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The Sunnei SS24 Milan Fashion Week show took place on September 22, 2023, almost 10 years after the brand was founded by Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo. The SS24 collection by Sunnei remains true to their creative DNA, promising nothing novel, and to deliver the expected, a nod to the brands dedication to their audience that inherently tethers them to the ebbs & tides of digital media. Sunnei not only recognizes their bond to the consumer, they celebrate it. Instead of designing around fashion seasons, the brand seeks to digest the social climate at that point in time and reflect the world around them, communicating a sense of stability and transparency. For the Spring / Summer 2024 season runway show, Sunnei encouraged the audience to assert their influence. Endowing attendees with numbers to hold up, onlookers became a part of the show, able to express their immediate feedback on looks as they came out. The collection is meant to appear savvy in a time full of uncertainty, determined to communicate a strong brand statement through consistency and predictability, and artisanal craftsmanship. Fewer looks, carefully designed, are meant to drive the audience and wearers to look more closely at what’s being presented without being shocked into a reaction. Sunnei’s ubiquitous stripes and the brand’s other classic design elements were woven into an edited down collection of 30 looks, subtly divided. On one hand, the use of tight-fitting jersey stretch fabric with cut-outs, and the use of layering gave a defined and sporty effect. On the other hand, the collection included pieces with loose-fitting, voluminous silk fabric, tulip-shapes, and fringes, embellished with cloudy, less defined forms, including artwork depicting Giorgio, (from the SUNNEI team) on a silk shirt with an adjoining “stone heart", to evoke a sense of luxury and significance. In an effort to demonstrate the brands dedication to a collective ethos, Sunnei involved their digitally connected and live-streaming audience, giving them the means to very publicly vote. It remains to be seen if this will have an effect on the creative direction of upcoming collections or if buyers and PR’s will be paying attention, but without a doubt the approach of making the audience part of the show provided opportunities to examine the ready-to-wear clothes and accessories in a different light, and the Sunnei team itself from a myriad of perspectives.

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bordering on frivolous, set against the Milan cityscape, photographed by Riccardo Perdisa and styled by Melissa Lupo. PRODUCTION CGC Studios @cgcstudios_ PHOTOGRAPHER Riccardo Perdisa @foxyperdi STYLING Melissa Lupo @citygirlcooks

This Halloween, let your imagination go higher. If you had it all (or if you already do) now is the time to float through the 2023 Halloween RICH PICKS recommended by City Girl Cooks for frighteningly fierce, luxurious seasonal decor to get you into the spirit. Scenic mood boards by room. The devil is in the details and these carefully selected pieces have been picked from among our favorite artisanal designers, artists, brands and galleries including Blackman Cruz, Tom Dixon and Waterford, renowned to design and art connoisseurs around the world. Let your imagination wander to the dark side. Give your space a macabre make-over with inspiration from our Rich Picks Halloween 2023 capsule collections complete with prices...if you have the guts. From the Living Room, to the Kitchen, to Home Decor, to Entertaining, each occasion has been re-imagined to evoke mystery, raise curiosity, and add touch of luxury to the Halloween season. LIVING SPACE KITCHEN HOME DECOR ENTERTAINING

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Our first photographic collection of street style and celebrity fashion, produced by Melissa Lupo, photographed

WORDS BY MELISSA LUPO Straight from the runway in Paris for Women's Fashion Week, Dawei Studio, (Instagram

