Bettina (1925-2001) was a french model. Born Simone Bodin, she was renamed in 1947 by Fath. The daughter of a railroader and a kindergarten teacher, in 1946 she settled in Paris to work as a dress designer, but instead was…

Roberto Biagini was a florentine designer with an avocation for poetry. Since his first Collection in 1994, every Collection is introduced with a poem written by him. It is at the same time a meditation on life and a summary…

Silk factory established in 1925, when, at the death of its co-founder Cesare Maggi and the entry into the business of Ettore Pedraglio, the Bedetti-Maggi firm changed its name to Bedetti Pedraglio. The silk fabrics manufactured in the mill at…

Ritu Beri (1971) was an indian designer. She says that she became a fashion designer by chance: “Once graduated from the University of Delhi in 1987, I enjoyed myself making my own clothes, then some friends started to ask me…

Jhane Barnes (1954) was an american designer. She has adored fashion ever since, when she was very young, her school gave her the task of designing the uniforms for its music band. It was a great success and her teachers…

Umberto Bilancioni was the founder with his brother Alfredo of the men’s knitwear and clothing brand that carries his name. The brand is characterized by a combination of the craftsman traditions of Le Marche, their region of Italy, with sophisticated…

(Via) Borgognona is the italian street which connects Piazza Grande to the Corso. It is also known as the “street of fashion” because of the high number of prestigious fashion houses which settled there in the last thirty to forty…

Modelling agency founded in Milan in 1976 by the Frenchwoman Beatrice Manigoff Traissac, who is still the director. Even though it is quite important, it has always tried to have a limited number of highly select models. Among the most…

Bally Shoe Museum was in Schönenwerd, Switzerland. One of the most important footwear museums in the world, with more than 10,000 shoes, boots, and slippers of all types as well as various materials relating to their manufacture. The Collection began…