1.   The influence of Italian designer fashion feeds into sports fashion.

2.   Emporio Armani, the Italian fashion house, has made a discreet foray into furnishings.

3.   As the cream of Italian fashion went on trial here Friday, several defendants, including Giorgio Armani, agreed to plea-bargain settlements in their tax-bribery cases.

4.   As skies remain gray and somber in this Italian fashion capital, U.S. designers working abroad continue to set a runway mood that is considerably lighter.

5.   A number of Italian fashion companies -- including the houses of Valentino, the late Gianni Versace and Trussardi -- are considering initial public offerings.

6.   But despite the lavish surroundings, Luigi Maramotti and his family are not your average, attention-grabbing Italian fashion clan.

7.   But lately, in Taiwan at least, rising rates of robbery, assault and murder have trickled into society along with the Italian fashions and Japanese department stores.

8.   But the bill, including a fee for renting the premises, was picked up by Fendi, the Italian fashion house.

9.   Capasa, of Costume National Homme, was honored in Florence last Thursday by the Italian fashion trade group Pitti Immagine Uomo.

10.   Earlier this year, the billionaire Francois Pinault bought a large stake in Gucci, the Italian fashion group, in hopes of creating a rival luxury goods conglomerate.