History of Italian fashion century, cheaper silk was imported to Milan from Asia because the phylloxera pest infestation damaged silk and wine produced in Italy. After industrialization, metal, mechanical, and furniture manufacturing replaced textile production. Some of the first modern Italian fashion designers, such as Bulgari, Prada, Gucci, and Ferragamo, were founded in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the 1950s and 1960s, Italian fashion regained popularity worldwide. On February 12, 1951, the Italian businessman Giovanni Battista Giorgini held a fashion show in Florence to make Italy an international leader in fashion design. Prior to his "soirées" in 1951 to 1953, Italy
Women's Tales Festival where all four films from the series were screened together for the first time. The fifth film, Ava DuVernay's "The Door", premiered online in February 2013. The film was later shown at the 70th Venice International Film Festival along with "Le donne della Vucciria" by Palestinian Israeli actress and director Hiam Abbas. In 2015, Agnès Varda's film "Les 3 boutons" premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. Women's Tales Women's Tales is an ongoing short film series created by fashion brand Miu Miu. Aside from the stipulation that the films use Miu Miu clothing the all female directors