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I L ARI ANI CCOL I NIPRODUCT I ON I NPi sar ef er encepoi ntf ort hemedi aandf i nanci als er vi cess ect or s ,f ors mal lbus i nes s esaswel lasl ar gecor por at i ons ,and f orgover nment al i ns t i t ut i ons .I NPoper at esbet weenI t al yandt heUni t edS t at es ,andhases t abl i s heds t r ongr el at i ons hi pswi t h t hel ocal ,nat i onalandi nt er nat i onalmedi a,wi t hs t r at egi cpar t ner s ,wi t hpr oduct i oncompani esanddi pl omat i ccont act s . I NP i s a dynami c s t r uct ur e, wi t h maj or ar eas of ex per t i s e and ex per i ence, and a gr eat f l ex i bi l i t y. . T HE2009T EAM Pr oduct i on: I l ar i aNi ccol i ni Pr oduct i onI NC I ncol l abor at i onwi t h: MI NTL L C L egal Headquar t er s : Mar i ani ,Mar i ano& As s oci at es ,Mi l an,I t al y Ar t i s t i cDi r ect i on: Z eoBal di ,Backs t ageDi r ect i on CEA,Eur opeanS chool ofHai r s t yl e,MakeUpandHai rs t yl eManager Webandcommuni cat i ons : MI NTL L C,US
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r eal i z edhi sf i r s tcr eat i on:agal adr es sf orhi sol ders i s t er .At18heopenedhi sf i r s t at el i er ,andhebegancr eat i ngi ni mi t abl ecockt ai landweddi ngdr es s es .I nt he pr es soft hos edayswecanf i ndt hi si mpor t antcomment :“L or enz oRi vai ses t abl i s hi ng hi ms el ft hankst o hi sgeni us ,t hatmakeshi m compar abl e wi t hYvesS ai nt L aur ent ;a“nouvel l evogue”youngman,t al l ,s l i m,uni que” .Hi sdr eam wast oex hi bi thi scr eat i onsi nPal az z oPi t t i and,wi t hhi sgr eatdes i r et ocr eat e,hef i nal l yac compl i s hedi t :hepr es ent edhi scol l ect i oni nt heF enci ngRoom oft heF or t ez z ada Bas s opal ace.T hi st r i umphwi l l l eadhi mt odi r ectt heBal enci agamai s on.I nPar i s he wor ksi nt he at el i er wher et he s pi r i toft he gr eatCr i s t obalBal enci aga s t i l l hover s .T her ehemeet sPi er r eCar di n,wi t hwhom hehass ever alex changesof i deas ,andhepr es ent shi scol l ect i onsnotonl yi nPar i s ,wher ehebr i ngsJ er r yHal l andBr ookeS hi el dst ot her unway,butal s oi nS pai nandMex i co.Het akespar ti n conf er enceswi t ht hegr eatand hi ghl yr es pect ed f as hi onr epor t erS us yMenkez . “L ' Of f i ci el ” , “Vogue” , “F emme”andot herl eadi ngmagaz i nes , i ncl udi ngt he“New Yor kT i mes ” ,devot egr eatat t ent i ont ohi m.Backi nI t al y,hecr eat esanew companywi t hL ui gi Val i et t i ,heopenst wonew at el i er s ,andhepr es ent shi sbr i decol l ect i on:ex t r emel yex cl us i ve,l i near ,es s ent i al .T hi ss t ept ooi sf ol l owedwi t hgr eat i nt er es tby“Vogue” ,“Har per ' sBaz aar ” ,“El l e”and ot her s .I n1991L or enz o Ri va pr es ent shi shaut ecout ur ecol l ect i oni nRome.Heappear sf ort hef i r s tt i meont he “Mi l anoCol l ez i oni ”s t agewi t hhi spr et apor t erf ort hef al l wi nt ers eas on199596, andanuni nt er r upt eds er i esofs howst henconf i r mshi si nt er nat i onal s ucces s . He cr eat ed dr es s esf ora mul t i t ude ofVI Ps ,i ncl udi ng I s abel l a Ros s el l i ni ,Penel ope Cr uz ,Emanuel l eS ei gner ,Car menMaur a,L anaMar ks ,J er r yHal l ,Chi ar aMas t r oi anni ,I vana T r ump. L or enz oRi va' scol l ect i onsar eex cl us i vel ypr oduced i nI t al y, andt heyar er eal i z edwi t hI t al i anqual i t yands avoi r f ai r e:f r om t heuni quef abr i cs , i ncl udi ngs i l ksf r om Como,embr oi der i es ,L yonl aces ,andpr eci ouscachemi r es ,t o t hemanualcar ef orever ys mal ldet ai l . Hei suni ver s al l yr ecogni z edasamas t er oft heweddi ngdr es s ,andhi sweddi ngcol l ect i onsar euni queduet ot hei rr i gor , s obr i et yandl i near i t y.L or enz oRi va’ scol l ect i ons howcas edatt heI t al i anpr evi ew ofF T LMODAi nMonz aonOct ober30t h2008,att heI t al i anPr evi ew ofF T LMODAi nPal er mo,S i ci l y,onMar ch28t h2009 andat he i nt er nat i onal ant epr i maofF T L MODAi nDubai ,onJ une3r di nf r ontoft hemos tex cl us i veaudi ence.
