April 2017

From Puglia to Dubai: Interview with Leonida Ferrarese – Bottega Dalmut During last Edition of Arab Fashion Week, I had the opportunity to interview  the talented Italian fashion designer: Leonida Ferrarese, Bottega Dalmut. Q: When and how your passion started? A: It’s a long way: first of all, my passion started following the footsteps of my grandfather, that  after working hours in the bank attending a class to learn the secrets of tailoring. So after graduating from Lumsa Rome, I attended a master's degree in marketing from the University of Buckingham in New York, the city that takes forever in the heart thanks to the experience gained for six months from Ferragamo. My source of inspiration was Savile row, historic street in the...