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Italian fashion group OTB aims to list by 2024

OTB, the Italian fashion group that owns Diesel, Jil Sander and Maison Martin Margiela, aims to be listed in 2024, said its founder Renzo Rosso. Reuters reported Rosso, along with OTB’s chief executive Ubaldo Minelli, expect the company to grow to a listable size and grow its the portfolio of brands. . “We would like to make new M&A deals but...

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OTB launches “hyper real” digital showroom

The OTB group, which includes Diesel, Margiela, Marni and Viktor and Rolf, has launched what it is calling a “hyper real” virtual sales showroom to sell its spring/summer 2021 collections after it accelerated its transition to digital options due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, OTB said that the digital showroom would see all of its...

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Video: official trailer for the documentary Martin Margiela: In His Own Words

Check out the official trailer of the documentary mode Martin Margiela: In His Own Words u> . The documentary focuses on the first creative expressions Margiela. The Margiela mother drawings and sketches saved from her son. The Barbie dolls of his youth, which he made a copy of an Yves Saint Laurent blazer, kept them. P> The Belgian designer...

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It Bags of 2019

The It Bag is not dead. Despite a dip in global handbag sales, and industry experts saying that Instagram killed the It Bag, consumers still love a good handbag. Brands like Hermès and Gabriela Hearst still have waiting lists for certain bags, proving that the demand for a top quality luxury handbag has not waned. From minimalist details to...

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Maison Martin Margiela co-founder Jenny Meirens has died

Jenny Meirens, co-founder of Maison Martin Margiela has died at the age of 73. Paid tribute to by the fashion house in an Instagram post, featuring a photo of Meirens and Margiela together. In memory of Jenny Meirens, business partner of Martin Margiela and one of the visionaries behind the scenes at Maison Margiela. #rip Photo by Anders Edstorm...