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6 May

EXCLUSIVE: Donatella Versace, Dua Lipa Codesign Collection, Plan Show

EXCLUSIVE: Donatella Versace, Dua Lipa Codesign Collection, Plan Show
MILAN — Donatella Versace shouldn't be latest to collaborating with young and more established designers alike, from Christopher Kane to Kim Jones, but this time she is partnering with a mega-pop star, Dua Lipa, on a fashion collection. Versace and the award-winning singer and songwriter have designed a see now, buy now women’s collection that shall be unveiled in Cannes, dubbed “La Vacanza” and just in time for the upcoming summer holidays. The lineup shall be presented via a fashion show on May 23. Although not a part of the official Cannes Film Festival calendar of events, running May 16 to 27, the show will happen concurrently within the French resort town. The precise location continues to be under wraps. “I even...
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8 Apr

Zegna Group Outlines Plan to Reach 2 Billion Euros

Zegna Group Outlines Plan to Reach 2 Billion Euros
MILAN — The Ermenegildo Zegna Group closed 2022 on an upbeat note, seeing “an encouraging and really exciting start of 2023,” to a level that was even “well above our expectations,” said chairman and chief executive officer Gildo Zegna on Thursday, commenting the performance of the group last 12 months. The group is seeing “a solid double-digit growth at retail for each Zegna and Thom Browne,” continued the chief during a call with analysts, expressing his optimism for the reopening of Greater China, after pandemic restrictions, and the strong response of European and American customers which can be driving growth. Zegna’s made to measure is showing a double digit growth compared with 2019, which already “was a top 12 months,” he...
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26 Jan

Plan C, 10 Corso Como Team Up for Bag Capsule

Plan C, 10 Corso Como Team Up for Bag Capsule
PLAN CC: Plan C and retailer 10 Corso Como have joined forces for a capsule collection of bags. For the occasion, the brand founded by Carolina Castiglioni has tweaked its signature canvas tote style by mixing its Pili and Bianca hand-sketched characters — which were conceived by Castiglioni’s daughter Margherita to portray her brother Filippo and friend Bianca — with 10 Corso Como’s distinctive graphic pattern designed by American artist Kris Ruhs. Available in two sizes and retailing at $400 and $540, the cobranded, black coated cotton bag hit the shelves of 10 Corso Como locations in Milan and Seoul, in addition to at Plan C online stores and boutiques in Asia, on Wednesday. Specifically, the brand operates a flagship at Tokyo’s famed...
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12 Dec

Paul Stuart’s Recent CEO on His Game Plan for Growth

Paul Stuart’s Recent CEO on His Game Plan for Growth
Trevor Shimpfky is the nervous sort. Despite a résumé that features Ermenegildo Zegna, Hugo Boss and Robert Talbott, he admits that meeting Paulette Garafalo, president and chief executive officer of Paul Stuart, for the primary time was a bit nerve wracking. “I knew of Paulette through my profession but had never met her,” he said. Despite his jitters, they hit it off and she or he hired him 4 years ago because the vice chairman of omnichannel for the Recent York-based specialty store. Last July, Shimpfky was Garafalo’s handpicked successor to take over her position when she transitioned to executive chairman. In his first interview since being named CEO, Shimpfky was almost giddy with excitement concerning the opportunities for the retailer that was founded in...
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