Pitti Uomo 91 to focus on homegrown talent, as well as Japanese and South Korean designers

Italian menswear event Pitti Uomo 91 has revealed the designers set to take part in its ‘Pitti Italics' program next January. Pitti Italics promotes upcoming fashion designers and labels that design and produce in Italy, offering them a platform from which to showcase their latest collections. Tuscan designer Carlo Volpi, who won the “Who is on next?

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Pitti Uomo 91 to focus on homegrown talent, as well as Japanese and South Korean designers

Benetton to launch new ‘Made In Italy’ fashion line

Global fashion brand Benetton is on track to launch a new “Made in Italy” line layer this year, in a bid to bring the company back to its roots and “refocus on its main expertise”. The collection, to be made in Treviso and titled “TV 31100” in a nod to the city's postal code, is slated for a November debut, with the first designs to be a series of super light knits, crafted from a blend of merino wool and cashmere.

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Youth has final word as Milan Fashion Week wraps up

MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week made way for young talent on the last day of preview shows for next spring and summer Monday.

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Young stars of social media fill Dolce&Gabbana front row

MILAN (AP) — Social media stars have brought a fresh buzz to Milan Fashion Week. As word of their whereabouts spreads, gaggles of fans gather outside the restaurant or show venue where they are gathered, hoping for the chance to get a selfie — the pixel version of the 15 minutes of fame.

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Was ‘Iceman Otzi’ a Copper Age fashionista?

The 5,300-year-old Alpine mummy known as the Tyrolean Iceman died wearing leather clothes and accessories harvested from no less than five wild or domesticated species, a DNA analysis published Thursday revealed. Frozen solid after being fatally wounded by an arrow in the back, the brown-eyed, Copper Age nomad, nicknamed “Otzi”, was discovered in 1991 in the Otztal Alps between Italy and Austria. A team led by Niall O'Sullivan, a researcher at the Institute for Mummies and the Iceman in Italy (and University College Dublin), put nine samples from Otzi's leather accoutrements under the microscope to determine their origin.

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Exclusive: Dior to appoint Valentino’s Maria Chiuri as creative head – sources

By Astrid Wendlandt PARIS (Reuters) – Christian Dior is set to announce after its couture show in early July that Maria Grazia Chiuri is joining the French fashion house from Italy's Valentino, two people familiar with the matter said. Chiuri will be taking on one of the most important jobs at Dior. Dior was not immediately available for comment.

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Exclusive: Dior to appoint Valentino’s Maria Chiuri as creative head – sources

Kendall Jenner morphs into ‘goth goddess’ for Marc Jacobs

NEW YORK (AP) — Kendall Jenner has turned herself into a “goth goddess” for fashion designer Marc Jacobs' new fall campaign.

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Jared Leto takes Gucci front row during Milan Fashion Week

MILAN (AP) — Street wear was trumping more formal looks during menswear previews for next spring and summer on the third day of Milan Fashion Week on Monday.

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Donald Duck Spotted at Gucci, and More You Missed From Men’s Fashion Week Milan

Pret-a-Reporter’s #MFW cheat sheet.

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Donald Duck Spotted at Gucci, and More You Missed From Men’s Fashion Week Milan

Barbie partners with MSGM Kids for SS17 capsule collection

The Italian label has teamed with Barbie for a ready-to-wear clothing collection for girls aged from two to 12. The “Barbie by MSGM” collection will be released for the spring/summer 2017 season in Italy and worldwide. Inspired by the MSGM women's ready-to-wear collection, the 30 pieces in this girl's capsule channel the season's key trend with relaxed yet chic inspirations that draw on sportswear and streetwear styles.

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