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Prada appoints former Luxottica chief Guerra as new CEO
Italian fashion group Prada said on Friday it appointed former Luxottica chief Andrea Guerra as its new chief executive officer, taking the place of Patrizio Bertelli and Miuccia Prada as planned.
Luxury
Kering appoints Sabato De Sarno as creative director of Gucci
French luxury group Kering has appointed Sabato De Sarno as creative director of Gucci, it said on Saturday. He will present his debut runway collection at Milan Women’s Fashion Week in September 2023.
Luxury
LVMH markets level out in 2022, betting on the recovery in China for 2023
The luxury giant's main markets levelled out last year, with Asia, the US and Europe each accounting for around 25-30%, while it is betting on a strong recovery in China in 2023.
Luxury
Canada Goose launches rental via Selfridges
Luxury outerwear brand Canada Goose has become the latest in-demand name to launch a rental edit with Selfridges via the department store’s website and its London flagship.
Luxury
Patou: Polished, pretty and powerful in Samaritaine
Fashion weeks never seem to stop in Paris. On Friday morning, the day after the haute couture season ended, Patou unveiled its Fall/Winter 2023 ready-to-wear collection. Guillaume Henry’s best for the house.
Fashion
Alexandre Vauthier, Julie de Libran and Zuhair Murad's empowered women
There were three different ways of representing female empowerment during the last few days of haute couture fashion shows: maximalist glamour, explosive sensuality and embracing female communities.
Luxury
Couture final day: Fendi, Robert Wun and Mugler
Paris couture week ended with a stock market display by Roman powerhouse marque Fendi, a Chinese debutant and a cinematic rockin’ ready-to-wear show in a former slaughterhouse from Mugler.
Luxury
Ferragamo sales grow in 2022, but China Covid curbs hit Q4
Sales at Italian luxury goods group Salvatore Ferragamo rose by 5.7% at constant exchange rates last year, with a slowdown in the fourth quarter blamed on Covid restrictions in China.
Luxury
Harvey Nichols is latest big name to say no thanks to fur
Harvey Nichols has become the latest key fashion vendor to say it will go fur-free, joining other stores and brands that have made the move as campaign groups continue working to drive fur out of the fashion industry.
Fashion
Luxury giant LVMH sales rise 9% in fourth quarter
Luxury goods group LVMH posted a 9% rise in sales in the fourth quarter as shoppers in Europe and the United States splurged over the crucial holiday season, helping to partly offset Covid disruptions in China.
Luxury
Thom Browne takes control of its South Korean operations
The luxury brand of the eponymous designer has reached an agreement with its partner Samsung C&T Corporation to take over direct operation of its business in South Korea through the creation of a new company.
Fashion
DMIx launches photo-realistic virtual models
It’s billed as “groundbreaking” in the world of digitalisation. Germany’s ColorDigital is launching DMIx StudioAvatars and DMIx 3D-Studio “for a full end-to-end digital product development workflow”.
Fashion
Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture by Haider Ackermann: More H than JP
Lots of Haider and not a huge quantity of Jean Paul at Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture By Haider Ackermann, the fourth edition of the project of inviting other designers to create one-off Gaultier couture collections.
Luxury
Valentino’s 'Impossible Rendez Vous' between couture and clubbing
Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli went back to the 80s for inspiration this season in couture, blending the euphoria of that decade with today’s greater sense of inclusivity.
Luxury
Ermenegildo Zegna's performance slows down in 2022 due to China
The Italian luxury group reached 1.49 billion euros in 2022 with an increase of 15.5%, but it sees its progress slowing down in particular in the fourth quarter (-0.5%) penalized by the anti-Covid policy in China.
Fashion
Boss unveils Perfect Moment skiwear collab
Hugo Boss’s youthful Boss label has returned to the slopes as Presenting Partner of the Hahnenkamm Races in Kitzbühel, Austria, and also unveiled its new collab with specialist skiwear brand Perfect Moment.
Fashion