fashion

Gucci and the Fashionable Food
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Gucci will launch tonight the “Gucci Osteria” in Florence, a collaboration with the Michelin 3-star Massimo Bottura. This is the last of several collaborations between food and fashion. It is…

Dear Benetton…is it too late?
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Luciano Benetton, one of the founders of the eponymous knitwear brand, criticized the last management years of the company and the said he was going to take back the reins…

Stone Island: a Legend Reboot
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#StoneIsland, a brand founded by the late Massimo Osti in 1982 and still owned by Carlo Rivetti Sportswear will mark the end of 2017 with revenues at 147 million euro…

Rosita Missoni, 86 years of Passion, Talent and Strength
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Rosita Missoni is one of those fashion ladies who set the example for women (and men) in the industry. She founded a legendary brand with husband Ottavio which meant strong…

Adieu Monsieur Alaia
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Adieu Monsieur Alaia, You were the most authentic and original “createur” of the fashion world. You truly loved women and wanted them to be beautiful and self confident. Those stretch…

LV Michael Burke or the Golden Touch of a Top Executive
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When we speak about leaders and top executives in luxury other names come to the mind before Michael Burke, but he is the undisputed number one. Tough and demanding as…

What 3-star Michelin Chefs Can Teach to the Luxury Industry
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Alain Passard is a 3 star Michelin chef since the last 20 years. He started his restaurant as a “rotisserie”, fully dedicated to meat. One day he decided to turn…

How Gucci, Balenciaga, Dior are killing the “shoes specialists”
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A few years ago articles on must-have shoes were full of recommendations for Louboutin, Sergio Rossi, Charlotte Olympia, Roger Vivier and the “shoes specialists”. Now the spotlights are on Gucci,…

On Armani and 7 Golden Rules of Success (and why they are not enough)
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Armani was founded by Giorgio himself and Sergio Galeotti 42 years ago. Mister Armani is one of the most powerful fashion designer and entrepreneur of the industry and of its…

Jacquemus or the Unexpected Success of a new Brand
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Simon Porte Jacquemus recently founded his eponymous fashion brand. Cultivated and light spirited, tenacious and motivated, talented and creative Jacquemus is an independent designer who succeeded to convince the French…