May 2023
MILAN – Valentino is shining the sunshine on its menswear category by breaking away from the student format of the past three years and staging a dedicated fashion show in Milan.
Dubbed Valentino The Narratives, the show can be held on June 16 at 2.00 pm CET on the Università degli Studi di Milano Statale. The event will kick off Milan Fashion Week, scheduled to run until June 20.
While the ladies’s and couture collections have been traditionally unveiled in Paris, this move is definitely a return to the home’s roots, as founder Valentino Garavani staged his first menswear show in Milan in January 1985.
The Narratives can be streamed live to tell the tale Valentino.com and thru the home’s social channels, and...
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DALLAS — Stanley Korshak owner Crawford Brock turns 69 this month, but he but can’t fathom the concept of retirement.
The truth is, he’s within the midst of a $5 million renovation of the posh fashion emporium that he thinks will help boost annual revenue by 50 percent beyond its current $50 million in 10 years.
“I’m going to rent the very best people and put this on a 10-year track — or a 25-year track for a generational business — and I’m not gonna hand over,” Brock said. “I’m going to stick with it.”
The pivot point was a 15-year lease that could be prolonged to 25, which Brock signed last July for Korshak’s home at The Crescent, an upscale hotel, office...
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PARIS — Natura & Co.’s enterprise capital fund Fable Investments has increased its stake in Perfumer H, the fragrance brand of perfumer Lyn Harris, with a purpose to help extend its product line, bolster its management team and support expansion in Asia.
Harris, a former Robertet perfumer who founded the London-based fragrance brand Miller Harris within the ’90s, today operates Perfumer H out of England together with her husband, Christophe Michel. The nine-year-old brand combines natural ingredients and refillable options.
Fable Investments’ first-ever deal was with Perfumer H, in late May 2021, when it took a minority investment within the activity. Terms of the brand new stake weren't disclosed, but Fable generally invests between 2 million euros to 10 million euros in...
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