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  • Style: Articles

    Visionary Fashion Icon Elio Fiorucci Died

    Alessio Shostak(July 23, 2015)
    Fashion designer and visionary Elio Fiorucci was found dead in his Milan home on Monday. He was 80 years old. Famous for their stretch jeans, his brand’s eccentric, funky and sometimes promiscuous image encapsulated the youthful enthusiasm which characterized the disco era during which the Fiorucci cherubs were such a powerful fashion force.
  • Events: Reports

    A ‘Special Fashion Plan’ to Promote Italy in US

    A. S.(July 17, 2015)
    The Italian Ministry of Economic Development will release a detailed plan to promote the export of Italian fashion to the US. This will highlight the “segno distintivo” of the goods produced in the Italian fashion sector.
  • Art & Culture

    Florence & Its Music Scene

    Fred Plotkin(July 10, 2015)
    Fred Plotkin, one of America's foremost experts on opera, meets with the mayor of Florence Dario Nardella in New York. They discussed his city and its music scene—rich but usually overshadowed by its more popular visual masterpieces— as well as the new initiatives that the City is launching to promote many aspects of Florence’s cultural heritage
  • Dining in & out: Articles & Reviews

    Changing the Food Industry, Changing the System. Now.

    Dino Borri(July 03, 2015)
    Carlo Petrini, founder of the International Slow Food Movement and author of Loving the Earth, is extremely passionate about changing the food industry, taking action now, before it’s too late. He wants to create awareness of the flaws in the way the food industry currently operates, which focuses solely on spectacle and consumerism.
  • Art & Culture

    Daniele Puppi: Minimal Devices of Multisensory Reanimation

    Roberta Cutillo(July 02, 2015)
    The Italian Cultural Institute in New York recently showcased two remarkable installation pieces by Italian artist and receiver of this year’s Gotham Prize, Daniele Puppi. We had the opportunity to discuss with him these works of “re-animated cinema”, the concept behind them, his inspiration and his take on the experimental art scene in New York.
  • Op-Eds

    Corruption and the Economy: From the Ill Winds, Some Good

    Judith Harris(June 30, 2015)
    As the daily outpouring showing the extent of corruption shows, “It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good.” In the case of Italy, that ill wind is the troubled economy. Without the lingering recession that began in 2008, much that is unacceptable might have remained under the carpet. If so, we can be grateful. But now what?
  • Dining in & out: Articles & Reviews

    Italy Shines as first First Partner Country and Sponsor at 2015 SFFS

    Natasha Lardera(June 29, 2015)
    Italy is the main protagonist of the 2015 edition of Summer Fancy Food, the largest marketplace devoted exclusively to specialty foods and beverages in North America. For the first time in the 61 years of show history, the organizers, Specialty Food Association, a not-for-profit trade association based in New York for food artisans, importers and entrepreneurs, have elected a partner country as well as the sponsor of the great event.
  • Facts & Stories

    Campania's great wines: Fiano di Avelllino

    Charles Scicolone(June 18, 2015)
    Some of Southern Italy’s most interesting white wines come from the Campania region. One of my favorite whites is Fiano di Avellino, a DOCG wine made from the Fiano grape. In Naples it is a top choice to go with many local dishes, especially seafood.
  • Op-Eds

    The EU Too is Asleep on the Rocks

    Judith Harris(June 16, 2015)
    The flood of migrants pouring into Italy shows no sign of abating, and Italy is appealing to the European Union for assistance. Instead France, for one, has closed its border with Italy at Ventimiglia, leaving refugees to sleep in train stations and on rocks on the beach. The political fallout for Italy has far-reaching consequences.

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