The death of Valentino marks the end of a career that helped define international haute couture and that began in Florence.
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Florence, Fashion, and Time: from Palazzo Pitti to Pitti Uomo
Today, walking among the people attending Pitti Uomo, I have the feeling of witnessing a silent continuity.
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Casentino Cloth: When a Fabric Becomes Memory — and Risks Disappearing
Arriving today in the towns of the Casentino valley in search of a coat means confronting a heavy silence.
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Pitti Uomo 109 in Florence: what’s new at the January 2026 edition
The winter editions of Pitti Immagine’s fairs share the theme Motion.
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Protest Inside a Fashion Boutique Turns Heads in Florence
A group of workers turned a luxury boutique into a stage for their protest, stopping tourists and locals in their tracks.
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Italian menswear exports down 3.2% in 2025
Pitti Uomo 109 to focus on “Motion” and new opportunities for the industry.
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Casentino Cloth Faces Extinction as Last Factory Shuts Down
The iconic orange wool was made famous by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
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A century of fashion on display at Palazzo Pitti’s Museum of Costume and Fashion
Nine newly inaugurated rooms from the Charleston of the 1920s to the 1980s of Enrico Coveri.
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Kim Kardashian Shares Photos of Her Summer Visit to Florence
The American celebrity has now shared photos of her visit on social media.
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Francesca Bellettini Appointed CEO of Gucci, the Florentine Luxury Icon
Over the past century, Gucci has grown from a small Florentine workshop into an international powerhouse, now part of Kering.
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