Labor Exploitation Behind Made in Italy by Ady Salvatierra On Sunday March 16, the Mosaic group attended a Bio Fashion Lab workshop in Florence. This workshop highlighted the harsh reality of wage theft and labor exploitation that many garment workers have faced, and continue to face today. In Debora Florio’s Fashion Lab she sells upcycled…
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A Free Day In Florence: Tradition, Tuscany, and Fashion by Fi Porco A Free Day In Florence: Tuscany, Tradition, and Fashion As the reader’s of the Dickinson Mosaic blog know well, our trip thus far has been filled with interviews, visits, and exploration of Italy, fashion, and the nuances that exist within it. In a…
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“The Italian Dream” for Members of the Chinese Community in Prato By Vivian Anderson and Keon Eady On Sunday, March 17, 2024, we visited the Chinese community in Prato. Prato is well known in Italy for its abundance of clothing factories and clothing production. Chinese community members are typically the main ones populating these factories…
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Giordano Bruno High School By Roma Cervino The Giordano Bruno high school, located in Perugia, Italy, offers an interdisciplinary education with specializations in fashion, applied sciences, chemistry and biotechnologies studies, and linguistics. On Monday, March 18th, we visited some of the fashion students and participated in a class on looms and weaving. I found this…
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Giuditta Brozetti Loom Workshop: Marta Cucchia by Anna Radigan On March 18th in Perugia, the students of the Fashion Mosaic visited Giordano Bruno School in the morning to receive a lesson on the art of weaving and how their curriculum requires their students to gain the skills necessary to handcraft! This morning at the high…
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Brunello Cucinelli’s Curated World by Bella Lapp Brunello Cucinelli has described Solomeo as “the hamlet of cashmere and harmony in Umbria,” and the center of his “family, entrepreneurial, and spiritual life.” On Tuesday, March 19, we visited Solomeo – a small medieval town of which Cucinelli reportedly owns about 80%, a number confirmed by one…
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Even the Spiders are Beige by Stella Philip On March 19th, the Dickinson Fashion Mosaic visited Solomeo, a medieval town that is believed to be mostly owned by Brunello Cucinelli, the man behind the famous “quiet luxury” brand Cucinelli. Quiet luxury is a type of luxury that is more subtle than the usual, with less…
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Fashioning the Future by Jordan Codispoti and Fi Porco On our final day in Perugia, March 20, before our departure to Rome, we once again visited our friends at the Giordano Bruno High School to continue researching the next generation of fashion in Italy. To recap, the Giordano Bruno High School offers a unique…
Read moreWhen in Rome: A Glimpse into La Dolce Vita
When in Rome: A Glimpse into La Dolce Vita by Gillie Schmidt-Quee For the final stop of our trip, Rome welcomed us with sunshine. The morning of March 21st took us to the Micol Fontana Foundation, a remarkable archival space housing hundreds of the sisters’ original designs. The Foundation focuses on fashion education for young…
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The Fashion District in Rome By Roma Cervino The final days of our research excursion took place in Rome, a city full of fashion, art and history. During this last stop I paid a visit to Romes’s fashion district which is spread across Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Venezia in a triangle-like position. Stores included…
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