Photo Diary | MFW, Days 1-2: Gucci, Max Mara, Fendi, Just Cavalli, Prada

MILAN, Italy — Today, BoF’s trusty contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde brings us backstage imagery from the Gucci, N21 by Alessandro Dell’ Acqua, Max Mara, Fendi, Just Cavalli and Prada shows, held on the opening two days of Milan Fashion Week.

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Prada 2012 Sales Surge 29 Percent on European Demand for Luxury

Prada Spring/Summer 2013 | Source: Prada

Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Prada SpA, an Italian maker of $1,150 studded leather slippers, reported a 29 percent increase in full-year sales, led by demand in Europe and Asia.

Revenue climbed to 3.3 billion euros ($4.4 billion) in the 12 months through January, the Milan-based company said today in a statement. The average of 28 analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg was 3.31 billion euros. Excluding currency

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Bulgari’s billionaires, Web fashion foray, Top of the world, Fashion over art, Inside Brioni

Bulgari Brothers, Jewelers To The Stars, Are Billionaires Thanks To Tiny LVMH Stake (Forbes) “In 2011, however, French luxury empire Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) acquired Bulgari in an all-share deal, handing over 3.6% of the conglomerate to the family. Last year, as LVMH’s stock rose, the Bulgaris and nephew Trapani sold a tiny sliver of their stake, reportedly to take care of taxes and other expenses.” Amid U.K.

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