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MILAN -- Oliviero Toscani has resigned as editorial director of Benetton's magazine, Colors, in a bitter…
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PONZANO VENETO, Italy -- Oliviero Toscani, the creative director of Benetton SpA's unconventional ad…
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Carlo Rivetti Takes the Casual Route
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MILAN -- Now Prada has New York fever.
Miuccia Prada, owner and designer of the Milan fashion company, said Fri
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Buyers Applaud Feminine Movement
MILAN -- A fresh femininity running through the Italian designer collections that wound up here Thursday had…
Versace Sets Sights On Wall Street
MILAN -- Gianni Versace SpA has designs on Wall Street.
Santo Versace, the brother of designer Gianni Versace…
Diesel’s Ad Campaign: A Strange New World
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Milan Designers Prep For Crucial Fall Collections
MILAN -- The pressure is on.
The pulse of the Italian fashion community is racing, as designer collections get…
Gucci Headquarters to Move Back to Florence
MILAN -- Four years after Maurizio Gucci transferred the headquarters of the luxury-goods group bearing his…
Covarrubias: Deal to Acquire GFT ‘95% Done
MILAN -- Mexican industrialist Fabio Covarrubias said Wednesday he is rounding the final bend of talks to…
Italy Refuses to Censor Benetton Ads
MILAN -- Calls for censorship of a controversial Benetton ad depicting the phrase "HIV Positive" stamped on…
Armanis Buy Chairman’s Stake in Simint
MILAN -- Giorgio Armani and his sister Rosanna have bought the 22 percent stake in Simint SpA that had been…