2 MIN READ The new openings, high-end residences and international recognition are turning Lake Como into one of the most watched hospitality markets in Europe. To understand how high-end tourism is changing in Italy, it […]
Author: Alessandro Sicuro
Alessandro Sicuro is an independent digital journalist, editorial writer, entrepreneur and photographer accredited by SNASIC, based in Florence. His work covers Made in Italy, fashion, culture and innovation, from runways and ateliers to craftsmanship and creative processes.
Founder and editorial director of Alessandro Sicuro Comunication and Sure-com America, he leads an independent editorial platform with over 3,500 articles and readers in more than 120 countries. Contributor Sara Dal Monte, based in Los Angeles, strengthens the network’s US perspective.
Accredited at Pitti Uomo and the Milan, Paris and New York Fashion Weeks, he combines photography and art direction with extensive experience in digital communications, media strategy, brand development and editorial projects.
TOURISM: €16.2 BILLION SPENT BY FOREIGN VISITORS TELLS THE STORY OF A CHANGING ITALY
In the first eight months of 2026, payments by foreign visitors recorded by Nexi rose 5%. But where do they spend, and above all, who benefits from this growth?
CINEMA IS BACK IN THEATRES: +45% BOX OFFICE IN 2026, WITH PINO DANIELE AT THE TOP
The film about Pino Daniele, «Je so’ pazzo», opens at number one with €1.53 million. Since the start of the year, box office takings have reached €499 million (+45%).
AGRICULTURE IN ITALY, A HERITAGE THAT IS NO LONGER COMPETITIVE
Rising fuel costs are hitting farmers and hauliers in Southern Italy. The protests involve a supply chain on which thousands of businesses and families depend.
PRADA GROWS 15%, BUT WITHOUT VERSACE THE PACE SLOWS. MIU MIU LOSES MOMENTUM
The Milan-based group closes the first nine months of 2026 with €4.54 billion in revenue. The Americas are driving sales, while Europe stays weak. The new challenge is bringing Versace back to the center of […]
LUXURY AND TAX FREE, ITALY HOLDS ON THANKS TO AMERICANS. AND CHINESE SHOPPERS ARE BUYING AGAIN
European demand is flat, but spending by the wealthiest clients is holding up the sector. Watches are growing, leather goods are struggling. The recovery of Chinese tourists opens some prospects for autumn. Luxury keeps looking […]
FRANCE TAKES TO THE STREETS OVER THE COST OF LIVING. THE BILL FOR THE LOOTING FALLS ON SHOPKEEPERS
France still shows a capacity few European countries retain: taking to the streets en masse over the cost of living, public services and the economic conditions of families. On Saturday, October 24, demonstrations brought together […]
ON FASHION, LUXURY AND THE DEEPER CRISIS OF KERING AND GUCCI: A COMMENT BY ALESSANDRO SICURO
Antonio Mancinelli’s piece, with which I certainly agree. It finally puts a finger on an open wound in fashion, describing the distance between the strategies of the big groups and the reasons why someone should […]
GUCCI TELLS ITS STORY IN NEW YORK AND FLORENCE?
The new GucciCore campaign, photographed by Peter Funch on the streets of Manhattan, brings the house back to the American city. An understandable choice on the commercial side, but one that leaves open a question […]
TAILORED COATS ARE BACK: FASHION REDISCOVERS THE VALUE OF QUALITY
Autumn-winter 2026-27 brings back Nineties lines, built shoulders and substantial fabrics. A trend that puts manufacturing back at the centre, right as luxury seems ever more interested in image than in the substance of the […]
JENNA ORTEGA IN ROME: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE RISK OF LOSING HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
You have reached the point of asking artificial intelligence even how to write an email. The reminder comes from Jenna Ortega, guest of the Rome Film Festival with Klara and the Sun.
THE CLIMATE IS CHANGING, BUT FASHION KEEPS FOLLOWING THE OLD SEASONS
In Paris, during the latest Fashion Week, the thermometer reached 28 degrees. In the streets people were still wearing T-shirts and shorts, while the shop windows displayed coats, heavy jackets and autumn-winter collections.
RALPH LAUREN REWARDS EXECUTIVES WHO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Ralph Lauren has introduced artificial intelligence among the criteria it uses to evaluate and reward its executives. The decision, reported by Reuters on October 15, emerges from documents filed with the US SEC.
BEPPE ANGIOLINI, THE PIONEER WHO ANTICIPATED THE FUTURE OF FASHION
2 MIN READ Beppe Angiolini was a pioneer of fashion. He had deep taste, an aesthetic sensibility and a rare intuition in recognizing new talents and spotting those moments when a brand reached its greatest […]
LUXURY LOSES 350 BILLION ON THE STOCK MARKET. BEHIND THE NUMBERS, A CRISIS THAT IS NOT ONLY CHINESE, IT IS SYSTEMIC
3 MIN READ The slowdown in consumption in China weighs on the balance sheets of the great maisons. But behind the difficulties of luxury, prices ever more distant from the value of the product emerge, […]
NEW OLIVE OIL 2026. TUSCANY BETWEEN HARVEST, OLIVE MILLS AND A CULTURE OF QUALITY
3 MIN READ NEW OIL 2026 The green gold is about to reach the table. The harvest is under way, the olives are in good condition and the damage from the olive fly is limited, […]
PAOLO GENOVESE OPENS THE ROME FILM FESTIVAL WITH «IL RUMORE DELLE COSE NUOVE»
2 MIN READ Ten years ago Paolo Genovese gathered seven friends around a table and let their mobile phones tell what nobody would ever have confessed. Perfetti sconosciuti (Perfect Strangers) became one of the biggest […]
APRITIMODA 2026: WHERE ITALIAN FASHION TAKES SHAPE
2 MIN READ ApritiModa returns on October 24 and 25. For two days, over a hundred places of Italian production will open their doors to the public: ateliers, workshops, factories and archives that normally stay […]
ROME FILM FESTIVAL 2026: GENOVESE OPENS, TRIBUTE TO MONICA VITTI AND CAREER AWARD TO JULIANNE MOORE
2 MIN READ Rome Film Festival 2026 Paolo Genovese opens the 21st Rome Film Festival this evening, October 13. At 7 pm, in the Sala Sinopoli of the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone, Il […]
