Inside Ferragamo, Spurr exits, H&M sales up, LVMH charms Fabindia, Waight-Keller on Paris

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Massimiliano Giornetti | Source: Heart 2 Heart

Inside the mind of Salvatore Ferragamo’s new creative head (Independent) “Creating a global wardrobe is just the tip of the role Giornetti was handed two years ago. Having been a menswear designer for the brand for 10 years, working his way up to head the division, Giornetti took over the helm of womenswear too in July 2010 after a series of creative directors had failed to make a lasting impact with their

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Beckham’s appeal, Marchetti ups stake, Magazine changes, Fashion tech boom, Scott Schuman Q&A

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Chinese Consumers in Louis Vuitton | Souce: Luxuo

David Beckham Fetes H&M Launch in London (WWD) “It takes an unusual amount of sex appeal for a man to make a pair of long johns look good — and David Beckham has pulled it off. After serving as the face and body for Armani Underwear, Beckham decided to develop his own range together with his business partner and manager, the entertainment mogul Simon Fuller.” Yoox Chief Marchetti Raises Stake, Forecasts Strong U.S.

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Caution in China, Prada slump, Fashion week flare up, H&M sales lag, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld

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Salvatore Ferragamo China | Source: Moda Online

Luxury brands turn cautious on China (FT)  “Watching three malls open within a square mile over the past year and a fourth preparing to follow, all with their share of luxury boutiques, Beijingers may think that soon their city will have as many Louis Vuitton and Salvatore Ferragamo stores as bank branches or McDonalds restaurants. But things might be on the verge of changing.” Prada Poised to Extend Slump as China

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Addressing Fashion’s Communications Conundrum

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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2011 | Source: Victoria's Secret

NEW YORK, United States — In recent years, the main fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris have attracted unprecedented interest from end consumers, with brands live streaming their shows and bloggers reporting from the runway in realtime on their sites and social channels like Twitter and Instagram. But in most cases, the actual clothes showcased during fashion week aren’t available to consumers until many months after

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The perfect match, Marc Jacobs collection stolen, PPR goes green, Abercrombie suffers, Benetton’s provocation

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A Marriage of Economic Convenience (NY Times) “More than a decade since Target first popularized collaborations between high-end designers and mass retailers, and seven years since H&M introduced a collection with Karl Lagerfeld, there is still allure in the concept of cheap and chic… Such collaborations are proving to be both a reliable business model for retailers and a business in themselves.” Marc Jacobs’s

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