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Giorgio Armani outlines succession plan following health issues

Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has revealed plans to gradually pass on the baton of responsibilities concerning his eponymous brand to his closest family and collaborators, after declining health issues caused him to miss Paris and Milan catwalk shows earlier this year. In an interview with the Financial Times, Armani outlined his plans...

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Prada men's SS26: A soothing palette in a season of global turmoil

In Milan on Sunday, Prada’s Spring Summer 2026 menswear show delivered a notable pivot, both chromatically and philosophically. Titled A Change of Tone, the collection traded the house’s familiar codes for an air of levity, offering the audience a temporary reprieve from a world increasingly marred by geopolitical unrest. What emerged on the...

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Valesco buys majority stake in Moncler’s headquarters in Milan

European real estate fund manager The Valesco Group, a portfolio company of New World Group, has acquired a majority stake in a 200-million-euro state-of-the-art office building being developed by Covivio SA, which will serve as the global headquarters for luxury fashion brand Moncler in Milan. Located in Milan's Symbiosis district, the 409,000...

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New voices, familiar roots: Milan Fashion Week in transition for FW24

While London Fashion Week was dominated by young, creative talent, Milan Fashion Week once again held on to the old guard. Although Glenn Martens' democratic approach at Diesel, with its thousands of virtual guests with backstage passes, injected the first day of Milan Fashion Week with a touch of innovation and change. The remaining events,...

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Retail|In Pictures

Diesel opens store dedicated to its 1DR bag

Italian fashion brand Diesel has opened its first store dedicated to its 1DR bag in Milan, adjacent to the Diesel Flagship store in San Babila. The store, which will be open for a year, has been designed to be experienced as a multisensory art concept to offer an immersive “1DR Land” environment rather than a traditional retail store. The 560...

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British retailer End. opens first international store

Luxury British retailer End., which has been expanding its physical retail footprint across the UK with recent openings in Manchester, Newcastle and Glasgow, has unveiled its first international store in Milan. End. Milano, located at Via Mercanti 21 in the “cultural heart of Milan” is described by the brand as its most ambitious concept to...

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Fratelli Rossetti: new flagship store in Milan part of retail expansion

Italian luxury shoe house Fratelli Rossetti has opened a new flagship store in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping centre in the heart of Milan. In addition to locations on Via Montenapoleone and Corso Magenta, the opening of a third Milan shop shows the brand’s investment in brick and mortal retail. The interior of the new...

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The loss of American tourists forces European luxury brands to think local

Each summer, come July and August, outbound Parisians, Milanese and Florentines tend to flock to their respective coasts for some weeks of respite from the urban heat, while visiting Americans linger in their empty cities, take in the cultural reverence and most of all, they shop. In 2018, nearly 18 million Americans visited EU countries with...