inMilan – Beautifaire

27 Nov

MILAN — Chanel is making a press release in Milan’s Via Montenapoleone with its recent fashion, watches and advantageous jewelry boutique, the brand’s first twin store in Italy. It covers 5,616 square feet over three floors and was designed by the brand’s longtime collaborator Peter Marino. Chanel opened its first Milan location on nearby Via Sant’Andrea 40 years ago and the brand has at all times had a special relationship with Italy, determined by the attachment Gabrielle Chanel herself needed to the country, said Frédéric Grangié, president of Chanel’s watches and advantageous jewelry division since 2016. “Especially when, after the death of Boy Capel [Arthur Edward Capel, the designer’s lover and muse] she was convinced by her friend [musician] Misia Sert...

0 Comments

19 Apr

Dior, Philippe Starck Present Furniture Collection in Milan

by Beauty Tips

Fashion, Featured

MILAN — In the newest development of Dior’s collaboration with Philippe Starck, a collection of furniture was unveiled at Milan’s stately 18th-century Palazzo Citterio during Design Week. The presentation was conceived as an immersive experience, as Miss Dior chairs — from the primary Dior by Starck collection last yr — were displayed through a surprising choreography: an aerial ballet, suspended above a mirrored floor in black to reflect the lightness of the objects. The installation was punctuated by videos projected on giant screens, to the rhythm of a musical composition by Soundwalk Collective, which consists of Stephan Crasneanscki and Simone Merli. Starck revisited the Monsieur Dior armchair and the Medallion chair, while expanding the product offering with tables and stools — equally light...

0 Comments

27 Mar

A.P.C. Plants Flag in Italy With First Store in Milan

by Beauty Tips

Fashion, Featured

MILAN — After selling a majority stake to consumer investment giant L Catterton and presenting its fall 2023 collection during Paris Fashion Week, A.P.C. is capping off a busy month by officially planting a flag in Italy. The contemporary fashion label has opened its first store in Milan’s arty Brera district, which will likely be celebrated with a cocktail event on March 30. “Italy has all the time been in our development plan however it was mostly an issue of timing. Our recent growth on the Italian market has been a robust sign that it was now the time to open,” told WWD Jean Touitou, who founded the brand in 1987. Touitou noted that the country counts “many hyper-qualitative specialty stores,” and...

0 Comments

23 Dec

Bernard Arnault Acquires Storied Leonardo Da Vinci’s Residence, Vineyard

by Beauty Tips

Fashion, Featured

LUXURY LEONARDO: Leonardo Da Vinci’s vineyard and former residence in Milan’s city center has a latest luxury mogul owner, one who knows a thing or two about winemaking. In line with press reports, industry titan Bernard Arnault, the chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has bought a storied constructing often known as Casa Degli Atellani in Milan from its previous owners, the descendants of the Conti and Portaluppi families. The worth of the transaction or the aim of the acquisition weren't disclosed and LVMH representatives didn't reply to requests for comment Friday. Built around 1490, the landmark was donated by Ludovico “Il Moro” Duke of Milan to Da Vinci in 1498 while he was on the town to color his masterpiece “The Last...

0 Comments