{"id":109019,"date":"2025-12-02T18:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=109019"},"modified":"2025-12-03T10:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:53:48","slug":"fashionable-news-from-the-magic-city-miami-art-basel-grazia-gazette-2025","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/fashionable-news-from-the-magic-city-miami-art-basel-grazia-gazette-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Note: Fashionable News from the Magic City 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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GRAZIA Miami Gazette 2025: Fashionable News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From Milan to Miami\u2014with Love: Le Specialit\u00e0 Debuts<\/h2>\n

From Milan\u2019s fashion capital to Miami\u2019s art scene, Italy\u2019s most iconic pizzeria lands stateside with style\u2014and serious sauce.<\/h4>\n

GRAZIA<\/em> and Le Specialit\u00e0 share a hometown\u2014and now a new Miami moment. The beloved Milan institution (est. 1977) has crossed the Atlantic to the Design District, bringing its crisp, impossibly light pizza heritage and Milanese swagger to the Magic City. Designed by Rockwell Group, the space leans \u201cradical retro-chic\u201d\u2014think terrazzo underfoot, a sleek green lava-stone bar with fire-engine-red stools, and sightlines made for people-watching. It\u2019s Milan polish, Miami pulse. Art is the restaurant\u2019s second language. From Spicy Hospitality Group founder Andre Sakhai\u2019s personal archives comes a gallery-caliber curation: works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, KAWS, Takashi Murakami, Richard Prince, and Rashid Johnson turn the dining room into a conversation.<\/p>\n

On the plate, the classics that made Le Specialit\u00e0 a Milan rite since the late \u201970s\u2014feather-thin, wood-fired pies; cacio e pepe; ricotta-truffle ravioli; and unfussy Italian comforts\u2014arrive with the confidence of a place that\u2019s cooked for fashion editors, locals, and visiting bold-names for decades. The point isn\u2019t trend; it\u2019s tempo: fast enough for a late show, slow enough to linger. Now open in the Miami Design District, Le Specialit\u00e0 reads like a love letter stamped on both ends\u2014from Milan\u2019s Porta Vittoria to Miami\u2014and back again, with a kiss. Le Specialit\u00e0 Miami Design District, 112 NE 41st Street; lespecialitamiami.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Missoni Hits Miami in Full Color<\/h2>\n

The Italian house brings its bold, sun-soaked style to the Design District.<\/h4>\n
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GRAZIA Miami Gazette 2025: Missoni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Missoni has officially touched down in the Miami Design District, unveiling a vibrant new boutique that channels the brand\u2019s iconic color play and coastal cool. Designed by Lit Studio, the nearly 1,200-square-foot space blends raw cement-resin floors with warm, home-library accents and a gradient ceiling that fades from deep red to soft gray\u2014like a Miami sunset reimagined in Missoni tones. Every detail speaks the brand\u2019s visual language, from Missoni home fabrics and Jannelli & Volpi wallpapers to that signature zigzag spirit woven through it all. Stocked with ready-to-wear, accessories, beachwear, and home d\u00e9cor, it\u2019s pure Missoni\u2014sunny, sophisticated, and unmistakably Miami. 112 NE 41st Street; missoni.com.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

LOUIS VUITTON BRINGS A TOUCH OF PARIS TO WORTH AVENUE<\/h3>\n

The French fashion house lands on one of Florida’s chicest streets with a new flagship that fuses Riviera glamour and modern craftsmanship.<\/h4>\n
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GRAZIA Miami Gazette 2025: Louis Vuitton Palm Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Louis Vuitton has officially arrived on Worth Avenue, unveiling a gleaming two-story boutique that captures Palm Beach\u2019s breezy sophistication. The new address brings together the brand\u2019s entire universe of ready-to-wear, leather goods, accessories, fine jewelry, watches, fragrance, and, for the first time in the region, the newly launched Louis Vuitton Home Collections. Designed in harmony with the area\u2019s Mediterranean Revival architecture, the space features oak floors, sculptural staircases, and art commissions by Remy Benito, Trudy Benson, and more. It\u2019s a destination as much for design lovers as for shoppers\u2014an elegant reminder that style and savoir-faire always travel well. 222 Worth Ave., Palm Beach; us.louisvuitton.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dolce Dreams<\/h2>\n

