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PARIS, France (AFP) – Italian designer Alessandro Michele on Wednesday left Gucci, where he has overseen a surge in sales at the fashion powerhouse since 2015 but seen his star fade in recent seasons. “Gucci today announces that Alessandro Michele is stepping down as creative director of Gucci,” said French conglomerate Kering, which owns the Italian house. It said he had played “a fundamental part in making the brand what it is today through his groundbreaking creativity”. […]
MILAN, Italy (AFP) – Chinese buyers are back, and business is booming — Milan Fashion Week opens Wednesday on an optimistic note, despite the shadows cast by the soaring cost of energy. Almost 70 catwalk shows, and 110 presentations are scheduled over the next six days, featuring the giants of Italian fashion, from Gucci to Fendi, Prada, Versace, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana and Bottega Veneta. The return of a mostly full live programmed in February […]
NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) — In a designer-obsessed world, counterfeiters run amok. New York startup Entrupy has found a way to fight the fakes with a handheld microscope camera that lets users with their smartphones detect the difference between real Gucci, Chanel, Hermès and Louis Vuitton luxury handbags and frauds. “Nobody’s ever done this before, right?” said Entrupy’s co-founder and CEO, Vidyuth Srinivasan. “So we had to catalog the world in a microscopic way […]
MILANY, Italy (Reuters) — Italy’s Gucci staged a kaleidoscopic fairytale on Monday (September 21) in one of the first catwalks showcasing women’s spring and summer 2017 collections in Milan’s fashion week. In the magic lanterns collection, layered and ruffled gowns, gold decorations and outfits echoing a hippy style took centre stage. Dragons, jelly fish, tigers, herons and parrots decorated coats and dresses and two zebras stood on a big orange fur coat. To the beat […]
