LAURA RYSMAN

June 16, 2021

Ferrari Is Racing Into Fashion

The Italian carmaker just had its first runway show. Was it any good? And what is the company thinking anyway? Last weekend, 100 of the Italian […]
December 4, 2019

In Italy, Art Becomes Reality

PIETRASANTA, Italy — Franco Cervietti carved his first full-size copy of Michelangelo’s “David” when he was 29. He would sculpt the 17-foot-tall masterpiece five more times […]
December 6, 2017

Gucci Moves Its Fine Jewelry Line Upmarket

Advertisement MILAN — These are flush times for Gucci, the 96-year-old house that in recent years has become fashion’s all-conquering luxury brand. And amid booming sales, […]
November 22, 2017

Generations of Jewelry in a Small Italian City

Advertisement LUCCA, Italy — On a narrow cobbled thoroughfare in this small Tuscan city, one shop’s windows glimmer with jewelry created over centuries. Gioielleria Carli, founded […]