Gucci dives into safe waters with men’s nautical theme at Milan fashion week
The captain, pirate and first mate look are reworked, while over at Emporio Armani an urban wardrobe is unveiled
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Best in Europe 2014. 10 best places to go in Europe this year
Lonely Planet editors released their newest annual list: Best in Europe 2014. This list features picks for the best places to visit in Europe this year and includes countries, cities and regions from all over the European continent. Destinations were chosen for having timely reasons to visit right now, or for being buzz-worthy yet under-the-radar. … Read more
Uffizi Gallery to reopen Renaissance art rooms after €600,000 gift
Fifty more paintings to be exhibited as Florence museum accepts donation from luxury goods firm Salvatore Ferragamo
Venetians fight to save historical, ‘haunted’ island from luxury developers
Poveglia, a deserted 7-hectare rock believed to be the burial place of plague victims, to be leased to help pay Italy’s debts
‘This is not a harem’: the sheikh and his 60 attractive young personal shoppers
A wealthy Dubai sheikh is scouring Venice for a small army of female assistants to help him spend his cash
From bomb sites to Bulgari: V&A falls under the spell of Italian glamour
A new exhibition charts how postwar Italy transformed the world’s perceptions of it, using its greatest export: style