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30 May

Ferragamo’s K-pop Face, Comme’s ‘Market Market’ Returns, Maison Michel

Ferragamo’s K-pop Face, Comme’s ‘Market Market’ Returns, Maison Michel
FIRST AMBASSADOR: Ferragamo has found its own K-pop artist. The Florentine fashion house has tapped Jeno Lee, best referred to as Jeno, as its first global male brand ambassador. A member of South Korean boy band NCT, Jeno attended the brand’s fall 2023 fashion show in Milan in February, sharing behind-the-scenes moments of his Italian trip together with his roughly six million followers on Instagram. “Jeno Lee has a charismatic personality and an uncanny ability to attach with a young international audience through his music, style and persona,” said Maximilian Davis, who took Ferragamo’s creative helm last yr.  “We’re driven by the identical passion for creativity,” underscored Davis, while Jeno said he was “excited in regards to the opportunity to create synergies with the...
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12 May

Maison Margiela CEO to Depart

Maison Margiela CEO to Depart
Gianfranco Gianangeli, chief executive officer of Maison Margiela since mid-2020, has resigned from the position and can leave in the approaching weeks, market sources told WWD. His next move couldn't immediately be learned. The identical sources said Italy’s OTB, parent of the Paris-based fashion house, has already identified his successor and the person is anticipated to reach in the approaching months. The identity of the brand new manager couldn't immediately be learned. Contacted by WWD late on Thursday, OTB confirmed the top of its collaboration with Gianangeli by mutual agreement and added that “the corporate will announce its recent leadership in the approaching weeks.” Gianangeli has kept a low-profile during his tenure — apt considering that the founding Belgian designer, Martin Margiela, was steadily...
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1 Apr

Entrepreneur Myriam Ullens, Founding father of Maison Ullens, Dead

Entrepreneur Myriam Ullens, Founding father of Maison Ullens, Dead
PARIS — Myriam Ullens, the Belgian entrepreneur, philanthropist and art collector who founded the Maison Ullens label, has died on the age of 70, the home confirmed on Thursday. Ullens was shot and killed in front of her home within the village of Ohain in Belgium on Wednesday, in line with local media reports. She was in a automobile together with her husband, billionaire industrialist Guy Ullens, who was reported injured but survived the attack. Her stepson Nicolas Ullens has been charged with murder after giving himself as much as police, saying the shooting was motivated by a financial dispute, the reports said. The general public prosecutor’s office for the French-speaking province of Walloon Brabant didn't immediately reply to a request for...
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31 Mar

South Korean Company Hyaloid, Maison du Dodo Launch Latest

South Korean Company Hyaloid, Maison du Dodo Launch Latest
TECH SUSTAINABILITY: Maison du Dodo and its parent South Korean company Hyaloid Co. have launched in Milan a recent proprietary fashion tech platform that mixes social media, e-commerce and community. The project was unveiled during a press conference that took place Thursday at Italian textile maker Vitale Barberis Canonico’s showroom, introduced by Hyaloid founder Shin Sang Hyun and chief executive officer Oh Sang Hyeon. The platform will offer to brands, businesses, entities and personalities the likelihood to create their very own customized social and e-commerce application. The platform can be available to all Hyaloid’s partner brands and influencers looking for to speak directly with consumers. With the intention to provide a really personalized experience, each app is extremely customizable. Brands and users can...
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