Venice | the CITIZENS of FASHION

René Caovilla celebrates 80 years with an anniversary collection at Bergdorf Goodman

February 4, 2014 by The CoF

Italian shoe brand René Caovilla celebrates 80 years this year and is ready to celebrate in style. Events to mark the anniversary are slated to take place in Venice, where the brand is manufactured, and in New York, in addition to other cities in Europe early this year. There also planed two capsule collections for department stores such as Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus. Introducing his first solo collection in Milan during fashion week for spring, chief executive officer Edoardo […]

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Maria Grazia Chiuri;James Righton;Keira Knightley;Pier Paolo Piccioli

Valentino revives the Volpi Ball in Venice

September 10, 2013 by The CoF

Last week, creative directors of the fashion house Valentino, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli have invited numeros guests, including Keira Knightley with her husband James Righton, Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson, in the Venetian Palazzo Volpi. The reason for the event was the revival of the Volpi’s ball. The first ball was held in 1932, by the founder of the Venice Film Festival , Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata and remained one of the most important social events until the […]

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Diane Kruger, Giuseppe Volpi, Joshua Jackson, Keira Knightley, Valentino, Venice, Venice Film Festival

Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda , Un Ballo in Maschera in Venice

July 13, 2013 by The CoF

Big party in Venice for the presentation of Alta Moda collection by Dolce & Gabbana. During the last weekend, the designers have offered two days of exclusive events to over 400 guests arrived in the historic Italian city from all over the world. The grand parade was followed by a cocktail, a dinner and a fabulous masquerade ball at Palazzo Pisani Moretta, illuminated by the lights of hundreds of candles, dressed in harlequin clothes and torero, Domenico Dolce and Stefano […]

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Alta Moda, Dolce & Gabbana, Masquerade ball, Palazzo Pisani Moretta, Venice

Save Venice Masquerade Ball

April 9, 2013 by The CoF

Save Venice Masquerade Ball is the annual New York party to raise money for art and architecture restoration in Venice. “Wearing a mask, there’s a kind of sexual tension. In my mask, I tried to represent the sexual repression from back in the old days.” said Di Mondo, who won the best mask of the night. Photos by Billy Farrell / BFAnyc.com

Categories: Fashion, People • Tags: Art, Events, Italy, Masquerade ball, New York, Venice

Mariano Fortuny – The Creative Genius

January 11, 2013 by The CoF

Two exhibitions, one in Venice, one in New York to celebrate the creative genius of Mariano Fortuny The versatile talent of Mariano Fortuny were celebrated with an exhibition taking place in New York and in Venice. Until March 30th, the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute of New York will host the exhibition entitled Fortuny y Madrazo: An Artistic Legacy. Developed by and curated with Oscar de la Renta, it is a journey into the creativity of the Fortuny dynasty, one that builds a bridge […]

Categories: Design, Fashion, People • Tags: Art, Mariano Fortuny, New York, Oscar de la Renta, Queen Sofía Spanish Institute, Richard Wagner, Venice