founded in the city. Also, other major labels, such as Chanel, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani and Versace have luxury boutiques in Rome, primarily along its prestigious and upscale Via dei Condotti. The Rome Fashion Week is an important global showcase. Although Milan, Rome and Florence are commonly regarded as the leading cities in Italian fashion, other cities, such as Venice, Vicenza, Turin, Naples and Bologna, are also important centres for Italian clothing design and industry. Venice, for instance, is the home"
"to wear, accessories and footwear, combining a refined and modern style with a vintage feeling, all supported by the strong Italian sartorial tradition. The brand has flagship stores in New York, Paris, London, Milan, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Beirut, St. Tropez, Amsterdam, besides strengthening partnerships with all the most important fashion destinations around the globe. Golden Goose Deluxe Brand Golden Goose Deluxe Brand is an Italian high fashion sneaker brand based in Venice, Italy. Golden Goose Deluxe Brand was born in 2000 merging the creative spirit of Francesca Rinaldo and Alessandro Gallo: two young Venetian designers, outsiders until then to the"
"magazines, such as Grazia, Vogue Italia, Vera, Chi, Gioia and Donna. Other Italian accessory and jewelry brands, such as Bulgari are amongst the most important in the world. Milanese company Luxottica is currently the world's most successful eyewear company, with a revenue of €5.202 billion (2008), an operating income of €749.8 million (2008) and a profit of €379.7 million. Commercially, Italian Milan-based fashion design is far more successful than its Parisian rival. Armani is well known for its minimalism and sophisticated style, Versace for its extravagant and ultra-luxurious lines, Gucci for its symbolic chicness and style, Prada for its glitz"
"for total medals. The country hosted two Winter Olympics (in 1956 and 2006), and one Summer games (in 1960). Italian fashion has a long tradition, and is regarded as one most important in the world. Milan, Florence and Rome are Italy's main fashion capitals. According to ""Top Global Fashion Capital Rankings"" 2013 by Global Language Monitor, Rome ranked sixth worldwide when Milan was twelfth. Major Italian fashion labels, such as Gucci, Armani, Prada, Versace, Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana, Missoni, Fendi, Moschino, Max Mara, Trussardi, and Ferragamo, to name a few, are regarded as among the finest fashion houses in the"
"the Italian Court of Justice. After the court's decision was announced, Stefano Gabbana tweeted in Italian, ""We knew it!!! We are honest people!"" Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana () is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The two met in Milan in 1980 and designed for the same fashion house. In 1982, they established a designer consulting studio; in time it grew to become ""Dolce & Gabbana"". They presented their first women's collection in 1985 in Milan, where a year later their store would open its doors."
"different fits with Crystal Renn, curvy top model, as the new testimonial. Vogue interview In February 2012, Melissa McCarthy wore Marina Rinaldi at the 2012 Academy Awards. Marina Rinaldi Marina Rinaldi is a ready-to-wear, plus-size women's clothing brand of the Italian Max Mara Fashion Group, one of the best known of the company’s 35 different labels. It has more than 300 stores worldwide, including ones located in the high fashion shopping districts of several major cities: Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, Madison Avenue in New York City, Old Bond Street in London, and Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Milan. Founded in"
"Versace Gianni Versace S.p.A. () usually referred to simply as Versace, is an Italian luxury fashion company and trade name founded by Gianni Versace in 1978. The main collection of the brand is Versace, which produces upmarket Italian-made ready-to-wear and leather accessories, while other diffusion lines are Versace Collection (mainly in the US), Versus Versace and Versace Jeans. The Versace logo is the head of Medusa, a Greek mythological figure. The logo came from the floor of ruins in Rome that the Versace siblings played in as children. Gianni Versace chose Medusa as the logo because she made people fall"
"houses and jewelry chains, such as Bulgari, Fendi, Laura Biagiotti and Brioni (fashion), just to name a few, are headquartered or were founded in the city. Also, other major labels, such as Chanel, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani and Versace have luxury boutiques in Rome, primarily along its prestigious and upscale Via dei Condotti. Via del Babuino and Via Margutta are also high-end shopping streets in the city. The Sorelle Fontana have a studio in Rome, which began in the 1930s and became a symbol of Rome's high fashion in the 1950s. Via Frattina and Via Borgognona are also fashionable"
