In the second installment of its "Vestirsi Da Uomo" (Dress Like A Man) fashion performance series, Florence's Pitti Uomo gave carte blanche last Thursday to legendary French art director Marc Ascoli, who took over the immense Villa Fayard, the new site of the city's Polimoda fashion school, for a series of tableaux vivants.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/17/12

It's been a while—since the release of Zoolander, at least—since we last associated high fashion with coal miners' sons. Interview fashion director Miguel Enamorado makes the connection by recommending boots by storied London brand Grenson, who has moved beyond their signature brogues with this new design, showed at Pitti Uomo in Florence yesterday.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/12/12

Sometimes the best way to show how bright your star shines is to leave the country. I exaggerate only slightly in the case of Olivier Saillard, the French fashion curator, who put on a show in Florence at the invitation of the Pitti Discovery foundation.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 06/22/11

Created exclusively on the occasion of the eighth edition of Pitti W, Rodarte unveiled a site-specific installation in Florence showcasing a new ten-piece couture collection today.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 06/17/11

Italy met California at the Trump Soho's Quattro Gastronomia Italiana on Tuesday, when Pitti Immagine held a luncheon in anticipation of their upcoming international fashion fairs in Florence.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 05/06/11

Carhartt, the Dearborn, Michigan workwear brand, established in 1889, has long been a staple for job-site attire. Adam Kimmel, a Carhartt fan since the age of 10, was recommended by Jay Bell of Barneys New York to collaborate with the brand.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/19/11

"I'm just looking for atmosphere," says Gareth Pugh of his recent Pitti collection.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/18/11

For the entrance to his Pitti Uomo show in Florence last night, women's guest designer Gareth Pugh took fashion idolatry to a new level, with altar-esque statues and candles.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 01/14/11