The Tuscan city of Florence has key sectors in culture, education, fashion and lifestyle, and high technology is taking the local economy into the future. FDI Magazine’s editor-in-chief Courtney Fingar reports.
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Tag: fashion
Salvatore Ferragamo reopens its Wien Boutique
Salvatore Ferragamo, one of the world’s most renowned luxury brands, announces the reopening of its fully renovated Vienna flagship store.
Read moreGucci has made a bid of 13 million euros for Richard Ginori.
Florentine historic fashion maison Gucci said it has made a bid of 13 million euros for the troubled Tuscan ceramics producer Richard Ginori.
Read morePitti Bimbo, 470 collections expected
470 collections expected, of which 177 from abroad, over 8,000 buyers out of a total of over 10,000 visitors: these figures confirm Pitti Bimbo’s role as the only international reference trade fair in the childrenswear universe. The new edition will take place at the Fortezza da Basso on January 7-19 in Florence, Italy.
Read morePitti Uomo, foreign buyers up again
Positive signs for men’s fashion and for Made in Italy products from the 83rd edition of Pitti Immagine Uomo, currently being held at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence: buyer attendance has been very high over the first two and a half days and the buyers are all highly qualified.
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Ferragamo for the markets of South East Asia
Salvatore Ferragamo Spa, parent company of the Salvatore Ferragamo Group, one of the global leaders in the luxury sector, has acquired from Trinity Luxury Brands Holdings Ltd and Ferrinch Ltd. a further 30% stake in the joint venture distribution companies.
Read morePitti Uomo 83: research and innovation
There will be 1062 brands at the Fortezza da Basso, plus another 70 women’s collections at Pitti W at the Dogana. Pitti Uomo is becoming increasingly international, and this is confirmed by the figures, with an important rise in the number and quality of applications received for January.
Read moreMywalit opens its flagship store in Florence
An explosion of color in the heart of Florence: opens today Mywalit, an Italian brand of Lucca, who was born to bring color, a wide spectrum of colors, “where there was no color”, making precious and original also smaller accessories: special details that differentiate wallets, key cases, credit card holder…
Watch the celebration of fashion in Florence
All the signs read: “A Global Celebration of Fashion. The word celebration perfectly describes the evening. On September 18th, 2012 Vogue’s world famous Fashion’s Night Out came to Florence, on its third and final stop of their fashion tour through Italy. The event visited both Milan and Rome earlier in the month.
Shopping in Florence at the Vogue fashion’s night
This year the Vogue fashion’s night out will take place in Florence, Italy. It’s the first time in the Tuscan capital after Milan and Rome. This event, scheduled September 18, 2012, will be a new opportunity to show the side of the city that’s involved with fashion and lifestyle. Shops will stay open at night until 11:30 pm and amid the exclusive products realized just for this event, meetings with designers and more.