"and now is settled in Milan and represents all the highest cultural values of Italian Fashion. This association has pursued a policy of organisational support aimed at the knowledge, promotion and development of fashion through events with a highly intellectual image in Italy and abroad. Examples of major Italian fashion houses focused on both menswear and womenswear, but also accessories, are: Giorgio Armani, Byblos Milano (designed by Manuel Facchini), Bottega Veneta (designed by Tomas Maier), Roberto Cavalli, Costume National, Brunello Cucinelli, Diesel (created by Andreas Melbostad as long as the Black Gold line is concerned), Dolce & Gabbana, Etro, Fay"
"Italian cosmetic brand that sells 24 carat golden plated cosmetics with Swarovski Crystal elements. Gee is the spokeswoman, creative director and co-owner of the brand which was launched in Milan on November 21, 2013 in Mazzolari perfumeries. Gee and Nebu Milano have been featured in various Italian magazines, including Vogue Italia released during fashion week in Milan, Reve Italian Beauty Magazine, a 2014 edition of Italian magazine ""Shopping For You"" and fashion and beauty magazine ""Milano World"", where Gee was on the cover and reviewed as the perfect fit of beauty and talent in representing the brand, comparing her vocal"
"Fendi Fendi () is an Italian luxury fashion house producing fur, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, fragrances, eyewear, timepieces and accessories. Founded in 1925 in Rome, Fendi is renowned for its fur and fur accessories. Fendi is also well known for its leather goods such as ""Baguette"", 2jours, Peekaboo or Pequin handbags. The house of Fendi was launched in 1925 by Adele and Edoardo Fendi as a fur and leather shop in Via del Plebiscito, Rome. Since 1946, the five second generation sisters (Paola, Anna, Franca, Carla and Alda) joined the company. Karl Lagerfeld joined Fendi in 1965 and became the"
"Golden Goose Deluxe Brand Golden Goose Deluxe Brand is an Italian high fashion sneaker brand based in Venice, Italy. Golden Goose Deluxe Brand was born in 2000 merging the creative spirit of Francesca Rinaldo and Alessandro Gallo: two young Venetian designers, outsiders until then to the world of fashion. Since the beginning, the company has distinguish itself with innovative but artisan spirited products, a low-key communication strategy and a highly selective placement in venues that share the brand's philosophy. In 15 years, Golden Goose Deluxe Brand has created a complete lifestyle for its customers, offering a collection that includes ready"
"Maserati Maserati () is an Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer established on 1 December 1914, in Bologna. The Maserati tagline is ""Luxury, sports and style cast in exclusive cars"", and the brand's mission statement is to ""Build ultra-luxury performance automobiles with timeless Italian style, accommodating bespoke interiors, and effortless, signature sounding power"". The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian-American car giant Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and FCA's Italian predecessor Fiat S.p.A. since 1993. Maserati was initially associated with Ferrari S.p.A., which was also owned by FCA until being"
"Armani Giorgio Armani S.p.A. () is an Italian luxury fashion house founded by Giorgio Armani which designs, manufactures, distributes and retails haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, watches, jewelry, accessories, eyewear, cosmetics and home interiors. The brand markets these products under several labels: ""Giorgio Armani Privé"", ""Giorgio Armani"", ""Armani Collezioni"", ""Emporio Armani"" (including ""EA7""), ""AJ | Armani Jeans"", ""Armani Junior"", and ""AX | Armani Exchange"". The brand utilizes the association of the Armani name with high-fashion, benefiting from its prestige in the fashion industry. In 2016, estimated sales of the company were around $2.65 billion. In 2017, Giorgio Armani announced"
"Prada. Accessory and jewelry labels, such as Bulgari and Luxottica are also internationally acclaimed, and Luxottica is the world's largest eyewear company. Currently, Milan and Rome, annually compete with other major international centres, such as Paris, New York, London, and Tokyo. Also, the fashion magazine ""Vogue Italia"" is considered the most prestigious fashion magazine in the world. Italy is also prominent in the field of design, notably interior design, architectural design, industrial design, and urban design. The country has produced some well-known furniture designers, such as Gio Ponti and Ettore Sottsass, and Italian phrases such as ""Bel Disegno"" and ""Linea"
