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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Warsaw
By Karolina Slowikowska WARSAW | Fri May 11, 2012 10:35am EDT WARSAW (Reuters) – Got 48 hours to spare this summer in Warsaw, the capital of Poland for more than 400 years? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most out of a 48-hour visit. Located in central Poland, Warsaw is easily accessible [...]
Italy vies for fashion medal with Armani suits
By Lisa Jucca MILAN | Thu May 10, 2012 10:48pm EDT MILAN (Reuters) – Will Italians be the best-dressed squad of the London 2012 Olympic Games? The Italy team is pinning its hopes of striking gold in the style stakes on fashion guru Giorgio Armani, and his 50-piece Olympic collection. Yet, prevailing in the fashion [...]
An Olympics love story that sparked a fashion empire
By Philip Pullella SUMIRAGO, Italy | Thu May 10, 2012 11:34am EDT SUMIRAGO, Italy (Reuters) – Mention the name Missoni, and most think of a fashion empire that revolutionized textile patterns, spawned the no-bra look on the catwalks, and is now a global brand that designs everything from sweaters to sheets to hotels. But none [...]
An Olympic love story that sparked a fashion empire
By Philip Pullella SUMIRAGO, Italy | Thu May 10, 2012 2:49am EDT SUMIRAGO, Italy (Reuters) – Mention the name Missoni, and most think of a fashion empire that revolutionized textile patterns, spawned the no-bra look on the catwalks, and is now a global brand that designs everything from sweaters to sheets to hotels. But none [...]
Exhibit shines spotlight on Schiaparelli, Prada
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK | Wed May 9, 2012 11:40am EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – They are both women, Italian and innovative fashion designers but Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada worked in different eras and had distinctive views and approaches to their work. A new exhibition organized by the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan [...]
