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Tmall and the new digital China
«Since the beginning of the year, we have seen a steady increase in every shopping event,» Janet Wang, General Manager of Alibaba's Luxury Pavilion, told MFF. City lockdowns only favour the rise of online shopping. «In May, there will be new entries of other American and French brands including fashion, jewelry and sports cars»
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Design Holding to grow with Designers Company
«With this acquisition we are getting closer to the Millennials,» Daniel Lalonde, the Group's CEO, told exclusively to MFF. The Group will relaunch on the North American and Chinese markets and on the new Fendi Casa flagship store. At the same time, the Group recording 700 million euros of revenues is studying listing on the stock exchange. «I want to make sure the company is ready for this step»
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Dior, Italy and France together under the sign of dance
«I wanted to express the artistic value that the two countries have in common,» Maria Grazia Chiuri, Female Artistic Director at the LVMH Maison, explained to MFF. She signed the costumes of «Nuit Romaine», the movie shot at Palazzo Farnese in Rome starring the danseuse Eleonora Abbagnato
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Glenn Martens: «Fashion can be art»
«On June 9 we will do a show in Tokyo,» the designer at the helm of Diesel — which in Venice, during the days of the Biennale, is supporting a major exhibition by the Tom of Finland Foundation— anticipated to MFF. «The message of freedom and inclusion of his works lives on in our collections as well». And about Renzo Rosso he stated: «His vision is a strong creative stimulus for me»
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Kevin Yoon: «My bet on Fila»
«We will increase from the current 2.8 to 3.3 billion euros in 2026 with an EBITDA of 16%,» the President and CEO of the Group listed in Seoul explained exclusively to MFF. «Soon a Global Creative Director will be announced». And he is planning other co-labs, after the ones with Fendi and Y /Project
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Bizzarri: «Cartier to join the green challenge»
Richemont’s maison will join the CEO Carbon Neutral Challenge launched by the CEO of Gucci in 2019. «A sustainable industry is only possible with collaborative initiatives,» Cyrille Vigneron, the number one of the jewellery manufacturer, stated. Along with commitments on supply chain and biodiversity
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Fashion on stage at the Biennale
From Valentino sponsoring the Italy Pavilion to Dior's signature donorship and its alliance with Venetian Heritage for a charity gala dinner, Venice is at the center of many fashion initiatives. Louis Vuitton is hosting Katharina Grosse's «Apollo, Apollo» at the Espace, Bottega Veneta is dressing choreographer Pam Tanowitz at Palazzo Grassi and Diesel is supporting the Tom of Finland Foundation
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The green manifesto of Prince Charles to be born
The Prince’s Sustainable Markets Initiative presents today the new project of the Fashion Task Force, chaired by Federico Marchetti. The first one million euros investment for the Himalayas is to be launched. "Other initiatives to be announced soon," the entrepreneur told MFF
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Boom of VIPs in fashion companies’ boards of directors
From Maria Sharapova in the home stretch at Moncler to Chiara Ferragni at Tod's and David Beckham at the Bfc, luxury boards of directors are opening up to celebrities. «It is a mutual business opportunity: the brands benefit from their know-how while the stars can consolidate their entrepreneurial experiences,» it was stressed to MFF from Hogan Lovells
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Marcolin: «A reform plan for fashion»
Greater synergies and support from the government for green and digital processes. These are the needs of SMEs in order to deal with rising costs and the Ukrainian crisis. «The first quarter of 2021 was already projecting us to pre-Covid-19 levels,» the President of Confindustria Moda told MFF
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Fendi Casa’s new era
Today, the Lvmh brand inaugurates a 700-square-meter space in Milan's Piazza della Scala as its first step under the aegis of FF Design. «We aim to open 40 single-brand stores within three years, the first one in Miami,» the CEO Alberto Da Passano told MFF. New production synergies are also underway, starting with the lighting in partnership with Flos
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Venice and art crafts
The second edition of Homo Faber will host 400 works by craftsmen from 30 countries at the Giorgio Cini Foundation. «We must tell young people the beauty and the know-how», Curator Alberto Cavalli explained to MFF. In Italy, 35,000 craft enterprises are involved in fashion
