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Calzedonia Group’s president Sandro Veronesi and Verona’s mayor Flavio Tosi revealed the winners of the competition dedicated to the city’s renowned Arena on Jan. 31, at the Politecnico university in Milan. Launched last March with the sponsorship of the Italian underwear and stocking specialist Calzedonia, the international contest aimed at selecting the best ideas for the creation of a movable covering for the Roman amphitheater was won by the group of architects SBP & GMP.
“The Arena is a unique historic-architectural reality worldwide,” said mayor Tosi, underscoring that the main goal of the contest was to ensure the protection and conservation of the building and to improve its functionality in hosting public events. Tosi mentioned how every year, about 14 million euros, or $15.1 million at current exchange, are invested in protecting Verona’s symbol from bad weather. “The rain is the major enemy of the Arena,” he said, explaining how this is causing fallings in the structure.
First introduced in 1995, the idea of creating a 129,167-square-foot movable covering was never really discussed since last year, when it was presented to the government’s ministers, who asked to receive real projects in order to evaluate the actual feasibility of the concept.
Veronesi contacted mayor Tosi

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Facing intense competition both online and from major stores, specialty retailers shopped carefully for distinctive items, lifestyle togs, denim and jewelry at the trans-seasonal women’s market held Jan. 25 to 28 at the Dallas Market Center.
Orders were split about evenly between spring and summer deliveries and pre-fall and fall, according to sales agents. Buyers responded to a range of hues, from soft blush and peachy neutrals to earthy shades of green and blue and vivid prints.
“People are buying closer to need than they ever have,” said Tom Striegel, owner of Striegel Sales. “This is the first time I kept spring [samples] from my sportswear lines like Nic + Zoe and that was unheard of in the past.”
He described the show as “excellent,” led by stalwart Nic + Zoe and his debut of Liverpool jeans and Neon Buddha tops.
“Everyone wants to see something new, so anytime you have that it’s really good,” Striegel said.
Like last year, the market gained some traffic from the big Total Home & Gift show that ended the day before.
“Everyone is diversifying their mixes,” said sales agent Pam Kramer.
She did well with Vendula novelty handbags in the shape of a caravan trailer and a new line of neutral-hued jersey

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The role of virtual and digital, paper yarns and the importance of customized items in the yarn industry were among the defining features of the 80th edition of Pitti Filati, which took Florence for three days ended Jan. 27.
Organizers aim to increase international attendance at Pitti Filati and it seems the fair is going in the right direction: the first closing numbers of the January edition showed a 2.5 percent increase in the number of buyers, for a total of more than 4,350 visitors.
Nonetheless, a focus on the single figures shows a fragmented patchwork: Russia was the best performing market, with an 87 percent increase; followed by Japan, up 23 percent; France, ahead up 8.5 percent, and Germany with a 6 percent gain. The U.K. and U.S. remained steady.
Regarding the U.S., Italian spinners are watching with interest the potential changes that may involve the yarn industry with the new administration, but they were upbeat.
Silvio Botto Poala, Botto Giuseppe’s chief executive officer, said,  “It’s true in the yarn industry there’s much talk about a ‘Trump effect,’ but I don’t believe the yarn industry will be affected.”
Tollegno 1900 presented its new concept, “Customize Your Yarn.” Thanks to a partnership with Shima Seiki

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NEXT STOP LITTLE WEST 12TH: While numerous designers are switching cities and schedules for a change of pace instead of another round at New York Fashion Week, Carolina Herrera will be switching things up by staging her show downtown.
After three consecutive seasons at the Frick Collection on the Upper East Side, the designer will present her fall collection at 10 a.m. on Feb. 13 in the Meatpacking District. In lieu of the serene Fifth Avenue museum that was once what industrialist and financier Henry Clay Frick called home, the company has decided on a considerably more unfinished space at 25 Little West 12th Street. The move is meant to relay “the essence of uptown-meets-downtown attitude,” by being situated in a neighborhood steeped with New York history. Herrera said Tuesday, “I love New York and discovering unexpected hidden treasures and as soon as I walked into the space I thought it was perfect!”
Using the Meatpacking District address for next month’s show could be a sure sign of a new era at Carolina Herrera Ltd. Following the exit of Francois Kress as chief executive officer earlier this month, Emilie Rubinfeld was promoted to president and Lauren Astry Sorensen took on the role

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Get ready for another season of this cool collab.

But he’s going with a more traditional venue this season.

An Eighties youth subculture from the American West known as the drag rats — homeless youth tribes that jumped freight trains to travel the country — served as the core theme of this season’s collection for Krammer & Stoudt.
Mike Brodie’s photography book, “A Period of Juvenile Prosperity” was a starting point.
The style was defined by a mixture of updated workwear including cropped trousers that resembled military fatigues, dark plaid trucker jackets and denim shirts with a Western influence.
A boho sensibility was also present through the use of heavy layering of perfectly disheveled shirts, jackets and the occasional long john shown under baggy cropped pants.
Most of the looks were accessorized with the mandatory beanie and bandana-print neck handkerchiefs to reinforce the Americana feel.

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Private Policy continued to deliver a social message this season through its collection. This time, New York-based designers Haoran Li and Siying Qu tackled globalization, attempting to bring their downtown sensibility to other parts of the world.
“We travel a lot, to Paris, Tokyo and Shanghai and we care about what’s going on in the world,” Qu said.
Models’ faces were marked with labels such as Nerdy, Sneaky, Shy, Terrorist and Refugees to reinforce the brand’s mission statement.
The lineup was youthful with vivid neon colors, and the brand played with proportions, offering a double-layered bomber jacket with a quilted peel-back layer that played on a reversible jacket. Deconstructed sleeves and unfinished denim were also found throughout the collection.
The feeling of imprisonment they used in the spring collection was carried over to fall through the use of chains and snap-button hardware, as well as a plastic shield that was conveyed as a bulletproof vest.
The highlight of the collection was a motorcycle jacket and pants made of world flags that nailed the overall message of the brand.

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Julian Woodhouse’s last collection was quite conceptual. The Seoul-based, American designer who served as an executive officer in the U.S. Army — he recently got out — had offered an Art Deco-influenced lineup in an array of forward silhouettes. But now he wants to make things more palatable for the male of today.
“I usually use ephemeral concepts to create my collections,” Woodhouse said. “But this time I looked out of my window and thought, ‘I want to design for the guy right now.’”
The Wood House guy wears on-trend ath-leisure staples — joggers, sweatshirts and parkas — but they are enlivened with drawstrings that lace up around the leg, color-blocked panels and heavy hardware. Tongue-in-cheek messaging showed up on a pink sweatshirt, which stated: “You don’t want to f–k with this little piggie,” and on a collar, which said “All Choked Up.” Outerwear, which was strong, included velvet, perforated bombers, pleather jackets and long coats with zip-off bottoms that can be worn two ways.
Wood House’s show notes reiterated today’s confusing political climate, which has caused him, and many others, angst. His solution is to do things differently to change his perception. He brought that to his collection, which looked familiar but offered

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