Articles by Isabella Naef
Isabella Naef has been the Senior Editor of FashionUnited Italy since 2008. She is in Milan and covers fashion and luxury goods, with a particular focus on financial and economic news and sustainability. A dual Italian and Swiss citizen, Isabella graduated in Political Science from the University of Milan. She is member of the Professional Journalists' Association since 2000, contributing to newspapers and magazines. She is passionate about covering the fashion industry during this dynamic period, where sustainability, Gen Z, and artificial intelligence are paving the way for new and exciting chapters in economic, creative, and trend history.
Prada-Versace deal: Rumours of 2.5 billion euro financing with Goldman Sachs
A banking consortium led by US investment bank Goldman Sachs is reportedly ready to provide Prada with a 2.5 billion euro financing line to support the Italian fashion group's acquisition of Versace, the Milan daily MF Fashion reported on Friday. Approximately 1.5 billion euros would be used for the acquisition, while the remaining one billion...
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Dsquared2 faces lawsuit from Staff International over license agreement termination
Dsquared2 Group announced today they are immediately terminating their license agreement with Staff International spa, stating they will take direct control of the production and distribution of their ready-to-wear collections. However, Otb, which controls Staff International, is challenging this move. Staff International has filed a lawsuit...
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Versace’s legacy: 47 years since the first show in Milan
On the eve of the 47th anniversary of March 28, 1978, when Gianni Versace presented his first women's collection under his own name at the Palazzo della Permanente, we reflect on the legacy of both the designer and the brand he created. Though Versace was tragically murdered in Miami on July 15, 1997, his fashion house has secured its place in...
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H&M closes quarter with 3 percent sales increase, profits halved
H&M reported increased turnover (though weaker than analysts' forecasts) for the quarter spanning December 1 to February 28. Furthermore, the Swedish group's sales are projected to increase by 1 percent in local currency in March compared to the same month last year. In a statement released today, March 27, the company estimates that the overall...
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Its Contest awards 10 new talents in Trieste
The 2025 ITS Contest concluded on Friday in Trieste. The Trieste-based competition, which has long championed emerging fashion talent, including Demna Gvsalia, who will become the creative director of Gucci this July, currently at Balenciaga. Maximilian Raynor Receives the International Jury Prize All designers in this year's edition were...
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Donatella Versace to chair jury of International Woolmark Prize 2025
The final of the International Woolmark Prize (IWP) will take place in Milan on April 2, when eight global design talents will compete to shape the future of fashion through innovation and sustainability. One finalist will be awarded the central award and will receive prize money, which this year has been increased to 300,000 Australian dollars,...
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Demna's story: His journey to the artistic leadership of Gucci
First the gossip in the hallways, then the rumors that spread outside the company at an ever-increasing pace, finally, the press release that launches this or that designer into the Olympus of fashion or throws out the window who, until a few months earlier, was the creative "genius" of the new millennium. But behind this media circus of...
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Italian lingerie brand La Perla could be sold by June
Bids for Italian lingerie brand La Perla are expected to be opened in May, with the company then likely to be sold by June. Following the deadline for submitting bids, the approximately 20 interested parties are currently accessing the virtual data room continuing all information pertaining to La Perla, which is under administration. According...
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Bertrand Deputy CEO of Louis Vuitton, Frédéric Arnault CEO of Loro Piana and Angeloglou at the helm of Christian Dior Couture
Damien Bertrand has been appointed Deputy CEO of Louis Vuitton, effective June 10, and will become a member of the LVMH Board of Directors in January 2026. Frédéric Arnault has been appointed CEO of Loro Piana, effective June 10. Pierre-Emmanuel Angeloglou has been appointed Deputy CEO of Christian Dior Couture, effective April 15. "The...
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Jil Sander: Who is the new creative director Simone Bellotti?
On Monday, Renzo Rosso, founder of Diesel and the Otb Group, named Simone Bellotti as the next creative director to Jil Sander. Driven by an intuition that previously led him to appoint John Galliano for Maison Margiela, Francesco Risso for Marni, and Glenn Martens for Diesel, and then for Margiela, this entrepreneur with a creative spirit and...
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