Today was a highly eventful day with a tour of Mantero Silk company followed by a boat tour of lake Como. Mantero is a textile manufacture of predominantly silk with some polyester that employs over 500 people. They refer to themselves as the “ghost writers of the fashion industry” due to the heavy influence they…
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Milano: Day 4
Another early morning start with a long day of exploring ahead of us. Despite the gloominess appearance outside, we were all eager to finally embark upon our day trip to Como. Before reaching our final destination, we stopped at the Mantero silk company for our very first company visit. This company does everything from designing…
Mantero Silk and Lake Como in the rain!
Today we had the pleasure of visiting a company called Mantero Silk, which was by far my favorite part of the day. The factory made pieces from silk for many companies including some big names like Louis Vuitton and Chanel. We got to see where the silk starts and how the patterns are printed on…
Como, Duomo, and Espresso
Today was our first company visit of the trip. We toured Mantero Seta Textile Company which is located in Como, north of Milan. First on the tour, we were led through a huge design room with all-white surfaces and books and papers piled all over tables where dozens of workers were collaborating. It was exactly…
Como & Company Visit #1: Day 4
Apart from the rain and cold temperature, today was a surprisingly very good day. We went to our first company visit at Mantero Seta, a textile production company, and later visited the city of Como. Arriving at Mantero, I was automatically intrigued by the work they do in the company. It felt unreal being able…
Day 4: Looney for Clooney
How can you be anything but thrilled when you’re in Italy? Despite another early morning wakeup, I was happy as can be on the bus this morning. The mix of old architecture and new skyscrapers looked especially beautiful in the morning grey of the city. Today we visited Mantero, the company my group was assigned…
Day 4: Rainy day, Sunny Attitude
Ciao! Today was our day trip to Como and the first company visit. We took a bus to Como and stopped on at the company on the way. Looking out the window of the bus the architecture was so different the that in the United States, it was much more beautiful! I also got to…
Benvenuto a Como!
Today began with a quiet bus ride to Como, where we planned to take a tour of Mantero Seta. There we learned about and observed the two different printing techniques that this textile manufacturing company uses when making high end, made to order fabrics: silk screening and machine printing. Before we got to the rooms…
A Rainy Day Won’t Stop Us
The last couple days have been beautiful, sunny yet cool. Today was not so much. A cold wind and rain greeted us as we left the hotel for our first company visit at Mantero. After a bus ride just short of an hour, we were greeted by our tour guide who introduced us to the…
Only the Weather was Bad
Today was a great day. It started off with croissants and kiwi for breakfast, and then we headed to the bus to drive to Mantero. This silk company specializes in making silk to sell to consumers and also to sell to big named companies like Gucci and Chanel. This company gets the tread shipped in…
Day Trip to Como
Today we went on a bus ride to Lake Como. It started with a tour of the Mantero silk company. This is a family run company that designs and makes silk for high end fashion companies to design clothes out of. They called themselves the “ghost writers of the fashion industry” since the fabric they…
Day 4: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Today was a day I don’t think I’ll ever forget. We visited Como, a lake town about an hour north of Milan, and took a tour of Mantero, a luxury textile company. I loved our first company visit, because it finally cultivated what we’ve been learning about fashion supply chains and displayed the information in…
Milano Day 3
Ciao everyone! Today we woke up bright and early to make our way to Cattolica, a local university here in Milan. We started off with a lecture in fashion by professor Rinaldi. The lesson began by explaining the difference between fashion and luxury. It was an interesting concept to me that the two were different…
Day 3: Fashion, Food, and Exploration
Hello everyone! This is our third day in Milan and we’re starting to adjust to the time change and the city, now it’s time to do what we came here to do, study of course! We started our supply chain studies by visiting Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, a world-renowned school known for fashion and…
Meeting a new friend!
Today was an excellent introduction to the language and culture of Milan, Italy. Our second day was started by a quick language lesson by a local Milan woman. She was able to teach us common Italian phrases which included basic introductions which we tried to apply to our day later on. Sayings like “Buongiorno” and…
Università Cattolica e Da Vinci: Day 3
Today was another very long day to say the least. Long, but probably the most informative so far. Fashion is a form of speech in Italy and all across the world. While visiting the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore we were able to gain a more “school standard” educational description of the fashion industry in…
Day 3: The Metro
Buongiorno! This morning started with a lovely breakfast of a chocolate croissant which was amazing. Then as a group we headed to the University Cattolica using the metro station. This was the first time I have been on the metro in Milan so it was a very interesting to be in the bowels of Italy….
Day 3: Fashion and Innovation
Day 3 was a very full day where I feel like I really learned a lot about what Italy has brought the world in terms of fashion and innovation. We started the day with a lecture about the fashion industry and sustainability from an expert in the field who also works with the United Nations….
Arrival in Milan!
The flight out of Newark New Jersey was a trip to remember. As I had never flown out of the country prior to Italy, it was interesting to see how the airline accommodated for a longer flight. Our Plus3 group was provided with snacks, meals, dessert, and a bountiful amount of movies to pick from….
Milan Day #3
Before I went on this trip, I was a little worried that I let my desire to go to Italy trump the fact that “Fashion and Supply Chain Management” has nothing to do with my major. However, today, I was completely proved wrong. After another lovely breakfast at the hotel, we left for Universita Cattolica…