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Viva Italia! Here are five Italian luxury brands you should know

With luxury fashion house Gucci recently named the hottest brand in the world, according to the latest Lyst Q3 Index, Italian fashion labels continue to reign supreme. No wonder, as these iconic brands from the country of art, culture and pasta stem from a rich heritage and embrace timeless elegance like no other. The trademark “Made in Italy”...

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Sales, employment and profits growing in the Italian fashion sector

Italy is long renowned for the quality of its craftsmanship, especially when it comes to clothing and leather goods. As a result, one third of European fashion giants either is Italian or operates in Italy. But how are those companies doing? To find that out, local investment bank Mediobanca analyzed the financial results of 163 fashion...

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Why can’t we have August-long vacations like Italians?

A look at U.S. vacation habits compared to those enjoyed by our counterparts in other countries with important fashion capitals can prompt cubicle disgruntlement and serious crises about our work-life balance around this time of year. The European summer shutdown The great summer shutdown that sweeps across Europe somewhere between Bastille Day...

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Retail

Candiani opens Los Angeles design center

Los Angeles - Italian mill Candiani denim just opened its newest designer center in downtown Los Angeles. The center, which opened this month, serves as a similar homage to its headquarters in Italy. The design center serves as an innovative space for the brand. The inside interior has a simple, modern aesthetic. The center focuses on research...