After captivating Europe,\u00a0From the Heart to the Hands: Dolce&Gabbana<\/em> arrives ICA Miami\u2014an immersive ode to Italian craftsmanship, couture, and contemporary art.<\/h4>\n
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GRAZIA Miami Gazette: Dolce&Gabbana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After acclaimed runs in Milan, Paris, and Rome\u2014where it was extended due to overwhelming demand\u2014From the Heart to the Hands: Dolce&Gabbana<\/i> makes its U.S. debut at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, from February 6 through June 14, 2026. Curated by Florence M\u00fcller, with set design by Agence Galuchat and produced by IMG, the exhibition offers a multi-sensory journey into Dolce&Gabbana\u2019s universe of elegance, sensuality, and playful irreverence. Conceived specifically for ICA Miami\u2019s expanded home in the Design District, it reflects the museum\u2019s focus on contemporary visual culture. Featuring more than 300 pieces from archival and recent collections, the exhibition traces how Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana\u2019s ideas move \u201cfrom the heart\u201d to realization \u201cby the hands.\u201d Immersive rooms explore Italian heritage through art, architecture, folklore, and craftsmanship\u2014capturing the spirit of the dolce vita<\/i>. Works by artists including Quayola, Vittorio Bonapace, and Felice Limosani deepen the dialogue between fashion and contemporary art, underscoring the brand\u2019s enduring creative influence. Given its sell-out streak abroad, Miami\u2019s run is expected to book up quickly, so get your tickets early. dolcegabbanaexhibition.com<\/a>.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

MIU MIU RETURNS TO DESIGN<\/h3>\n

Modern design meets Miu Miu’s irreverent charm.<\/h4>\n
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GRAZIA Miami Gazette 2025: Miu Miu reopens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Miu Miu is back\u2014and she\u2019s looking better than ever. The brand\u2019s newly redesigned Miami Design District boutique glows in signature Miu Miu blue, a dreamy 5,400-square-foot space where glass, velvet, and brushed metal meet under perfect natural light. Inside, the vibe is chic, witty, and a little rebellious\u2014just like the Miu Miu woman. Shoppers will find the Holiday 2025 collection front and center, featuring iconic Wander and Arcadie bags, sleek pumps, and those impossibly cool moccasins everyone\u2019s eyeing this season. 190 NE 40th Street; miumiu.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

CARTIER TURNS UP THE GLOW IN DESIGN<\/h3>\n

The Maison’s newly expanded Miami flagship is a jewel box of color, craft, and coastal glamour.<\/h4>\n
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GRAZIA Miami Gazette 2025: Cartier Design District<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cartier has unveiled its newly redesigned regional flagship in the Miami Design District, a luminous ode to artistry and architecture. Conceived by architect Liz Diller, the fluted glass fa\u00e7ade ripples like a heat wave, etched with a motif from a 1909 Cartier brooch\u2014a wink to the Maison\u2019s heritage. Inside, designer Laura Gonzalez brings Miami\u2019s vibrancy to life through tropical hues, seashell curves, and leafy motifs. A sweeping, shell-inspired staircase connects rooms filled with fine jewelry, watches, fragrance, and accessories, culminating in a rooftop terrace lined with mosaic tiles and lush greenery. During Art Basel, Cartier spotlights its iconic feline muse with Panth\u00e8re Into the Wild<\/i>, an immersive experience tracing the Maison\u2019s storied emblem through history, savoir-faire, and archival masterpieces. Cartier Miami Design District, 147 NE 39th Street. Panth\u00e8re Into the Wild<\/i>, December 5\u20137, 11a.m.\u20139p.m., 23 NE 41st Street. cartier.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Akris Opens a Sleek New Bal Harbour Boutique<\/h2>\n

The Swiss label brings quiet luxury and architectural polish to Miami’s most glamorous shopping address.<\/h4>\n

Bal Harbour just got a little more refined. This spring, Swiss fashion house Akris opens its new boutique at Bal Harbour Shops\u2014a minimalist jewel box. The light-filled space located beside Saks Fifth Avenue exudes calm with pale maple walls, gray Italian limestone, and suspended aluminum rails that make the clothes appear to float. Fitting rooms lined in ivory horsehair and cashmere add a whisper of luxury. Timed with the debut of Akris\u2019s Fall\/Winter 2025 collection, the opening reflects the brand\u2019s precise yet poetic aesthetic. Creative Director Albert Kriemler collaborated with American sculptor Alyson Shotz, whose cyanotype prints\u2014a luminous study of blue and light\u2014anchor the season\u2019s theme. Shotz, represented in the Guggenheim Bilbao, Whitney, and Hirshhorn, captures the same architectural grace and quiet strength that define Akris itself. 9700 Collins Ave, Bal Harbour; akris.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read GRAZIA USA\u2019<\/em>s\u00a0Miami Gazette<\/a>:<\/h4>\n