Explore clothing, footwear and leather goods through practical guides, wider looks at fashion history, and stories about houses, designers and objects. Follow a thread from what you wear to the people and ideas behind it.
Fashion in Italy
Follow fashion through its houses, materials, people and changing ideas.
Read: How Florence and Milan shaped postwar Italian fashion
Pieces worth knowing
- Fendi BaguetteAn underarm silhouette built to change with its materials
- Missoni Zigzag Wool Crewneck PulloverA multicoloured wool crewneck with a flamed zigzag motif and contrasting profiles.
- Prada Galleria: a guide to the handbag familyThe name’s history, the range of versions and the details that help compare Galleria models.
- Gucci Horsebit 1955An equestrian emblem, a contemporary handbag family
- Bottega Veneta Andiamo: a family guideThe name, Intrecciato and the details that distinguish individual versions.
- Tod’s GomminoA loafer shaped by a driving-shoe idea, with rubber studs that became part of Tod’s design vocabulary.
- Loro Piana Summer WalkA men’s loafer in Loro Piana’s White Sole line; the FAE8124 reference is a suede version.
- Stone Island 4100002 Jacket, Slate BlueA 13 oz denim jacket with a removable down vest and a hand-sprayed reflective finish.
- Brunello Cucinelli Cashmere Crewneck, Dark GreyA pure-cashmere crewneck, finished with quiet contrast at the cuffs and inside the collar.
