Articles by Jule Scott
Former Gucci CEO Marco Bizzarri invests in Elisabetta Franchi
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A good six months after his departure as Gucci CEO, Marco Bizzarri's next steps are now certain. Bizzarri is investing in luxury fashion brand Elisabetta Franchi, as the businessman revealed in an interview with the industry magazine WWD. The former Gucci CEO is acquiring 23 percent of the Italian fashion house through a private holding company...
The Independents takes over creative agency The Sunshine Company
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Communications company The Independents has acquired consultancy and creative agency The Sunshine Company, the group, which also includes PR agency Karla Otto and production company Bureau Betak, announced on Wednesday. Since its foundation in 2012, The Sunshine Company, founded by Al MacCuish and Jenna Barnet, has paved the way into the...
AW24 in social media: Between fashion fatigue, K-pop dominance and ‘tradition’
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When the autumn/winter season for women begins following men's fashion week and couture, there is often a certain fashion fatigue in the air. Social media has already been inundated with a flood of content for weeks, so the question arises as to what a brand can do to stand out from the crowd. Last year, the key to this was concentrated star...
Replay CEO: ‘Genuineness and authenticity are currently the greatest luxury’
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Vintage is all the rage among Generation Z - especially those active on the video platform TikTok - who have recently discovered and reinterpreted numerous fashion trends from the past. The Italian denim brand Replay is capitalising on this phenomenon and reissuing a denim classic from the 90s: the '9zero1'. The relaunch, combined with a...
Pierpaolo Piccioli's legacy: Modern couture, 'PP Pink' and humanity at Valentino
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The fashion industry has always been characterised by change, but Pierpaolo Piccioli's departure from Valentino still came as a surprise. The designer's departure after more than two decades with the Italian fashion house comes just a few weeks after his last autumn/winter 2024 collection - a collection that now leads us to speculate about its...
Who is Sabato De Sarno? Apple and Gucci take a look behind the scenes with a documentary
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When Gucci announced its new creative director and Alessandro Michele's successor, one question was on everyone's lips: Who is Sabato De Sarno? Almost a year and two collections later, the Italian fashion house has now answered the question with the 20-minute documentary 'Who is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story', which puts the spotlight on the...
Short guest appearance: Walter Chiapponi leaves Blumarine after one season
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Walter Chiapponi debuted his vision as creative director for Blumarine at Milan Fashion Week in February, but it was short-lived. The designer, who took up the role of creative director at the Italian fashion house in November, will now be leaving, Blumarine announced on Thursday. "For me, it was a kind of return to the future, in which I have...
FW24: Time travel, throwbacks and (faltering) debuts at Paris Fashion Week
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When Nicolas Ghesquière returned to the Cour Carrée at the Louvre last night, exactly ten years to the day after he presented his first collection for Louis Vuitton, it was, as is custom for the brand, to close out a packed Paris Fashion Week schedule for Fall/Winter 2024. The designer, who will continue his reign at the helm of the French...
Inditex plans to reopen branches in Ukraine
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Inditex, the Spanish parent company of popular fashion brands such as Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear, Stradivarius and Bershka is planning to gradually reopen its shops in Ukraine from 1 April. Inditex confirmed the plan to FashionUnited on Friday and emphasised that the opening of shops would depend on local market conditions. The safety of...
Candy Craze: Lidewij Edelkoort predicts sweet SS25
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Valentine’s Day may have passed already, but Lidewij Edelkoort is still in the mood for love. While the days following Saint Valentine’s are often marked by discounted candy and wilting rose petals, Edelkoorts latest forecast ‘Candy Culture’ brings sugary treats and their varying shades to the forefront of fashion. Fulfilling the cravings of one...