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German label Escada files for insolvency

Escada SE filed for insolvency proceedings at the Munich District Court on Tuesday. The German luxury label said Wednesday the proceedings only concern Escada SE and no other companies of the Escada Group. The move will affect the jobs of 180 employees who work at the company’s headquarters and in eight of its stores in Germany. The womenswear...

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Annual overview: Musical chairs of creative directors in 2019

The rotating door of creative directors continues. In 2019 it was another busy year comings and goings in the fashion industry. FashionUnited created an overview of the most shocking changes of the year in case you missed it. January - Bruno Sialelli new creative director of Lanvin The new owner of Lanvin, the Chinese conglomerate Fosun...

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Escada acquired by private equity firm

German-based womenswear brand Escada has been sold to global private equity firm Regent. The Mittal Family, which bought the Munich-based luxury label in 2009, confirmed that it has sold the business to Regent for an undisclosed sum. Megha Mittal, chairman of Escada said in a statement: “It has been a privilege to chair and evolve Escada over...

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Escada names new global design director

British designer Emma Cook has been appointed Escada’s new global design director. Effective immediately, she will replace Niall Sloan. Cook’s first full collection for the brand will be fall/winter 2020. Cook has a very long an extensive career spanning over two decades. She has most recently consulted for Victoria Beckham, Ports 1961, Stella...

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Escada celebrates 40 years in New York

Escada celebrated its 40th anniversary Sunday by making a New York Fashion Week debut with soft power dressing for the working woman -- an upbeat and colorful collection that paid tribute to the 1980s. Models strode down a serpentine grass runway for the Munich-based luxury brand's first runway show since 2015 and the second full collection of...