"Roberto Cavalli (company) Roberto Cavalli S.p.a () is an Italian luxury fashion company founded by designer Roberto Cavalli in Osmannoro, Florence, during the Seventies. Known worldwide for its glamour and animalier prints on leather and textiles, the label is in charge of manufacturing and marketing haute couture, ready-to-wear, and accessories, including handbags, eyewear, watches, shoes, perfumes and jewellery. The company also develops interior design projects for high-end buildings and hotels. In 2015, the Italian investment fund Clessidra SGR acquired a 90 percent stake in ""Roberto Cavalli"" to relaunch the company. Under the lead of CEO Gian Giacomo Ferraris and a"
"following three years. In 2017, Fendi released a customization shop in collaboration with e-commerce platform Farfetch for made-to-order handbag designs. Fendi Fendi () is an Italian luxury fashion house producing fur, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, fragrances, eyewear, timepieces and accessories. Founded in 1925 in Rome, Fendi is renowned for its fur and fur accessories. Fendi is also well known for its leather goods such as ""Baguette"", 2jours, Peekaboo or Pequin handbags. The house of Fendi was launched in 1925 by Adele and Edoardo Fendi as a fur and leather shop in Via del Plebiscito, Rome. Since 1946, the five second"
"its collaboration with the Swedish retail brand H&M which was planned to be launched in November 2018. Moschino Moschino () is an Italian luxury fashion house, specialising in leather accessories, shoes, luggage and fragrances. It was founded in 1983 by Franco Moschino. The brand was originally created in 1983 by the late Franco Moschino (1950–1994). Moschino and his fashion label became famous for his innovative, colorful – sometimes eccentric – designs, for his love of fairies, for his criticisms of the fashion industry and for his social awareness campaigns in the early 1990s. After Moschino's death, Rossella Jardini, his former"
"Isabel Garcia (clothing) http://isabelgarcia.it/en/ Isabel Garcia is an international fashion brand founded in 2009. Its headquarters, creative and production centers are located in Bologna, Italy. It has two showrooms in Europe and an online store. As of November 2014, the company, which develops in various directions simultaneously, both offline and online, has approximately 200 employees. Within the brand, there are two fashion lines, which are presented in both, clothing and accessories - Gold Label, Isabel Garcia. Gold Label provides supreme-class clothes made of expensive fabrics for celebrities and stars of show industry. Isabel Garcia Gold Label collection debuted at London"
"Sara Battaglia Sara Battaglia (born April 30, 1984) is a fashion designer and the founder of the Sara Battaglia fashion label. After graduating in Arts at the Brera Academy, the designer moved from Milan to Florence and then Paris, until she decided to establish her atelier back in Milan. In the recent years, Sara Battaglia collaborated with international fashion brands like Salvatore Ferragamo and Frame. Sara Battaglia collections are presented during the Milan Fashion Week. In May 2018, Sara Battaglia was awarded as the ""Best Emerging Brand"" for the Fashion category in Italy by the Altagamma Foundation. In June 2018,"
"her eighteenth birthday. In 2000, the ""green Versace dress"" worn by Jennifer Lopez at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards gained a lot of media attention, being voted as the ""fifth most iconic dress of all time"" in 2008, with Hurley's 1994 dress being voted first in a ""Daily Telegraph"" poll. The company's profits were in decline in the early 2000s; Fabio Massimo Cacciatori was hired as interim CEO to reorganise and restructure the Versace Group in 2003. Cacciatori resigned in December 2003 due to ""disputes with the Versace family"". From 2004 Giancarlo di Risio, from IT Holding, was CEO of"
"Miami, Moscow, San Paolo, Dubai, Hong Kong among many others. Roberto Cavalli (company) Roberto Cavalli S.p.a () is an Italian luxury fashion company founded by designer Roberto Cavalli in Osmannoro, Florence, during the Seventies. Known worldwide for its glamour and animalier prints on leather and textiles, the label is in charge of manufacturing and marketing haute couture, ready-to-wear, and accessories, including handbags, eyewear, watches, shoes, perfumes and jewellery. The company also develops interior design projects for high-end buildings and hotels. In 2015, the Italian investment fund Clessidra SGR acquired a 90 percent stake in ""Roberto Cavalli"" to relaunch the company."
