Fashion has been at the forefront of news out of Italy this week. Riccardo Tisci’s departure from Givenchy attracted considerable attention from the international press with articles about the Italian stylist’s “incredible vision” of fashion and his career with the French fashion house. (February 2 on Le Monde – L’obsession urbaine de Riccardo Tisci*; New York Times Style Magazine – 10 Things to Know About Riccardo Tisci’s Reign at Givenchy*; Libération – Riccardo Tisci tourne la page Givenchy). Reuters wrote about Ferragamo’s ambitious plans (February 3 – Italy’s Ferragamo aims to grow revenue at twice market rate), but it was Valentino and the costumes he has designed for Sofia Coppola’s production of la Traviata in Valencia that featured in el País (February 7 – Valentino: “La Traviata no puede ir vestida con un impermeable de plástico”) and a Bottega Veneta wallet was included in the selection of “desirable objects” drawn up by Les Echos (February 7 – Objet du désir : le portefeuille Bottega Veneta*). Meanwhile, Expansión focused on fast fashion with an interview with Sandro Veronesi, founder and president of the Calzedonia group (February 6 – Sandro Veronesi: “No busco ser aún más rico”).
Culture –Two articles of a cultural nature appeared in Spain’s El Mundo, the first described the new virtual trail created by the Archaeological Museum in Naples designed to particularly appeal to its younger visitors (February 6 – El Museo Arqueológico de Nápoles se transforma en videojuego), whilst the second provided a review of the “Trilogia di Palermo” by Sandro Piazzese that has just been published in Spain for the first time (February 6 – Entropía, luz y el ‘noir’ mediterráneo). Meantime German die Zeit wrote about the tourist and cultural delights of Apricale, a village in the Ligurian hinterland (February 2 – Lärmpegel auf null), and the New York Times featured an article about the “La Serenissima” festival at New York’s Carnegie Hall, dedicated to the music and arts of Baroque Venice. An event, according to this newspaper, that reveals a parallel between the Republic of the Doges and the political situation today (February 3 – What Baroque Venice Can Teach Us About Modern Politics*).
Food & Wine – This aspect of Italy never fails to feature in the world’s press. El Mundo had suggestions for exploring the secrets of aperitifs in Venice (February 3 – Ruta de cañas y tapas por Venecia), whilst the New York Times Style Magazine took a look at the various restaurants – amongst the most delicious in the world – owned by Giacomo Milano (February 2 – For the Love of Italy*), whereas le Monde featured a profile of Oscar Farinetti “the most charismatic ambassador for Italian food and wine” (February 4 – Eataly, le pari de l’étranger*). Two Italian restaurants attracted the attention of the Financial Times (February 3 – Luca and Palatino, London: Little Brit-aly*), but it was “the best Italian restaurant in Frankfurt”, the Bistro Salvatore, that featured in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (February 4 – Tagliata und Pizza).
Austrian Der Standard treated its readers to a recipe for a starter based on Tropea onions (February 6 – Antipasto für jeden Anlass Süß-sauer eingelegte rote Zwiebeln) and Bloomberg chose to write about nocino, the popular liqueur made from unripe green walnuts that has become something of a cult (February 6 – Say Yes to Nocino: Why the Italian Liqueur Is in High Demand). For Reuters, however, it was the growth of Campari with its latest UK acquisition that got a mention (February 2 – Italy’s Campari buys Bulldog Gin).
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