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Sabato De Sarno unveils Gucci precision saturated in color to close Milan Fashion Week

Jun. 17, 2024 22:05 PM EDT

MILAN (AP) — It’s been creative director musical chairs at some of Italy’s top fashion houses, and the pressure is showing, at least on social media. Gucci’s Sabato De Sarno presented his third collection in Milan on Monday, still the most highly anticipated runway show of...

Milan menswear seeks reassurance in nostalgia and artisanal craft, from Fendi to Dolce&Gabbana

Jun. 15, 2024 18:22 PM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Amid ongoing wars, hardening political divides and accelerating climate change, Milan designers made a play for escapism on the second day Saturday of Milan Fashion Week, mostly menswear previews for Spring-Summer 2025. Many took inspiration from decades that now seem...

La Scala's French manager leaves theater financially fit as Meloni government turns to Italians

May. 28, 2024 10:48 AM EDT

MILAN (AP) — The general manager of Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala on Tuesday bade a bittersweet farewell to the theater during the presentation of 2024-25 season, saying, "I would have been happy to continue.” Dominique Meyer will finish up his contract, which runs out at the...

Italian teenage computer wizard set to become the first saint of the Millennial generation

May. 24, 2024 10:51 AM EDT

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis paved the way for the canonization of the first saint of the millennial generation on Thursday, attributing a second miracle to a 15-year-old Italian computer whiz who died of leukemia in 2006. Carlo Acutis, born on May 3, 1991, in London and then moved...

AC Milan coach Pioli leaving at the end of the season, 2 years after leading club to Serie A title

May. 24, 2024 07:47 AM EDT

MILAN, Italy (AP) — AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli is leaving the Italian club at the end of the season after a near five-year stint that included the 2022 Serie A title. Milan announced Pioli’s departure on Friday, a day before its final league game of the season at home to...

Mock coffins fill a square in Milan in a protest over workplace safety in Italy

May. 10, 2024 11:31 AM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Mock coffins filled one of Milan’s most famous squares Friday in a protest organized by Italy's second-largest union to raise awareness over workplace deaths. Protesters lined up 172 cardboard coffins in Piazza La Scala to symbolize the exact number of workers who...

Prada focuses generational transition on artisans, expanding production and workforce in Italy

May. 08, 2024 14:48 PM EDT

TORGIANO, Italy (AP) — The Prada Group is expanding its production footprint in Italy, including dozens of new jobs at its knitwear factory in Umbria, leaning into “Made in Italy” as integral to the brand’s ethos and developing new artisanal talent to ease the luxury group through a...

Milan's famous La Scala names new director of the opera house after months of controversy

Apr. 17, 2024 11:34 AM EDT

ROME (AP) — Milan's La Scala, one of the world’s most prestigious and historic opera houses, has named Fortunato Ortombina as its new director, ending months of political controversy. He will step into the post in September at the famed Teatro alla Scala. The city's mayor,...

Giorgio Armani bags were produced by exploited Chinese workers near Milan, Italian police say

Apr. 05, 2024 12:46 PM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Exploited Chinese workers employed in Italy by an unauthorized subcontractor made handbags and accessories for the Giorgio Armani fashion house in a series of supply chain abuses that the in-house production company failed to properly monitor, Italian police said Friday. ...