Italy’s National Chamber of Italian Fashion (CNMI) has joined forces with the country’s luxury body Altagamma, Italy’s foundation to promote high-end Italian luxury, including the fields of design, fashion and jewellery. The partnership coincides with CNMI president Carlo Capasa taking on the role of Vice President of Altagamma’s fashion sector. In a statement the CNMI said: “This significant step, in the most difficult year for the high-end sector, testifies to the desire of Made in Italy excellence to create a system to face new challenges and obtain adequate and more significant representativeness institutional”. With an overlapping membership which sees 25 of Altagamma’s 28 fashion partners are also part of CNMI,…

It looks like with the New Year coming up, we will soon be treated to another new gimmick / character change for TNA’s Jeff Hardy. At last week’s special Hardy New Year special edition of Impact Wrestling, Matt Hardy was featured in a segment where he “restored” everything he had taken from Jeff because his brother paid his debt by aiding him in capturing the TNA World Tag-Team Championship. Matt Hardy took to Twitter this week where he dropped another teaser for Jeff Hardy switching from his recent “Brother Nero” gimmick. You can check out the tweet below. The belief is Jeff will debut his new gimmick when the TNA…

At next week’s edition of WWE SmackDown LIVE, which emanates from the hometown of longtime WWE performer Jerry Lawler, “The King” will be dusting off an old classic. Announced for next week’s show, which goes down live from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, will be Lawler’s old live, in-ring talk show segment “King’s Court.” “That’s right…The King’s Court returns this Tuesday night on SmackDown LIVE on USA Network,” wrote Lawler in a tweet (see below) promoting this coming Tuesday’s show. Also confirmed for Tuesday’s show is a SmackDown Women’s Championship bout, with Alexa Bliss defending against former champion Becky Lynch in a Steel Cage Match. Join us here on…

Emerging legitimate Hollywood actor Dave Bautista’s ties to the Tampa, Florida is the focus of a new Tampa Bay Times article regarding the Sundance Film Festival, where the former WWE Superstar’s new movie, “Bushwick,” is among the noted films being screened this week. Leaders of the film commission offices from the local Tampa Bay area are in Park City, Utah this week for the aforementioned film festival, and “Batista” is one of the actors getting solid reviews for his work in the film, which also co-stars Tampa-based actress Brittany Snow. “This is a great compliment to our area,” said Dale Gordon, Tampa-Hillsborough, Florida film and digital media commissioner who is…

Bill Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar was made official for WrestleMania 33 at last night’s Raw, with Goldberg accepting the challenge. Also official for WrestleMania is Randy Orton taking on whomever is the WWE champion going into the event, likely to be the winner of the Elimination Chamber match between John Cena, Bray Wyatt, Miz, AJ Styles and Baron Corbin. Also not officially announced but pretty much acknowledged by WWE is Big Show going up against Shaquille O’Neal. The rest of the matches are rumored and you can find them here. The first two matches for the Fastlane PPV to be held on March 5 in Milwaukee, WI are now official.…

The latest backstage word is that Shane McMahon and AJ Styles are still scheduled to wrestle each other at WrestleMania 33. It is worth noting that at the 3/13 house show at MSG in New York, both are scheduled for “special appearances” and it is expected that by that time, they will be well into whatever storyline it is that will lead to their match at WrestleMania. After undergoing successful elbow surgery on February 9 in Birmingham, Darren Young is expected to be sidelined approximately six months. Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Subscription information available at f4wonline.com

This weekend, Ring Of Honor (ROH) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) will team up to co-promote “Honor Rising” events, both of which will be available to watch live via NJPW World at the monthly subscription rate of nine dollars per month. The two events, which takes place on Sunday, February 26th and Monday, February 27th, will air live via the digital subscription service at 4:30pm EST. Below are the lineups for the ROH/NJPW: Honor Rising events: February 26th Show * David Finlay, Juice Robinson and Kushida vs. Gedo, Jado and Silas Young * Bushi, Evil and Sanada (c) vs. Delirious, Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask (NEVER Openweight 6-Man…

Prior to being “fired” on this past Tuesday night’s episode of SmackDown Live, former WWE Champion AJ Styles took part in a media press conference where he promoted WrestleMania 33. Below are some of the highlights of what Styles said during the media event. On getting cheered by WWE fans even though his character is a heel: “Sometimes you just gotta go with the flow. My job is to be whatever they tell me to be as AJ Styles. Sometimes it doesn’t work exactly the way that you want it to because sometimes the fans decide for you. It’s not the first time they’ve acted like this with certain guys,…

On Saturday, WWE held a special luncheon in conjunction with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to honor the “Circle of Champions Honorees” during WrestleMania Week. All of the honorees who were present at the event, which included 44 Make-A-Wish kids who were in town, were inducted into WWE’s Circle Of Champions and received certificates from the surprise guest at the luncheon, longtime top WWE Superstar and the man to grant the most wishes in the history of the charity, John Cena. Below is the complete story from WWE’s Community website. For photos from the luncheon, click here. WWE, Make-A-Wish celebrate Circle of Champions honorees at WrestleMania party ORLANDO, Fla. — WWE and…

Consumer desire for meaningful products sees accessories imbued with a sense of craftsmanship, be it the ingenuity and fun of a home-based project or a celebration of traditional artisanal techniques. A more practical mindset also sparks ideas around dual-functionality and multi-purpose qualities, allowing accessories to transcend categories and seasons. Duo Function Accessories As consumers seek out products that ‘do more,’ luxury accessories become ever more multifunctional. Focus is around time spent outdoors with picnic hamper references and matching water bottle attachments. Practical pieces incorporate protective, performance elements that can be adjusted with changing climate conditions. Remade DIY Luxury Pieces The trend for crafting and DIY projects inspires the homemade aesthetic…