{"id":72367,"date":"2016-03-07T11:40:26","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T10:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/pin\/week-february-26-march-3\/"},"modified":"2016-03-07T11:40:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T10:40:26","slug":"week-february-26-march-3","status":"publish","type":"pin","link":"https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.it\/en\/pin\/week-february-26-march-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The week of February 26 \u2013 March 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italian leadership in fashion <\/strong>\u2013 Italian fashion is not just a matter of \u201ccreating excitement\u201d on the runways, explains The Wall Street Journal<\/em> (March 1 – Milan\u2019s Fashion Leadership<\/a>*). It is also the \u201ccountry\u2019s number-two industry,\u201d a \u201cdream\u201d \u2013 adds Financial Times<\/em> \u2013 that brings art and business together (February 29 – In Milan, the fashion \u2018dream\u2019 lives on<\/a>*). The leading international dailies are still devoting coverage to Italian fashion: in particular, websites and press agencies have concentrated their stories on the collections presented at Milan Fashion Week: The New York Times<\/em> recounts and comments upon shows by Emporio Armani<\/strong>, Versace<\/strong>, Diesel<\/strong>, and Etro <\/strong>(February 26 – Emporio Armani, Versace, Diesel Headline Milan Fashion Day 3<\/a>; New Pop at Emporio Armani, Practical Wardrobe From Etro in Milan<\/a>); the same stylists also find space in The Washington Post<\/em>, joined by Dolce&Gabbana, Missoni<\/strong> and Ferragamo<\/strong> (February 29 – Emporio Armani, Versace, Diesel headline Milan fashion Day 3<\/a>; February 28 – Dolce&Gabbana, Missoni, Ferragamo headline Day 5 in Milan<\/a>; February 29- Armani, DSquared2 and Arbesser close out Milan Fashion Week<\/a>). Reuters<\/em>, on the other hand, focuses on Prada<\/strong> (February 26 – Prada offers ‘see now, buy now’ bags straight off the Milan catwalk<\/a>), while El Pais<\/em> dedicates a long article to the success of Max Mara<\/strong>, made possible thanks to \u201cquality fabrics and made-in-Italy design\u201d (February 27 – El abrigo de Italia<\/a>).<\/p>\n

And while some articles concentrate on the designers emerging at the Milan shows (Le Monde<\/em>, February 29 – La mode italienne s\u2019offre une cure de jouvence<\/a>*; The New York Times<\/em>, February 25 – Sara Maino at Italian Vogue: \u2018Highlighting\u2019 Emerging Designers<\/a>*), there\u2019s also room for the history of Italian fashion, with the show \u201cBellissima: Italy and High Fashion 1945-1968,\u201d opening in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (New York Times<\/em>, February 29 – The Birth of Postwar Italian Style<\/a>*).<\/p>\n

Cooking & lifestyle<\/strong> \u2013 Fashion is keeping pace with reporting on the world of wine and food \u2013 a bedrock element of Italian lifestyle. The<\/em> New<\/em> York<\/em> Times<\/em> writes about how \u201cpanini\u201d from the Florentine shop Antico No\u00e8<\/strong> have come to the Big Apple (February 29 – Antico No\u00e8 Panini From Florence Now Sold in New York<\/a>*). Also, along with Reuters<\/em>, the American newspaper has published the yearly results of Campari<\/strong>, the Italian spirits brand that has beaten analysts\u2019 expectations thanks to higher sales (March 1 and 2 – Campari Sales Beat Forecasts, Rising 3 Percent in 2015<\/a>; Campari reports higher sales and margins in 2015<\/a>). There is also room for some Italian recipes, with The<\/em> Washington Post<\/em> offering tips on how to make \u201cspaghetti alla chitarra\u201d (March 3 – Spaghetti Alla Chitarra<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Automobile design is another element of Italian style. This is why the presentation of Alfa Romeo<\/strong>\u2019s restyled Giulietta is covered both by the German Sueddeutsche Zeitung<\/em> (March 1 – Alfa Romeo verpasst der Giulietta neue Schminke<\/a>) and Morocco\u2019s Le Matin<\/em> (March 1 – La nouvelle Giuliette r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9e en grande pompe<\/a>).<\/p>\n

People <\/strong>\u2013 This week saw a number of reports on Italian public figures. While space is still being devoted to commemorating the life of Umberto Eco <\/strong>(Les Echos<\/em>, February 26 – Trois le\u00e7ons d’Umberto<\/a>*) and Ettore Scola<\/strong> (The Times<\/em>, February 27 – Ettore Scola<\/a>), The Wall Street Journal<\/em> has an article on Carlo Rovelli<\/strong>, whose \u201cpoetic contemplation\u201d of science has made his book “Seven Brief Lessons on physics\u201d a best-seller in various countries (March 1 – Carlo Rovelli\u2019s Poetic Contemplation of Physics<\/a>*). The Washington Post<\/em>, on the other hand, has published an interview with Claudio Bisogniero<\/strong>, the outgoing Ambassador to Washington and future Italian Ambassador to NATO (February 29 – Exit Interview with Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Tourism <\/strong>\u2013 Tourism is also making the news, with the artist Christo\u2019s installation on Lake Iseo<\/strong> (New York<\/em> Times<\/em>, February 26 – Tour and Resort News: Christo in Italy; Sharks in La Jolla<\/a>*), and with the landscape of the Langhe<\/strong>, \u201cone of the country\u2019s loveliest\u201d according to The Times<\/em> (February 28 – Roll out the Barolo<\/a>*). The British daily also visits Romagna for the women\u2019s edition of the Strade Bianche road bicycle race (March 1 – Women receive equal billing on Strade Bianche<\/a>*).<\/p>\n

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