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29 Mar

Brunello Cucinelli Steps Into Beauty With Fragrances for Men

Brunello Cucinelli Steps Into Beauty With Fragrances for Men
MILAN — “We wanted a fragrance that might feel like a cashmere sweater,” said Brunello Cucinelli on Tuesday, when his namesake fashion brand made its first foray into the sweetness arena. The Italian brand partnered with fragrance manufacturer EuroItalia on the project, in what Cucinelli defined as a “contemporary licensing agreement,” to underscore that he sees the category as an integrated a part of his own company and in an alignment of values and work ethic with the sweetness firm. The deal between the 2 parties was inked in 2020 but was kept under wraps until Tuesday. Joined by EuroItalia’s chairman Giovanni Sgariboldi, Cucinelli retraced the start of the partnership at Milan’s “Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci,”...
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29 Mar

Claire McCardell’s American Style to Be Spotlighted at Museum

Claire McCardell’s American Style to Be Spotlighted at Museum
The renewed interest within the work of Claire McCardell continues to be going strong, with the Museum at FIT gearing up for Wednesday’s opening of “Claire McCardell: Practicality, Liberation, Innovation.” Many years have passed because the designer pioneered the American look, but her influence on American sportswear prevails. Zippers, pockets, ballet flats and wrap dresses were all a part of the designer’s arsenals of firsts. Tory Burch, whose spring-summer 2022 collection was inspired by McCardell, is a champion of her work. In some way, 65 years after her death in 1958 on the age of 52, the designer’s work is gaining more interest with recent generations of creatives. Strong-willed and pragmatic, McCardell’s indelible mark — the understated (but not undone) casual American...
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