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Italy aims to forge ties with Singapore
16/05/2012 10.12
During the fashion week, which will run until Sunday 20 May, the two countries are working on the development of joint strategies. The local market grew by 8% in 2011 and it hopes to top €230 bn in sales by 2014. Costume National was the star of the opening Audi Red Carpet Night. Raoul will hit the catwalk tomorrow
Hip-hop young ladies at the Chanel court
15/05/2012 10.45
Karl Lagerfeld chose the gardens of Versailles as the backdrop for his presentation of the 2012/13 cruise collection, which featured nods to Marie Antoinette, street references, baroque decoration and traces of an 80s US look. “Mademoiselle Chanel loved the modern and baroque styles, and she mixed them,” said the designer
The fashion world heads for Singapore
14/05/2012 10.21
Starting from today, the Asian city will be full of trade shows and conferences, as well as fashion shows and events by names such as Mugler, Costume National, Zac Posen and Roland Mouret
Exports (+9.4%) prop up Italian fashion
11/05/2012 10.23
Sales on new markets are helping to balance the books of Italian fashion, which posted a turnover of more than €52 bn (+4.8%) in 2011. This is the picture that emerged at the presentation of the 82nd Pitti Immagine Uomo trade fair, which will start on 19 June in Florence
Cucinelli (+17%) keeps the Italian flag flying high
10/05/2012 10.19
The first post-listing quarterly results from the luxury cashmere brand reveal positive trends all round. The turnover stood at €77 mn and profit was up by 36%. “The IPO provided me with confirmation that Italy is still rated highly abroad,” the entrepreneur told MFF
It’s cool to be green
09/05/2012 10.26
The watchful eyes of the end customers are the main driving force behind the fashion industry’s environmentally friendly strategies today. This is the word from international groups and luxury houses like H&M, PPR and Gucci, which met at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit to discuss sustainability policies for the future
Diego Della Valle revives the legend of Schiaparelli
08/05/2012 10.39
“This house will embody dreams and modernity,” MFF was told by the entrepreneur behind the Tod’s group, who bought the company in 2007. The unveiling of the relaunch scheme coincided with a big exhibition featuring Schiaparelli at the Met in New York. It will have an exceptional spokeswoman: Farida Khelfa. The Paris atelier will reopen during haute couture week in July and the new designer will be named in September
Chanel sets sail for chic holiday resorts
05/05/2012 10.13
Saint-Tropez and Capri will be home to two new pop-up stores by the French house
Mugler heads to Asia as the relaunch continues
04/05/2012 10.47
The brand with a wholesale turnover of €300 mn will put on a prêt-à-porter show in Singapore on 16 May, thus sealing its ties with the area that has responded best to the project. Plans are underway to open the first stores in Japan and Hong Kong
Costume National invests heavily in Asia and the USA
03/05/2012 10.35
Two openings in Hong Kong, two in Shanghai and the relocation of the New York store in SoHo are the latest initiatives by the brand run by the Capasa brothers, which has a turnover of €80 mn and will appear as a guest star at Singapore fashion week