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Article: It Takes Two.
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A passion for experimentation--and a beautiful city--inspires Piero and Miriam Cividini.
Today they run one of the most respected companies in Italian fashion, but when Piero and Miriam Cividini first fell in love, business was the last thing on their minds. As students in the early Seventies-"politically charged years in Italy," as Piero puts it--they spent hours strolling the streets of Milan, "discussing Marx and Kant, Renaissance artists and Italian Neo-Realist cinema," he recalls.
In 1987, however, after both had worked for clothing manufacturers--Piero as a freelance design consultant and Miriam as the liaison between the late Gianni Versace and ...