Today we visited the the Linea Pelle Fashion Studio in Milan, which was quite the leather experience. Linea Pelle features the finest international leather and accessories. Linea Pelle is the EU and world leader for production value, internationalization, quality, design innovation, technological development, and sustainability. Linea Pelle makes up 65% of the production of leather…

Today we went back to the Catholic University of Milan to hear a presentation on sustainability in the fashion industry. Our presentation was interesting, containing a lot of information I did not know about the world of fashion and fashion sustainability. One thing that stood out to me was the difference between fashion and luxury…

Today Paola, the digital marketing director of Velasca, gave us a presentation on the general history and framework of Velasca and also her specific digital marketing techniques for the company. After that, we visited the warehouse where the orders are stocked and then delivered to the customers and storefronts. Lastly, we visited the actual Bottega…

Today we visited the sites of two companies in the world of fashion: Sartorial Cavour Company and Mario Foroni Knitwear MF1. The two companies shared their planning and creation processes and answered all of our questions. Each company plays a unique role in their supply chains. Both companies sell both business to business and business…

Today we visited the McKinsey of the fashion world: the Consorzio Della Moda. After arriving from the public bus in the afternoon, we sat down in the working space for a presentation and Q&A session. The Consorzio is a community of networking professionals companies in the fashion world to serve the mid to smaller sized…

The only thing that Venizia and Pittsburgh may have in common is bridges. The history of Venice is rich, dating back to around 400 AD. Ancient buildings are common in Venice, with a history including the famous merchant Marco Polo, Saint Mark,the Austrian Empire, the Byzantine Empire, Renaissance, and the Middle Ages. The geography of…

  Before the Plus 3 Italy trip, the only Verona I had been to was the one in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I am glad to say that is not the truth anymore, as today was my first day visiting the beautiful town of Verona. After some time in both Milano and Verona, I have made some…

The Scuola del Cuoio, or the Florentine Leather School, began after World War II, though the building it resides in has a rich history that goes back centuries. The building held friars for a while, and its old charm is quite evident in appearance. The teacher of Michelangelo painted a work of art on the…

The Middle Ages and modern history have a large gap in culture, space, and time, and the bridge covering that gap is the Renaissance, or rebirth, period. The Renaissance was a time of renewal in art, culture, and life that held man, not God, at the center of it all. Art was approached in a…

If a spa is a mineral spring considered to have health-giving properties, then the Mantero Spa is certainly giving good health to the world of fashion. Some of the planet’s most famous fashion houses are clients of Mantero, such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Burberry, and of course Valentino. When Gucci designs its new spring…

As I walked towards the entrance of the Da Vinci Museum, I pondered what could possibly fill an entire museum dedicated primarily to a single man. This can’t be filled with just paintings I thought. But what else could be in this museum besides Mona Lisas? Clocks, city models, drawings, and all sorts of mechanisms…

Today I learned that Italy doesn’t mess with leather. I have never seen more leather in my entire life. And Gelato. I’ve only had one Gelato so far, and I know it won’t be the last, thanks to the hundreds of Gelato shops that currently surround me. The Duomo was the most magnificent building I…

Food: the first thing we all probably think of when we have some down time at an airport. What else are we going to do with our spare time but eat? When I saw the prices at the Newark airport dessert bar, I was a little bit shocked and resistant to pay nearly five dollars…

In all of my eighteen years on this planet, I’ve never been outside the borders of the United States. It’s not because I didn’t want to; I’ve just never been given the chance to do so…until I heard about Plus 3. My name is Livia Molinaro and I’m a PittBusiness student studying finance and film….