Balenciaga has ended its eyewear licence contract with Marcolin, choosing Kering Eyewear as its partner for the production and worldwide distribution of its sunglasses and eyeglasses lines.
In the 2017 financial year, the menswear group recorded a revenue of €1.183 billion, with a net income of €32.8 million. Its net financial position grew from €233 million to €316 million.
Italian eyewear group Marcolin has created Marcolin Mexico, a joint-venture company with Mexican distributor Moendi. Marcolin has a 51% stake in the new company, based in Naucalpan, Mexico.
The Italian leather goods brand closed the 2017 financial year with a robust revenue increase, reaching €499 million, with EBITDA up 34.1%. New store openings in the USA and Europe are...
Geox has opened its first worldwide kids’ store in Moscow. The 55 sq mt store is located in the Europesky shopping centre and features the brand’s X-Store concept.
The Italian fashion group enjoyed another record growth year, with all of its brands posting double-digit increases, for a total revenue of €312.6 million (+11.6% at constant exchange...
Love Moschino has joined Brandsdistribution.com's portfolio. The e-distributor will manage the online B2B distribution for the brand's accessories and footwear collections in East Europe.
Italian sport brand Kappa closed Q3 2017 with a 3.4% rise in sales, as it pursues its repositioning strategy via the launch of a new collaboration with designer Danilo Paura.
Dan Rothmann (ex Staff International and Chloè) is back with Dolce & Gabbana, after being appointed President and CEO North America by the Italian luxury label, replacing Tina Bhojwani.
The luxury label’s new-look website is now available also in Europe and China, after the USA and Canada. In 2018, it will go live in the rest of Asia, Australia and Latin America.
The US youth fashion and lifestyle retailer has chosen Milan to open its first physical store in Italy.
Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke star in Dolce & Gabbana's 2017 ad campaign for The One men's and women's fragrance lines, in a clip filmed in Naples by Italian director Matteo Garrone.
Italian lingerie label Yamamay and fashion blogger Chiara Ferragni's TheBlondeSalad.com platform have joined forces again to create a bustier capsule collection.
Milanese label Trussardi is starting a new chapter, marked by the AW 2017-18 ad campaign and a new logo, both featured on the brand's website and on fashion magazines from mid-September.
Italy's CDP financial group has issued a $300 million loan in favour of industrial group Salini Impregilo, for the building of the first construction batch of the Meydan One Mall in Dubai.
Ermenegildo Zegna has announced the launch of its ‘Defining Moments’ A/W 2017-18 ad campaign, set in New York and starring Robert De Niro and Benjamin Millepied.
In the first half of 2017, the Italian fashion group’s revenue rose 8.8% to €150 million, with a 214% leap in net income, driven by Italy sales and growth in footwear and leather goods.
Italian eyewear group Safilo and US retailer JCPenney have renewed for five years their licence deal for the Liz Claiborne eyewear collections, among the best-selling in the USA.
Kenzo has presented its AW 2017-18 ad campaign, featuring stills from the Natasha Lyonne film 'Cabiria, Charity, Chastity' and introducing the new collection by Carol Lim and Humberto Leon.
Giorgio Armani has acquired a 4.64% stake in eyewear giant Luxottica, the majority of whose shares is held by Delfin S.a.r.l., controlled by Luxottica's Board Chairman Leonardo Del Vecchio.
Moncler is set to open its largest single-level flagship, a 500 m2 store located in the prestigious Harbour City shopping mall, Hong Kong.
The leather goods trade show Lineapelle New York, held at the Metropolitan Pavilion, has ended positively with 120 exhibitors, up 20% compared to the last session, and some 1,300 visitors.
Italian urban outerwear label Herno has set foot for the first time in the USA, opening a 160 m2 store at 95 Greene Street, SoHo, New York.
After buying German fashion label Escada, Indian entrepreneur Megha Mittal has reportedly set her sights on Italian lingerie and beachwear brand La Perla, owned by Silvio Scaglia.
The emerging menswear label from Naples enjoyed a successful Pitti Uomo 92, and is planning to expand in South Korea and, by the end of 2017, also in France and the UK.