Often associated with comfortable homewear and bordering on the banal, the cardigan is enjoying a comeback. Fringed and oversize at Ports 1961, chunky and honeycomb at Brunello Cucinelli, technical at Miu Miu, and optical with geometric buttons at Missoni. Fasteners come in an eclectic variety of styles: plastic appliqués at Christopher Kane or lacing at…
There is growing attention from social partners, legislators and the production system to the issue of organizational well-being within companies as a strategic factor for growth, productivity and sustainability. It’s no easy, indeed, to talk about economic and environmental sustainability without serious upstream reflection on the social dimension of sustainability and the responsibility that companies…
With the last years of unsettlement in the world there is now an incentive for optimism, forcing us to changes, to open to new opportunities with more flexibility and elasticity. The complexity, the ambiguity and the volatility of business requires companies to adopt new mindsets, to look for innovative challenges and to create long term…
A basic, essential piece. A must-have in every wardrobe. For every style, occasion and season. For Spring/Summer 2023, the runways propose a thousand variations on the sweater. From soft and understated at Fendi to sheer at Prada and Bally. From layered at Miu Miu, mini (if not tiny) at Max Mara to chunky at Bottega…
A knit no longer and not just to cuddle, warm up, protect, but that loves to play the leading role in all the occasions. In order not to go unnoticed, to celebrate festive occasions, it chooses hybrid yarns with sidereal gleams. Torcitura di Domaso – Art. Glamour Nm 23000 78% VI-12% METAL FIBRE-10% PA Filmar…
What is reshoring? Since the early nineties, the fashion industry has focused largely on the relocation of production, driven mainly by issues of margins and labour costs. For some years, also thanks to the increase in the prices of resources and raw materials, we have been witnessing the opposite phenomenon, reshoring, in fact. By reshoring…
The dialogue between knitwear and details is growing increasingly narrow and at times surreal. Next winter’s proposals range from maxi disc sequins from Altuzarra to crystal logos from Burberry. From maxi chains and ruff-effect appliqués by Ermanno Scervino and Ports 1961 to cartoonish padding by Loewe, through soft architecture by Sunnei. From texture contrasts to…
The race against the energy emergency that after a very hot summer, an equally cold winter forecasts, runs on the thread of wool. For this reason, we think about taking precautions with a simple solution. Let’s go back to hand-knitting which has been rediscovered during the pandemic, from hobby to therapeutic practice for its relaxing…
“Don’t wait for inspiration. It comes while working.” Henri Matisse ILARIA MANIFATTURA LANE, Art. Carnaby FILATI BIAGIOLI MODESTO, Art. Aran Necessity leads to the greatest discoveries. The world scenario pushes us toward the need to reinvent our yarns in a more sustainable way but without compromising quality and imagination. Collections of higher quality and greater…
Carpe diem, seize the moment. Focusing on the present, on immanence, on the here and now, can shed light and give us insight into new and surprising possibilities, forward-thinking interpretations of the real: the present as a place for the possible. Photo and concept by Elisabetta Scarpini
