With leaden skies and low turnout on the first day, edition 97 of the Pitti Uomo trade show in Florence got off to a rather discouraging start. Thankfully though, by dawn of day two the sun had burned through the Tuscan gloom, and with it came the people: from jetlagged sellers and discretely dressed buyers,…
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Pitti Uomo is a famous tradeshow featuring menswear and men’s accessories.
The Freshest Brands at Pitti Uomo 95
If you’re just a casual follower of men’s fashion, you can be forgiven for believing there’s little more to Pitti Immagine than a carnival of streetstyle posers. But Pitti Uomo is first and foremost a trade show where the world’s top menswear brands display their latest collections to buyers. Sure, some of Pitti’s more eccentrically…
Pitti Uomo 95 Street Style
As the season kicks off once again, we were back down at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy, to check out the latest street style looks from everyone’s favorite fashion-trade fair, Pitti Uomo. Accustomed as we are to seeing Pitti-goers dressed in medium-weight suits, with slip-on shoes, and no socks, it can be easy…
Notes from Florence Part II: Best Brands of Pitti S/S 19
Pitti Uomo 94 may be long over, but in the meantime we’ve been busy condensing our notes to bring you more highlights from the SS19 Florence menswear collections. Following on from the first part in this series on the best brands of Pitti, we take a look at some quality British outerwear; elegant bags and…
Notes from Florence Part I: Best Brands of Pitti S/S 19
Away from the febrile posturing of social-media stars in the piazza, inside the halls of Florence’s Fortezza da Basso the real action of Pitti Uomo 94 was taking place. Here buyers with the purchasing-power to decide what many of us will be wearing 12 months from now perused the booths of the world’s leading menswear…
Street Style Photo Gallery – Pitti Uomo 2018, Florence
At Pitti Uomo the division between runway and street seems a lot less clear than at other comparable menswear events. In 2018, social media stars are often a bigger draw than headline designers, and meanwhile brand promotion frequently spills over onto the streets, guerilla-style. The event has even spawned its very own form of wildlife:…
Florence, Italy Vintage Menswear Guide
In less than a week the international world of menswear will descend upon Florence for the latest installment of what has now become the single most important event in the industry’s calendar: Pitti Immagine Uomo. But away from the spectacle of strutting peacocks and the feverish striking of deals down at the Fortezza, there’s actually…