Ponte di Rialto in jeans Greatly in need of repairs, Venice’s 48-metre (157 foot) long Ponte di Rialto, one of the most beautiful bridges in the world and a true reflection of Venetian style, will be restored by “OTB”, a Company from Breganze (Vicenza, Italy) owned by Renzo Rosso (Diesel clothing company), popularly known as Italy’s … Read more
Tod’s No_Code spring-summer 2013 campaign London Calling is the Spring/Summer 2013 Tod’s No_Code Campaign, a capsule collection inspired by visionary journalist and magazine editor Jefferson Hack, co-founder of Dazed & Confused publication. Shot by Ben Toms and styled by Robbie Spencer, the cast of the campaign is “a group of six London-based creatives from the … Read more
The new Maecenas of our days are big fashion houses. After Salvatore Ferragamo, Tod’s, Diesel, and Gucci, now comes the news that Rome’s nearly 300-year-old Trevi Fountain gets $2.9 Million facelift with the help of Italian fashion house Fendi, which was founded in Rome in the 1920s and is now part of LVMH French … Read more
Michele Ferrero, Leonardo Del Vecchio and Giorgio Armani top the list of Italian billionaires Top 10 Wealthiest Italians The collective wealth of the top 10 wealthiest Italians stands at US$88 billion, which comprises 40% of the combined net worth of the Italian UHNW population. In particular, fashion moguls constitute half the list and represent … Read more
Tod’s Italian luxury shoes house explores new territories this Fall with Electric Signature, No_Code and Ferrari collections. Tod’s No_Code is a capsule collection, for both men and women, inspired by visionary editor Jefferson Hack, co- founder of the magazine Dazed and Confused. Tod’s described the unisex shoe line as an “everyday collection for global nomads who are … Read more
The opening of the “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossibile conversations” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York was the perfect moment for an important announcement for the world of fashion. Diego Della Valle, owner of Tod’s Group, intends to relaunch the iconic Italian fashion brand Elsa Schiaparelli. Della Valle purchased the rights to the Elsa … Read more