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14 Jun

LuisaViaRoma’s Andrea Panconesi on ‘Runway Icons’ Event, Latest York

LuisaViaRoma’s Andrea Panconesi on ‘Runway Icons’ Event, Latest York
MILAN — A serious fashion extravaganza is anticipated to unfold in Florence Wednesday night, when the “Runway Icons” outdoor show staged by LuisaViaRoma in partnership with British Vogue will happen in front of greater than 2,000 guests. The event is about to duplicate the ninetieth anniversary celebrations of the Florence-based luxury retailer in 2019, when the shop partnered with Carine Roitfeld and her son Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld on an identical multibrand runway show held at town’s Piazzale Michelangelo. “We desired to repeat the experience, in the identical location as well,” said LuisaViaRoma’s president Andrea Panconesi ahead of the massive event. The show might be held at dusk on the square, which encompasses a reproduction of Michelangelo’s David statue standing at its center in...
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14 Jun

EXCLUSIVE: First Look of Latest Gucci Visions Exhibit in Florence

EXCLUSIVE: First Look of Latest Gucci Visions Exhibit in Florence
While waiting to open a recent chapter under the creative direction of Sabato De Sarno next fall, Gucci is celebrating its heritage with a recent exhibition to be unveiled at Gucci Garden in Florence this week. In sync with the strategy and activations of the past couple of months — which ranged from staging the expansive “Gucci Cosmos” exhibition in Shanghai to rolling out easy and clean promoting campaigns spotlighting its iconic bags with the assistance of famous ambassadors — the Kering-owned fashion house plans to pay tribute to its 102-year-long history in a show titled “Gucci Visions.” The “Bamboo” room, a part of the Gucci Visions exhibition opening in Florence. Courtesy of Gucci Opening to the general public on Thursday, the exhibit is designed to take visitors on...
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14 Jun

Kontoor CEO Scott Baxter on How VF Spin-off Set

Kontoor CEO Scott Baxter on How VF Spin-off Set
Fashion’s quick love of the following latest thing — from the newest brand to the buzziest tech — comes with an enormous blindspot.  The tried and true is commonly forgotten or left behind.  For Lee and Wrangler, it wasn’t a lot a case of being left behind, as a substitute they were dislodged from their longtime home at VF Corp. in a spin-off just over 4 years ago.  To hearken to Scott Baxter, who navigated the 2 jeans businesses and their parent company Kontoor Brands Inc. through the spin-off and the pandemic, the split proved to be just what Lee and Wrangler needed.  “The brands had lost their ability to ring a bell with their consumer,” said Baxter, Kontoor’s chairman and chief executive officer,...
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