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13 Jun

Detroit Brands, College for Creative Studies Team on Pitti

Europeans have a fascination with Detroit and it’s that attraction to Motor City that Aki Choklat will capitalize on with the Detroitissimi exhibition he's creating at Pitti Uomo. The Linda Dresner-endowed chair of fashion design on the College for Creative Studies in Detroit has worked with an extended list of fashion corporations over the course of his profession including Zara, Puma, Caterpillar, Harley-Davidson and others. After joining the College for Creative Studies in 2016, he set a couple of goals: to raise the varsity’s fashion program to rank amongst one of the best on this planet and “to bring Detroit to the national scene.” Choklat knew that as wealthy as Detroit’s fashion talent is likely to be, it could never compete with the...
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10 Jan

Not Just Clothes: Pitti Uomo Debuts The Sign and

MILAN — As a bellwether of men’s trends, Pitti Uomo is introducing two latest sections this season dedicated to petwear and design. The move reflects the increased cross-pollination and convergence the 2 categories have with fashion, in addition to their growing relevance in consumers’ minds and shopping habits. Agostino Poletto, general director of Pitti Immagine, said the alternative falls throughout the frame of the winter fair’s theme, “Pittiway,” and is hinged on responses to the worldwide uncertainties looming over fashion and society at large. Depicting the style landscape, he said, included opening Pitti Uomo as much as neighboring industries which might be gaining traction and are increasingly top of mind for fashion buyers. “Pitti Uomo can function a compass and our ambition is to...
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