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L adi esandGent l emen, I am honor edt ohavebeenper s onal l yi nvi t edt oget herwi t ht heL uci anoBar ber aCol l ect i onst os uppor tt he“MADEI NI T AL Y”des i gnat i onwor l dwi de,t owhi chF T LMODA devot esi t sut mos tat t ent i on.Iwoul dl i ket ot hankMr s .I l ar i aNi ccol i nii npar t i cul ar ,who s har est hes amei nt er es ti nt hi si mpor t anti s s uewi t hmuchdedi cat i onandpas s i on. T hepl eas ur eofbei ngher ewi t hyout oni ghtl eadsmet or ecal l andr el i vet hel ongpat hofmywor ki ngex per i ence. T heCompanywhi chI f ounded,pr oduci nganddi s t r i but i ngt heMen’ sandL adi es ’col l ect i onsundert he“L uci anoBar ber a”br and wor l dwi dewasbor ni n1975andi mmedi at el yaf t erachi evedgr eatr ecogni t i on,i npar t i cul ar ,i nt heAmer i canmar ket … Mypr i dei nbei ngI t al i anandaci t i z enoft hewor l d,r es ul t edi nmybr and,myguar ant ee,cer t i f yi ngf r om t hever ybegi nni ngt hat al l oft heL uci anoBar ber agar ment sar eex cl us i vel ymadebyhi ghl ys peci al i z edwor ker si nI t al y. S i nce1949,whenmyf at herCar l os t ar t edt hepr oduct i onoft hemos tpr es t i gi ousf abr i csi nt hef i nes twool s ,i ncas hmer e,i ns i l k, camel hai r ,mohai r ,wehavecer t i f i edt hat ,af t erpur chas i ngt hef i ber sf r om count r i esal l overt hewor l d,al l t hepr oces s i ngs t ages t ot r ans f or mt hem f i r s ti nt oyar n,t hei nt of abr i candf i nal l yi nt ocl ot hi nggar ment sf ort heL uci anoBar ber amens wearandl adi es ’ l i nes ,ar emadeent i r el yi nI t al y. Unf or t unat el yatt hemomentEur opeanl awsdonotal l ow t het r ue“Madei nI t al y”cer t i f i cat i on andI am f i ght i ngonbot heconomi candpol i t i cal f r ont si nor derf ort hi st ohappenasI bel i evet hatt he“Madei nI t al y”des i gnat i on i sat r emendousaddedval ue,aguar ant eef orunpar al l el edqual i t y,cr af t s mans hi pandt r adi t i on. T hel awsnow i nf or cemi s t akenl ypr ot ectt hei nt er es t soft hos ewhoar epr oduci ngabr oad and notwi l l i ngt odecl ar et het r uecount r yofor i gi n,mi s us et he “Madei nI t al y”l abel gr at ui t ous l yi nor dert oder i vegr eat erpr of i t sf r om t hei rpr oduct i on.Mycr us adef ort hedef ens eoft het r adi t i on,t as t eandknowhow achi evedovercent ur i esbyar t i s ansi nI t al ycont i nuesandwi l l cont i nuei nt hef ut ur e. F r om myownex per i enceandf r om t hemanyyear sdevot edt ot hi swor kt hei deai n1986I cr eat edaF oundat i onal l owi ngyoungers t udent s ,eagert os har et het ex t i l eandcl ot hi ngex per i ence,t ogai nbot ht heknowl edgeandt hepr of es s i onalt r ai ni ngi nt hi s f i el doveraper i odoft wel vemont hs .T hankst ogener ouss chol ar s hi psourMas t ers t udent sar eabl et oex pl or et hewor l dofr aw mat er i al si nAus t r al i aandi nChi na.T heycanf ol l ow t het r ans f or mat i onoft hes er aw mat er i al ss t epbys t epi ndi f f er entf act or i es t hemos tr enownedones -f i r s ti nt oyar ns ,t heni nt of abr i cs ,f i nal l yi nt of i negar ment s ,andt heycanevenappr oacht hear tofr et ai l , whi chi shandl edi ndi f f er entwaysandwi t hdi f f er entappr oachesondi f f er entcont i nent s ,Amer i ca,As i a,Eur ope. T heF oundat i onwhi chi scal l edt he“Bi el l aMas t eri nNobl eF i ber s –F act or i esasCr af tWor ks hops ”andofwhi chIam t hePr es i dent s i nce i t sver ys t ar t ,hasobt ai ned gr eats uppor tand f r om s o manycompani esi nt he t ex t i l es ect orand beyond:t heyal lpay
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