Word: camerino
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Dates: during 1976-1976
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...triplet of his Rome and Milan extravaganzas-all mirrors, brass and thick beige carpet. Mario of Florence, who sells women's shoes at from $82 to $420 a pair, operates out of a grand salon that could have been lifted from a jet-age Florentine palazzo. Roberta di Camerino's place, which specializes in sportswear and $200 velvet handbags, has the piny élan of a ski shop at Cortina d'Ampezzo. Bookseller Angelo Rizzoli (who sells magazines, newspapers and records in many languages, as well as lithographs that range in price from...
...start making shoes for Silent Screen Stars Mary Pickford and Pola Negri, left his business to his widow, six children and a nephew. Mario of Florence lives in Manhattan and commutes to his factory in Florence. "I think I'm Alitalia's best customer," says Giuliana di Camerino, who lives in Venice and commutes to New York...
...mention Asterix, the whimsical French comic-book series, translated into Italian). The Italians also believe they have upgraded the avenue itself. "Two or three years ago, Fifth Avenue was in danger of being taken over by the banks and airline offices," says Gina di Martini of Di Camerino. "It was saved by the bold Italians." The Fifth Avenue Association, which represents all the avenue's fashionable merchants, agrees. It declared a special Italian Week last month, complete with flags, window displays and a proclamation by Mayor Abraham Beame...
...have found the vita so dolce that they are expanding to other North American cities. Gucci has long been established in Palm Beach, Chicago and Beverly Hills. Rizzoli plans to open ten stores in the next five years, starting in Chicago's Water Tower Place next month. Di Camerino opened in Dallas last October and immediately seized on the Texas style. It bought an antique Rolls-Royce to chauffeur clients to and from the airport...