Top 5 places in Florence that should be visited by anyone interested in fashion

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Florence is a cozy and beautiful city, the cultural capital of Tuscany. To get the most out of your trip and spend time with benefit, be sure to visit these places.

Metallo Nobile Jewelry School

Since 1998, this school has been teaching all comers to jewelry and jewelry design. It offers courses varying in content and duration - from simple workshops to serious long-term educational programs, so that everyone can choose the right lessons for themselves.

The Metallo Nobile School is located in the historic center of Florence, not far from Ponte Vecchio, in the quarter of jewelers, artists and artisans.

Contacts

Via Toscanella, 28 R, Firenze, Italy
+39 055 265 7605

Bucellati

Buccellati is an Italian company famous for its textured gold jewelry and sophisticated silverware. The company was founded by the young jeweler Mario Buccellati in 1919 in Mila. Quite quickly, this brand has gained worldwide recognition, and Mario expanded production by inviting additional staff, and he also transferred his skills to his five sons.

One of them became the chief designer of the company. Two others still own jewelry stores. But the main role in the development of the brand was played by Janmaria. In the 70s, he launched a large advertising campaign for the Buccellati brand and opened boutiques around the world: in Paris, Milan, Venice, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong.

Today, jewelry manufacturers adhere to all the traditions laid down almost a century ago by Mario Buccillati, all products are handmade. A distinctive feature is the unique filigree carving that adorns the surface of products. At the same time, designers are constantly experimenting with various materials, which allows you to create new and unique collections. The products are made of yellow, white, pink and blackened gold and silver, pearls, rubies, sapphires, topazes and other precious stones are used.

Contacts

Buccellati boutique
Lungarno Acciaiuoli, 3/5, Florence, FI 50100, Italy
[email protected]
+39(055)215502, +39(055)21737

Salvatore ferragamo

Salvatore Ferragamo is a very famous and popular Italian brand. The company presents shoes, leather goods, accessories, fragrances and clothes. The company was founded by Salvatore Ferrgamo in the 20s of the XX century. In 1938, he bought the historic Palazzo Spini Feroni Palace in the center of Florence and founded the headquarters of Salvatore Ferragamo there.

By the way, the palace is currently hosting the exhibition A Palace and the City, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Florence as the capital of the Italian kingdom. The exhibition presents works of art from around the world: old books, paintings, engravings, and, of course, shoes - about 900 different shoes created by Salvatore Ferragamo and his daughter in the 1950s and 1960s. The A Palace and the City exhibition will run until April 3, 2016.

Address: Florence, Palazzo Spini Feroni.

Today, the company is headed by the founder’s wife, Wanda Ferragamo, and the CEO is Ferruccio Ferragamo, their eldest son. Salvatore Ferragamo's collections of clothing, shoes and accessories are sold worldwide.

The main asset of the brand from its very foundation to this day is shoes. Salvaotore Fergamo is considered an innovator in the manufacture of shoes - he came up with the idea of reinforcing the studs with metal, began to create shoes on a cork platform or with a transparent nylon top, and began to combine different materials and textures in one model. Fergamo's clients included celebrities such as Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Andy Warhol and others. And to this day, the company produces shoes according to the sketches of the founder of the brand, which he did many years ago.

Salvatore Ferragamo Museum

In 1995, the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum opened in Florence in the Palazzo Spini Ferona, dedicated to the history of the company. In the museum you can see more than ten thousand models of shoes created by Ferragamo from the 20s until his death. In addition, the museum has an archive of documents, shoes of the 18th and 19th centuries, collections of clothes from 1959 and bags from 1970.

Contacts

Museo salvatore ferragamo
Piazza di Santa Trinita, 5 / R
+39 055 356 2846
Salvatore ferragamo spa
Via Mercalli, 201
+39 055 3561

Pitti Uomo Exhibition

Pitti Uomo is one of the largest international exhibitions dedicated to men's fashion. The exhibition is held twice a year - in summer and winter. This exhibition is an ideal place for establishing professional contacts and interesting communication. Each year, Pitti Uomo hosts many interesting and vibrant shows, and the streetstyle of the event guests deserves special attention - since the Italian men's fashion exhibition is still quite a closed event, only truly professional people come here. Therefore, it is impossible to see template copies from fashion shows or catchy and artsy models that attract too much attention. All the images, like selection, are stylish, restrained and always very relevant - they can be inspired in everyday life.

Contacts

Fortezza da Basso Exhibition Center
Viale Filippo Strozzi, 1, 50129 Florence, Italy

Prato

Prato is a small town in the center of Italy, the second largest city in Tuscany. This Italian city appeared in the Middle Ages. He became famous all over the world for his fabrics - in the vicinity of the city there are many textile factories and stock fabrics, which offer a wide range of materials at affordable prices. Prato is considered the center of the textile industry in Italy. The Prato textile cluster brings together about 50,000 enterprises.

In the city itself is the Textile Museum. The museum exposition includes a variety of collections and materials of world value. The museum presents about 6,000 materials from different countries and a variety of epochs (from the 13th century to the present day), as well as samples of materials from Prato, sketches and fabrics of masters, books and illustrations, and, of course, textile equipment.

Contacts

Museum of Textiles
Via Santa Chiara 24, Prato
10.00−19.00, daily

Tour to Florence

Fashionovation offers everyone to take part in a fashionable tour to Florence, which will be held from January 10 to 20. You will get the opportunity in 10 days to understand how world-class fashion business is organized and see the alma mater of the fashion industry. You are waiting for meetings with representatives of fashion institutes, retail chains, gloss, fashion houses and flagship brands. Visits to the iconic professional exhibition Pitti Uimo, as well as visits to the factories and production of Tuscany.