This morning, we went on a walking fashion tour of Milan. We walked through the streets with all of the main fashion designers and saw how well crafted their displays were. Some examples of these stores are Gucci, Versace, Armani, and many more. Then we went to a large luxury department store called Excelsior, where…
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Here and Back Again
Today (May 16th) we went back to Milan, but before we did that we went to three companies. Today was a busy day and very exhausting. The first company that we saw was a logistics company similar to Amazon, just Italian. The second company was a tailoring company. The third company was a knitwear factory….
A Short Day in Verona
Yesterday (May 15th), was a fairly short day, we really didn’t do too much. Our meeting time was at 2:15 PM to begin the day. So I tried to wake up early, but this did not happen. For lunch I went to McDonalds, this was an interesting time. The place was filled with mostly German…
Day 11: Full Day of Fashion
This morning, we left Verona and headed to Grupo Synergia, the logistics center for the Verona Fashion Consortium. Luca (our ISA guide) commissioned the bus for the Verona soccer team, and as we drove through Verona, everyone cheered for us. When we drove through other parts of Italy… We were met with many middle fingers….
Day 10: Getting “Mero & More” into Fashion
This morning, I woke up and ate breakfast in the hotel. It was a really rainy day, but some of us went shopping on the main strip anyways. We looked in a lot of stores, and I bought some clothes in Zara. Afterwards, we went to Mero & More, a company that is a part…
Verona? I hardly know her.
Happy Mother’s Day everyone! I’m definitely missing’ my mama a little extra today for sure, but I’m trying my absolute best to take a sufficient amount of photos she can use for her photo books as an apology for my absence. Rather than being at the movies like I have been for the past two…
Day 8: Wherefore art thou Romeo?
Today we left Florence and headed to Verona. Verona is the most picturesque place we’ve been so far, in my opinion. It is not too crowded and touristy, a lot of shops and restaurants, and has a large river running through it. I am already sad about leaving in three days! Once we were settled…
Day 7: Good Times and Great “Firenze”
This morning we got to sleep in (shocker!!), so by the time we were awake the hotel had stopped serving breakfast. There is a McDonald’s next to our hotel so we went there and I had a breakfast sandwich. The breakfast sandwich had Big Mac sauce on it which was a new, mind-blowing concept to…
Day 6: I’m Still Not Sick of Pizza
This morning, we went to the Florentine Leather School. We were taught how leather products are made by observing the workers there. We learned about the prices and various uses of different kinds of leather, and how the leather is cut and then assembled into purses, wallets, belts, and other items. It’s also a school,…
Day 5: Ciao Firenze!
This morning, we ate breakfast and loaded the bus for Florence. It was a four hour drive, but we stopped at a “rest stop” for lunch. The rest stop was completely different from those in the US… They served pasta, fresh fruit, paninis, cured meats, and various other Italian delicacies. Sure beats Taco Bell and…
Day 4: Como
We went to a new city today called Como, and everyone decided to do fun puns involving the city’s name. I decided against having fun with my title in order to keep consistency among my blog post. Also, I’m not that clever so this is a lot easier. The first thing we did in Como…
Day 4: Come Bella Como é
Today was our day trip to Como! We started the day off with a visit to Mantero Seta Spa (after cappuccinos of course), which is a company that makes silk and various other fabrics. We got to see the world famous archive of fabrics, as well as the process of creating these fabrics and scarves…
Learning CAN Be Fun
Today was quite different from yesterday because we learned a lot more about the luxury and high end fashion industry as well as more history of Milan. We began by taking the Metro to a catholic university, the largest one in Europe in fact. It was very interesting to experience how a college functions in…
Day 3: Market is Better than Italian Dining Halls
Today began with a subway ride to University Cattolica. There, we heard a lecture from a professor about the supply chain in the fashion industry. She told us about how Italy specializes in the designer brands, such as Dolce & Gabbana or Prada, rather than luxury brands and retail. Alternatively, America specializes in retail brands…