M&M’s
The campaign is perfect, the model too, Marella SS2012′s collection is something serious and fun. Classy or a bit casual we wish to see more women wearing Marella around. No unecessary details, nice colors choices, perfect fit for perfect women. A must have in you next summer wardrobe.

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Smart fashion design.
Mark/Giusti produces leather accessories as we like them: elegant, colourful, rich with cultural and historic inspiration. This next autumn’s preview is inspired by the Romance of Roma in the early 1950’s. Mark/Giusti’s new collection takes inspiration from the Italian Byzantine Era (Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages) design patterns. A new men’s accessories are a mix of cultures, eras and colours. Youthful and classy -hi-tech- handmade accessories, such as for the iPad, are a must! The range includes luggage, weekend and sports bags, business bags and small leather accessories such as wallets and iPad covers. When culture and history meets fashion. Beautiful. Sensual. Smart.

“Original Inspiration for the collection came just after I saw William Wyler’s Vacanze Romane on my last trip to Rome ” Says Creative director and founder Mark Farhat. “ Rome is the perfect city for a Romance. There is something that makes you fall in Love with it. I guess it all goes back to the glamorous Italian Lifestyle and their true appreciation for the good things in life, whether its beautifully crafted bags or simply the food! ” interior fabric prints used in the designs of all Mark / Giusti bags and accessories have been derived from floor mosaics and intricate wall patterns from the architectural masterpieces of the Byzantine Era.

This collection has been inspired by the Basilica di San Lorenzo Fuori Le Mura (The Papal Basilica of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls). The Basilica is a Roman Catholic Parish church and minor Basilica located in Rome, Italy. It is one of the seven Pilgrim Churches in Rome and one of the five Patriarchal basilicas. Before the present-day the basilica was constructed, the estate upon which it sits was once home to a small oratory built by Emperor Constantine I. The emperor built it over the site on which, it is believed, Saint Lawrence was executed.

The portico, c. 1220, has Cosmati decoration by the Vassaletti family of craftsmen. The choir enclosure and pulpit also has Cosmati decoration, and there is also a fine Cosmati Paschal candlestick made in the 12th or 13th century, where the lining for    the    “ROMA-NZA”    Collection    has    been    derived.
Since MARK / GIUSTI’s launch, the brand has been gaining great exposure in all the major fashion publications such as vogue, GQ, tattler as well as in national newspapers such as the evening standard and the daily telegraph magazines. It has been described as “ the new Goyard” and the brand is already a firm favorite amongst celebrities such as the actor Tom Hardy.
Each Mark/Giusti product has been handmade in Italy by the finest artisanal craftsmen who’s expertise has been passed on from one generation to the other. All leather, dust bags, packaging boxes, zips and hand carved metallic fittings have also been sourced and produced locally thus reflecting our dedication to quality and sustainability.

The palette for the “ROMA-NZA” Collection is very colorful, powerful and romantic. It includes deep ruby (RUBINO), lush mustard (SENAPE) and blue ocean (Oceano) colours. The primary leather for this collection is a soft Timeless Nappa leather, which will feel and look even more gorgeous as it ages.
Mark / Giusti has a wide collection of beautifully crafted pieces that range from luggage, weekend and sports bags, business bags and all small leather accessories such as wallets, I-pad and laptop covers.

MARK / GIUSTI
The “ROMA-NZA” Collection

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Artigiano contemporaneo
La sapienza, la visione e la passione delle lavorazioni fashion artigianali

In occasione della 81a edizione di Pitti Immagine Uomo, CNA Federmoda Toscana presenta “Artigiano contemporaneo – Timeless Authenticity”. La sapienza, la visione e la passione delle lavorazioni fashion artigianali, in un evento/installazione di rarefatta bellezza, l’unicità dei capi, le performance live, il gusto dei sapori originali racconteranno la storia di un’Autenticità senza tempo, quella del saper far toscano, protagonista del passato, del presente e del futuro.

Artigiano Contemporaneo è un marchio, una rete di aziende, un sistema di competenze che esprimono la combinazione unica di sapienza, eccellenza e stile racchiuse nei capi dell’alta manifattura artigianale.

10.01.2012
18.00 > 21.30
Cinema Odeon
Florence
artigianocontemporaneo.it

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Hardy Amies Special Project at Pitti uomo 81
Will unveil the FW 2012 Collection with a special show

On Wednesday 11th January 2012, Creative Director Claire Malcolm will unveil the Autumn Winter 2012 Collection with a show at the Stazione Leopolda.

Sir Edwin ‘Hardy’ Amies was the first designer to show men’s ready to wear on a catwalk.Today Hardy Amies is a contemporary menswear brand, which acknowledges its heritage and the legacy of its innovative founder. After two successful seasons at London Fashion Week, it was time for a global platform and what better stage than Pitti Uomo and Florence – the most prestigious of menswear’s trade shows, where heritage houses and new talents join together for the biggest fashion showcase in the world.

11.01.2012
6.00 pm
Stazione Leopolda – Spazio Alcatraz
Florence

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MONDAY 9th JANUARY 2012
- Mondadori presents CITTADINO MODELLO / Palazzo Vecchio

TUESDAY 10th JANUARY 2012
- TOKYO FASHION WEEK IN ITALY / Lyceum
- PIRELLI ZERO Cocktail party (by invitation) / Tepidarium

WEDNESDAY 11th JANUARY 2012
- Pitti Immagine Uomo Guest Designer VALENTINO A/I 12-13 Fashion Show (by invitation) / Palazzo Corsini

THURSDAY 12th JANUARY 2012
- 51° L’ALTRO UOMO PARTY since 1987 special guest: Boy George and special apparence: Mauro Galligari Elegant attire. By invitation only (tenax.org)

More info there:
pittimmagine.com
pittidiscovery.com
e-pitti.com

Cool open.
The Shawn Stussy’s new surfboard shop opening. Enjoy the boards designed by the most significant sportwear designer since 20 years, now. After the best Vans ever you can see around, I mean I’ve seen and owned, the surfboards collection is pretty interesting. Sober. Styled. White. To surf with a certain class this winter in the West Coast (Tourmaline)…or this summer in Australia. Cool.

S-DOUBLE SURFBOARD SHOP
“…Montecito’s lower village at 1187 Coast Village Road in the back of Richie’s barbershop…”

s-double.com/shop
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shawnstussy.com
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