Salone del Mobile Milan 2024, themed "Materia Natura", took place from April 16th to the 24th 2024 at the Rho Fiera tradeshow center, with Fuorisalone events beginning as early as April 13th. Fuorisalone, which translates to "outside Salone" indicates events and exhibitions that are happening outside of the actual tradeshow, usually scattered throughout the City of Milan. Many of the exhibitions are open to the public or require a simple sign-up. Our team spread out during Milan Design Week to attend and share our favorite events and highlights, from exclusive cocktails and opening parties, to public presentations and formidable talks. It's become evident by now that "sustainability" as a theme is as inherent to the future of design as form and function have always been. This evolution is a reflection of the collective values being carried forward by recent generations who are hyper aware of the climate crisis and the environmental impact of production and design. The theme from this year, "Materia Natura", translates to natural material and is reminiscent of the Italian phrase "Materia Prima" referring to raw materials. However, the defining difference lies within the all-encompassing character of nature itself, not only as a source of materials but as an intrinsic connection to conscious design culture as, natural. Fashion brands and Design continue to converge, always finding more ways to creatively elaborate brands’ ethos. With so many exciting exhibits this year, our editorial staff was pressed to choose their favorites but there were some concepts that definitely stood out. Here are some of the highlights from Milan Design Week 2024 from the CGC editorial staff. JUMP TO 1. Roberto Cavalli Home by Fausto Pugliese 2. Loro Piana Interiors - “A Tribute to Cini Boeri” 3. Missoni “Flow Through The Colors, Match With the Stars” 4. Missoni “En Plein Air” 5. Bottega Veneta "On The Rocks" 6. Ecoalf “Re-imagining Waste As A Precious Resource” 7. Prada Frames - ‘‘Being Home’’, ‘Living Room - Being Queer’ 8. Armani Casa by Giorgio Armani - ‘‘Echoes From the World’’ 9. Moncler - ‘‘An Invitation to Dream’’ 10. Loewe Lamps by Jonathan Anderson 1. ROBERTO CAVALLI HOME x FAUSTO PUGLIESE The Roberto Cavalli Home by Fausto Pugliese cocktail took place at the Conde' Naste office in Milan, hosted by AD Italia. The “Ray of Gold” design from the collection could be seen everywhere, from chair coverings to a tram to the laser printed version on cocktails. Shop the collection here: www.robertocavalli.com/it-it/cavalli-world/ray-of-gold/ 2. LORO PIANA Loro Piana Interiors paid homage to Italian architect and designer, Cini Boeri during Milan Design Week. The installation entitled "A Tribute to Cini Boeri" was designed in collaboration with the Cini Boeri Archive, and produced by Arflex to celebrate the more playful, cheerful and contemporary side of design that Cini Boeri embodied. The installation brought to life Cini’s concept of ​​a house with separate rooms with independent exits and a common area that the inhabitants share by choice, not by imposition. 3. MISSONI "FLOW THROUGH THE COLORS, MATCH WITH THE STARS" Rubinetteria Stella, heritage makers of luxury faucets collaborated with Missoni during Milan Design Week to create a multi-sensorial, immersive experience at the centuries-old Fonderia Napoleonica Eugenia. Creative Director Alberto Caliri finds a way to express Missoni’s creative identity without losing sight of the brand's roots. 4. MISSONI “EN PLEIN AIR” For Missoni’s Home Collection 2024, the colorful new arrivals by Alberto Caliri were showcased in the installation En Plein Air in via Solferino 9 during Milan Design Week. The installation consisted of a collaboration between the innovation in fabrics and craftsmanship of Missoni, and the functionality and sophisticated style of RODA - an Italian company specialized in outdoor furniture. This synergistic collaboration resulted in an exploration of matter and form that made every piece of the decor a main character. 5. BOTTEGA VENETA "ON THE ROCKS" Bottega Veneta presented "On The Rocks", during Design Week Milan, il Salone del Mobile 2024. An installation inside Palazzo San Fedele, the exhibit was curated in collaboration with Cassina and the Fondation Le Corbusier. The installation features the “LC14 Tabouret Cabanon”, a timeless icon by Le Corbusier, which reflects Cassina's excellence in the design sector. 6. ECOALF “RE-IMAGINING WASTE AS A PRECIOUS RESOURCE" A major trend we’re seeing in apparel and lifestyle production is a move toward re-imagining waste materials as resources that can be re-used, re-produced, and recycled as durable, long-lasting fibers. Ecoalf, the innovative sustainable lifestyle brand, unveils a pioneering showcase that challenges the normal perception of waste by showing the intrinsic value of waste materials. The recognizable (and copyrighted) slogan has been seen everywhere and remains a provoking truth: BECAUSE THERE IS NO PLANET B ® 7. PRADA FRAMES - ‘‘BEING HOME’, ‘LIVING ROOM - BEING QUEER’ For Milan Design Week 2024, Prada organized the third edition of its multidisciplinary symposium ‘Prada Frames’ entitled Being Home. Curated by design agency Formafantasma, it took place at the historical Bagatti Valsecchi Museum. The insightful session ‘Living Room - Being Queer’ explored habits of diaspora communities in homemaking and architectural spaces. SEE FULL ARTICLE 8. ARMANI CASA BY GIORGIO ARMANI - ‘‘ECHOES FROM THE WORLD’’ Giorgio Armani reopened the doors of the historic neo-classic style palace Palazzo Orsini, the long-term headquarters of his brand, to present the latest Armani/Casa collection. Staged as an imaginative journey by the visionary designer, visitors were invited to explore a realm of treasured objects, furnishings and unique creations that brought to life Giorgio Armani’s personal places of inspiration. 9. MONCLER - ‘‘AN INVITATION TO DREAM’’ Italian luxury fashion house Moncler created a large-scale immersive public exhibition at Milano Centrale Railway Station during this year’s Design Week. The installation named ‘‘An Invitation to Dream’’, curated by Jefferson Hack, illustrated the brand’s mission to push the boldness in adventurous explorers, inspiring them to accomplish their dreams and reach the highest peaks. 10. LOEWE LAMPS BY JONATHAN ANDERSON Creative director Jonathan Anderson commissioned global artists and artisans to explore the theme ‘illumination within the house’. This resulted in the series of lamps and lighting installations exhibited by Loewe during Milan Design Week 2024. Consisting of table, floor, installation and ceiling lamps, the collection of the 24 pieces was an experimentation and a celebration of the individual techniques each artist used with the surprising and original materials - from horse hair and bird twigs to Japanese washi paper and  onyx.

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