After years of dismissing counterfeiters as a nuisance, Italian design houses are overwhelmed by them. Fashion knock-offs account for 60 percent of the $6.4 billion spent on counterfeit goods in Italy ...

FILE - Italian fashion designer Maria Grazia Chiuri is photographed at the Dior Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented, March 4, 2025 in Paris. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, ...

Valentino, one of Italy’s leading fashion designers, died on Monday at his residence in Rome, his foundation said. He was 93. The cause of death was not immediately disclosed.

The first Milan Fashion Week without Giorgio Armani marks the end of an era in Italian luxury, at a time when houses across the sector are already in transition. After defending his independence ...

Italian fashion icon Valentino Garavani, celebrated for his signature scarlet gowns and elegant designs, has passed away at 91. He built a global luxury empire, dressing royalty and Hollywood stars ...

By Giulia SegretiIt was a mix of carmine and scarlet, with a hint of orange – a new hue, inspired by an elderly woman at Barcelona’s opera house, whose elegance struck a young Valentino Garavani.The ...

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FILE - Italian fashion designer Maria Grazia Chiuri is photographed at the Dior Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection presented, March 4, 2025 in Paris. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, ...

Chiuri’s first collection for the Rome-based fashion house will be previewed next February during Milan Fashion Week. Chiuri, 61, most recently served as creative director of LVMH's Dior and is a ...