An anniversary in Signa highlights a centuries-old craft that shaped the local economy and identity. A related charity event will take place on 25 April in Florence.
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Tag: fashion
Florence names riverside square after Gucci founder Guccio Gucci
The new “piazzetta Guccio Gucci” is located along the Arno, near Ponte Vecchio, recognising the entrepreneur’s role in shaping Florence’s global image in fashion.
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Ferragamo steps down as Polimoda president, Ricci takes over
Florence honours Ferruccio Ferragamo with the Fiorino d’Oro as Niccolò Ricci is appointed to lead the fashion school into its next phase.
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Valentino Garavani, a life in fashion shaped by Florence and Tuscany
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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