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To celebrate 40th Armani birthday Mr. Armani opened a museum dedicated to the brand, adding a new architectural legacy to Milan, a three-storey building with its concrete walls, stone staircases and massive, high, square atrium. The opening counted with lot of celebrities, Armani is loved by stars all over the world, attracting crowds that wanted to see the stars. From Tina Turner, the Italian Prime Minister to Leonardo DiCaprio all wandered through the exposition that exhibits Armani's women and menswear from the past 40 years, around 600 of his signature looks. Mr. Armani turned this space built in 1950 into a time machine, showing the evolution and innovation he made through the years but this time machine is not just looking at the past, is also looking at the future, the long walk the designer still wants to make in the industry and changes that he still can make to get the clothes to pure perfection. There is no better suit that an Armani suit, every man looks f...

As a Portuguese, I proudly defend what my country has to offer when it comes to fashion and it's fantastic when I read articles about the Portugal fashion industry gaining importance in the world. I'm talking about a Forbes article I read recently talking about how Portuguese fashion designers, starting to have influence in the fashion industry. Portugal Fashion that happens in Lisbon and Porto, it's our own fashion week. This year back in March, we celebrated 20 years, and it's about time that fashion puts eyes on what we have, on what we can contribute to this industry. As one of the leaders when it comes to exporting textile and leather goods thanks to our high qualities, Portugal should attract more investors and more fashion industry lovers. Portuguese designers resort mainly to national producers and goods, for example cork, it's fantastic what we can do with cork, accessories, clothes, the way we can shape it's unique, and that should be shared wit...

First of all, this year Met Gala is going to be available to anyone through a screen. It's great, Vogue and Condé Nast Entertainment will join the Relativity Studios to produce and distribute a documentary that will show everything that happens behind closed doors in one of the most anticipated events of the fashion world. Andrew Rossi will be in charge, an american director and the produced by Fabiola Beracasa-Beckman. The gala will be co-presented by actresses Jennifer Lawrence and Gong Li, the businesswoman Wendi Murdoch, the chairman of Yahoo Marissa Mayer and by the editor in chief of American Vogue magazine Anna Wintour. This big event will take place in May 4th at the Costume Institute, Met Museum, this year theme is going to be China: Through the Looking Glass . I expect to see amazing dresses, they get better and better every year. A lot of celebrities, designers, models will be present but don't hope to see the new IT girl, Kendall Jenner, Chanel's Cruise Sh...