To start off day 5 in Milan, we visited Lineapelle which is a company that specializes in leather goods. We got a chance to see and feel many different types of leather from animals like snakes, ostriches, fish, and many more. I was very surprised at some of the different animals that leather could come…
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Fashion Friday
Hi again! Today was a long day as we had two business visits and a lecture at the hotel. Lineappelle, a leather consortium, was our first visit. The majority of the lecture was about all of the different kinds of leather and animal leather used: cattle, goats, sheep, deer, alligators, fish, and many more. For…
Milan: Day Six
Our sixth day in Italy began with a mini tour and lecture at the Linneapelle leather consortium. We entered the modern looking building and continued through the sun-drenched courtyard and into a presentation room. There, we learned about the company and leather’s part in the fashion industry. Our lecturer stressed that Linneapelle follows sustainable, ethical…
Day 6: Pasta just spaghets me
Today was our busiest day yet, but it also has been one of the most fun days in Italy. Our first activity was visiting Lineapelle which is n exhibition dedicated to leather, accessories, foot wear, and leather goods. I did not really know what to when we first entered the building and were led to…
A Busy, Beautiful Day
Today began with a visit to Lineapelle, which is a sort of showroom and sharing experience for the Unic association of Italian tanneries. It allows for tanneries to display their products, share process developments, and ensure they are meeting the standards set by fellow tanneries and companies that work with leather products. The tanneries that…
Becoming a True Italian
We had another long but exciting day today. It started off again with croissants in the hotel and then we took the metro to Lineapelle. This company specializes in different kinds of leather products. It was a bit confusing to figure out what they actually did, but it seemed like they try to get people…
Sharks, Stingrays, and Ostriches, Oh My!
We started off day six by going to Lineapelle, a leather consortium based in Milan. They work under USIC, a non-profit that promotes the success of the Italian leather industry. The walls of the room we went into for our lecture were covered in swatches of all different kinds of leather. Prior to the lecture,…
Snakeskin Leather
Today was filled with exhausting visits and a lecture. The morning started by using the metro to visit Lineappelle, a leather consortium in Milan. First, we learned about the sustainability of the leather industry. Although at the surface, the leather industry appears to be the killing of animals for leather, it can also be seen…
Day 6: Leather & the Library
Good evening! Today, we took the metro to the Lineappelle leather consortium. I’ve learned that I love taking the Milan metro! There is no accessible subway system in my hometown, and I find that taking the metro is very interesting because I get to see new people every time and I also see if I…
Day 5: Fashion, Fashion, and More Fashion
Hello again! This is our fifth day in Milan, and so far my favorite! We started our day by visiting the Starbucks Roastery and learning about their genius business plan for Starbucks to break into the Italian coffee market. Afterwards we were given time for lunch and exploration on our own where my friends and…
Day 5: Coffee & Couture
Day 5 here in Milan was one of my favorite days yet. We started off the day by going on a site visit to the first Starbucks to open in Italy. This is no ordinary Starbucks: it is also a roaster that makes all their coffee on site. For some background, coffee here in Italy…
I Love Bean Water
What a day! We visited the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in the center of Milan. This was the very first Starbucks in Italy and it opened last fall. Italians were very apprehensive of a chain American coffee company entering Italy because coffee is a huge part of the culture here. But, Starbucks went ALL OUT for…
What’s Better Than This?
Over 22000 steps today. I started checking my iPhone’s health app since we walk so much throughout the city. It’s amazing to see how many miles upon miles we walk, and it actually makes me feel better about eating so much pasta and gelato. Today the group started off at the Starbucks Reserve in Milan’s…
Moments in Milan: Day 5
So far out of the days we have experience today was my favorite. Starting with an amazing tour of the Starbucks in Milan that is absolutely breathtaking and finishing off with a tour of the Armani archive collect. Although Starbucks is not an Italian company or related to fashion it was a highly interesting visit…
Day 5: Starbuck’s Reserve
We started off Day 4 with a business shadow of the Starbucks Reserve in Milan. Truth be told, I was a bit skeptical as to how Starbucks could possibly compete with the long cultural history and prevalence of coffee within Italian culture. I am sure that there is better coffee in Milan than Starbucks, and…
Day 5: Okay, Starbucks, I see you!
Today was the perfect day to walk into Milan and enjoy the city! After a light breakfast at the hotel, we took the subway to the Duomo where we found the Starbucks Reserve Roastery. Reserve roasteries are different in that all of the coffee they serve is roasted and ground in house, and their selection…
Coffee and Fashion
The day started with a metro ride to Starbucks in Milan. The façade is basically unchanged from the builds prior use as a post office. The front of the building has a relatively large outdoor courtyard and dining area. When you enter the Starbucks, the first thing you notice is how busy the store is….
A Cannoli and a View
Day five was extremely long but so worth it. In the morning, we went to the Starbucks in Milan. This isn’t just any Starbucks, but a beautiful old post office that was refurbished into a massive roastery. Because the Italian people were resistant to the idea of a Starbucks infiltrating their sit down and relax…
Holey Cannoli
Today was such a busy day! We ate breakfast and met at 8:30 to head to the first ever Starbucks in Italy. When we arrived, we noticed that it was not like any other Starbucks we have ever seen. This one had outdoor seating with cool decorations and was in an old building. I was…
Day #5 – Back to Milan
Welcome back to Milan! Today was a busy day that started out with a trip the the very first Starbucks in Italy. Although there have been 2 established since the location we attended opened, this is the initial location, and it is quite a sight. It was very interesting to examine how this American business…