"Gucci began to contend with Chanel and Dior. Currently, Milan, (Italy's center of design) is considered the true fashion capital of the world, according to the 2009 Global Language Monitor, and Rome ranked 4th. Both these cities annually compete with other major international centres, such as Paris, New York City, London and Tokyo. Examples of major Italian fashion houses are: Gucci, Armani, Emilio Pucci, Valentino, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Ferragamo, Roberto Cavalli, Trussardi, Versace, Krizia, Etro, Miu Miu, Laura Biagiotti, Max Mara, Fendi, Moschino, Missoni, Benetton and Brioni (fashion), to name a few. Italy also is home to many fashion"
"costumes for her Girlie Show World Tour. They have since gone on to design for Monica Bellucci, Kylie Minogue, Angelina Jolie and Isabella Rossellini. Later additions to the D&G line included ties, belts, handbags, sunglasses, watches and footwear. By 2003, the company sold more products in Italy than Armani, Gucci, Prada, and Versace. In 2009, nearly 25 years after D&G opened, the company had 113 stores and 21 factory outlets, a staff of 3,500 people and an annual turnover of more than €1 billion. Dolce and Gabbana were an open couple for many years. Following their success, they lived in"
"Elle Style Awards. Dolce & Gabbana celebrated the 20th anniversary of their brand on 19 June 2010 at the Piazza della la Scala and Palazzo Marino in Milan. A public exhibition was also held the following day that included a room in which several dozen televisions were piled haphazardly upon each other, each showing a different collection from the design house's twenty-year history. Dolce & Gabbana had two central lines (D&G and Dolce&Gabbana) until 2012, when the lines merged under the label Dolce & Gabbana. Dolce&Gabbana (spelled without spaces, unlike the name of the company) specializes in luxury items inspired"
"conservation efforts of the country's national animal, the vicuña. In February 2014, the company started a scholarship to promote ""excellence in Italy"". The scholarship fund started in 2014 with €25 million (roughly US$34.3 million), to be used over 25 years. Ermenegildo Zegna Ermenegildo Zegna () (often abbreviated and known simply as Zegna) is an Italian luxury fashion house that makes men's clothing and accessories. Founded in 1910 when Ermenegildo bought his father's textile looms, it is now managed by the fourth generation of the Zegna family and remains in family ownership. As well as producing men's suits for its own"
"and Karmen Pedaru, paraded on a catwalk in front of over 500 VIP guests. In 2013, Salvatore Ferragamo was the title sponsor of the inaugural evening of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, California, where Giornetti presented the Salvatore Ferragamo spring/summer 2014 collection, highlighted by evening gowns designed especially for the occasion and inspired by the brand's founding in Hollywood almost 100 years ago. Massimiliano Giornetti Massimiliano Giornetti (born 29 October 1971 in Carrara) is an Italian fashion designer. He has been the creative director at the luxury goods company Salvatore Ferragamo, whose headquarters are"
"collection. The collection included raffia robes, kimono-inspired gilets, and slim-cut swimming trunks. The company also produces accessories lines. Current Creative Director Julia Haart has been designing shoes and bags collection since Spring/Summer 2016. The company expanded into perfume with their first fragrance, named simply La Perla, in 1986. A fragrance for men, named Grigioperla, was released in 1993. The bottles were created by designer Pierre Dinand. The company was led by founder Ada Masotti from 1954 to 1981. Her son Alberto Masotti, who, after earning a degree in Medicine from the University of Bologna decided to completely dedicate himself to"
"Stefano Ricci Stefano Ricci (; ) is a private family-owned Italian luxury lifestyle brand. with headquarters located in Fiesole. With 60 monobrand boutiques worldwide, the brand produces menswear and accessories, a line for juniors “SR Junior”, homeware “SR HOME” and lifestyle products. The brand also offers bespoke and interior design services for both yachts and residences . Stefano Ricci S.p.A. was rated as EE (strong) by the London-based Standard Ethics agency for three consecutive years 2015, 2016, and 2017. ""The New York Times"" calls Stefano Ricci ""clothier to the 0.001 percent"". Stefano Ricci S.p.A. employs over 500 people worldwide, and"
"Fashion Oscar ion 2003. She has also been involved with many charities, such as the Italian Osteoporosis League and the rehabilitation of prisoners. As mentioned above, the couple's daughter Rossella is a designer for the company. Her brother Gianguido Tarabini joined the company in 1992, became Director of Licensing in 2004, and since the death of his father in 2006 has been the CEO in charge of all the company's commercial affairs and responsible for the Hotel Touring owned directly by his mother, separately from Blufin. Blufin Blufin S.p.A is an Italian fashion house founded by Anna Molinari and her"
"that the company logo would appear on the posters. The Italian company was the first luxury brand to give its name to two films. In 2011, the Triennale Design Museum in Milan hosted an exhibition entitled ""Il cinema con il cappello. Borsalino e altre storie"". The actor Toni Servillo wears a Borsalino in the film The Great Beauty, which won Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. In 2009, Borsalino was included by the Triennale Design Museum in Milan among quintessential Italian icons in the 'Serie Fuori Serie' exhibition. The exhibition was replicated in March 2017 at the"
"Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana () is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The two met in Milan in 1980 and designed for the same fashion house. In 1982, they established a designer consulting studio; in time it grew to become ""Dolce & Gabbana"". They presented their first women's collection in 1985 in Milan, where a year later their store would open its doors. In 1988, they launched a leotard line, and in 1989 they began designing underwear and swimming costumes. Dolce & Gabbana started to export"
"language should not be confused with that of the Lombards – Lombardic language – a Germanic language extinct since the Middle Ages. Lombardy has always been an important centre for silk and textile production, notably the cities of Pavia, Vigevano and Cremona, but Milan is the region's most important centre for clothing and high fashion. In 2009, Milan was regarded as the world fashion capital, even surpassing New York, Paris and London. Most of the major Italian fashion brands, such as Valentino, Versace, Prada, Armani and Dolce & Gabbana (to name a few), are currently headquartered in the city. Lombardy"