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31 Jul

LuisaViaRoma Appoints Recent CEO

MILAN — LuisaViaRoma has appointed Tommaso Maria Andorlini its latest chief executive officer because the Italian luxury retailer eyes further development and international growth. He succeeds Alessandra Rossi, who joined the corporate in October 2021, following the closing of the cope with Milan-based private equity firm Style Capital, which acquired a 40 percent stake in the corporate. Before the acquisition the CEO role was held by Andrea Panconesi, whose grandmother Luisa Jaquin opened a small boutique on Florence’s Via Roma in 1929. Panconesi, who following the cope with Style Capital retains a 60 percent stake in the corporate, stays chairman of the board and said Monday that Andorlini’s arrival “represents a strategic opportunity to join together our strengths and create a latest...
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15 Jun

Contained in the LuisaViaRoma x British Vogue Show During

FLORENCE – 4 years after its 90th anniversary celebrations and fashion show with Carine Roitfeld, LuisaViaRoma returned to the panoramic Piazzale Michelangelo square here to stage the “Runway Icons” event with British Vogue on Wednesday. The name of the open-air multibrand fashion show proved to be fitting. For the occasion, the retailer and glossy magazine tapped probably the most iconic Italian music artists for a live performance – Andrea Bocelli – and had considered one of the most important movie stars in attendance, as Leonardo DiCaprio led the guest list that also included Tobey Maguire, Julia Fox, Lucien Laviscount, Moses Sumney, Liam Payne, Charithra Chandran and Elsa Hosk, amongst others.  These added to the style houses involved within the show – encompassing Giorgio Armani,...
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20 Apr

LuisaViaRoma to Stage ‘Runway Icons’ Event During Pitti Uomo

SHOWTIME: LuisaViaRoma is able to bring its showmanship back to Florence, with plans to stage a blockbuster event during Pitti Uomo. The posh retailer — which is thought for throwing buzzy gala soirées with UNICEF in Capri and St. Barths with performances from the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Drake, Lenny Kravitz and Dua Lipa — is to carry “Runway Icons” on June 14. Developed in partnership with British Vogue and its editor in chief Edward Enninful OBE, the open-air catwalk show will retrace the evolution of fashion through the many years, featuring looks from 50 international brands. Emerging and established labels might be involved within the project, creating exclusive pieces that might be modeled by talents and friends of the glossy magazine. To...
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18 Dec

LuisaViaRoma Secures Lease for Manhattan Retail Destination

MILAN — LuisaViaRoma is headed to the U.S. and certain with its first international door. Leasing advisory firm Mona said Friday that the Italian e-tailer, part of personal equity firm Style Capital’s portfolio, has inked a long-term lease for a 7,855-square-foot retail space at 1 Bond Street in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood. The yearly rent rate stands at $3.2 million, the advisory firm said, and includes the lease of a 5,000-square-foot space on the constructing’s lower level. Representatives for LuisaViaRoma didn't immediately reply to request for comments. Neighboring such retailers as Showfields and Kith and across the road from hip members club Zero Bond, the shop would mark LuisaViaRoma’s second outpost globally, flanking the prevailing unit on Florence’s Via Roma which opened in 1929. The retailer had already tested the...
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