Fashion in the Bag – The Gleni Blog

Are you planning your summer vacation but have not yet decided on the destination?

Are you tired of the average summer resorts, full of people and noise everywhere day and night?

Would you like to spend your holiday in a peaceful country area, where you can finally relax and re – discover your connection with Nature and the natural rhythms and traditions?

Christmas has just gone by  and everybody here in Italy organized a delicious Christmas lunch to delight and impress their invited relatives and friends with many delicious Christmas dishes!!!!
Christmas is probably the most heartfelt celebration here in Italy and there are a few typical culinary dishes which are exclusively prepared at Christmas time by our [...]

It’s that time of year again! The warm weather and the beginning of the summer don’t only herald the end of the school year and well deserved time off from work….they also signal the start of the summer sales!!

Italy has long been renowned world over for its fine traditions of craftsmanship, and has been the source of countless unique masterpieces over the centuries. Italian manufacturers have a fine reputation for their excellent taste, which reflects in their products, and have never stopped producing top quality luxury goods, using the skills and expertise passed from generation to generation over several centuries.

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25 APRIL 1945 – 25 APRIL 2009
64th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION
What a better occasion is there than the 25th April, this coming week-end, to brush up on a bit of our history, celebrate our past and why not visit some of the most beautiful places in Italy too?

In Italy, the 25th April marks a very [...]

In a few days, next Sunday, April the 12th, most Christians will celebrate Easter day, a very important religious feast in which the death and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Unlike Christmas Day, which is kept on December the 25th in most of the world, Easter day is not celebrated by all Christians on April the 12th, but this date changes according to the different countries and branches of Christianity.

However, whenever your Easter Day is, we wish you all a joyful and peaceful day, full of harmony and wonderful surprises.

An endless tragedy touching the whole of Italy on the raw.

A few nights ago on April the 6th, Italy was hit by a dramatic tragedy which has left everybody at a loss for words: a tremendous earthquake shock destroyed l’Aquila, a beautiful historic city in the Abruzzo region and the seat of one of the most important Italian universities and artistic monuments.

On Monday morning at 3:32 a.m. (Italian time), while everybody was sleeping, a loud rumbling followed by an incredible earthquake shock, estimated at about 5.8 on the Richter scale, (according to other sources it was 6.3 on the Richter scale) provoked a complete apocalypse in Aquila and in neighbouring areas.

A few weeks ago, from Wednesday 4th to Saturday 7th March, Milan trade center hosted MIPEL, the international market of leather products and accessories, which, for more than 40 years, has been the opportunity for many Italian and international leather companies to exhibit their leather creations

HOW CAN WE GET THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME?

For several months now, all we’ve heard has been endless talk about the economic recession on every front. Purchases have dropped dramatically in comparison to the beginning of 2008 and many Italian manufacturing companies, as well as European and global ones are facing many difficulties

MIPEL: THE BagsShow – The best shop window for producers and sellers of Made in Italy leather products

Next month, from March the 4th to March the 7th, Milan will host the 95th Edition of Mipel, the world-famous bi-annual appointment for both producers and buyers of genuine luxury leather