The Florentine fashion heritage celebrated with Monumental Pucci installation. The historic Battistero di San Giovanni in Florence is the monument that inspired one of the most iconic prints ever created by the House of Pucci – the “Battistero”. In 1957, inspired by the magnificent architectural treasures of his home town of Florence, the Marquise Emilio … Read more
Fifty years without Marilyn Marilyn is still alive, more alive than ever. Fifty years after her disappearance and she is on the piedestal. Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence will host until January 2013 an exhibition dedicated to the actress who will never be forgotten. The beautiful photograph used for the exhibition poster was taken by … Read more
The capital of Tuscany, home of art and architecture, welcomed Italian beauty: the over 110 Ferraris participating in the Cavalcade were on June 30 the main attraction on Piazza della Signoria in Florence. The over 110 Ferraris drove back to Bologna over the Futa and the Raticosa pass, the route of the legendary Mille Miglia. … Read more
Suzy Menkes at Gucci Museo Suzy Menkes, the fashion editor of The International Herald Tribune, speaks with Frida Giannini, the creative director of Gucci, as it celebrates its 90th anniversary with the new museum in Florence (inaugurated in September 2011). Inside the sumptuous confines of the 14th-century Palazzo della Mercanzia, Gucci‘s famed “bamboo” handbags owned … Read more