Stefano Sassi

BoF Professional Exclusive

Valentino’s Plan to Level Up

3 December 2018 • By Casey Hall

BoF Professional Exclusive

Valentino’s Plan to Level Up

Can the Italian label turn Pierpaolo Piccioli’s creative acclaim into commercial success and boost its single-digit growth? Chief executive Stefano Sassi shares his strategy.

Fashion Show Review

In Paris, a Global Platform for a Fashion Industry in Extreme Flux

6 July 2017 • By Lauren Sherman

Fashion Show Review

In Paris, a Global Platform for a Fashion Industry in Extreme Flux

Buoyed by inbound talent and newfound economic confidence, Paris is emerging as the centre stage of an increasingly fragmented industry.

News & Analysis

Italian Industry Debates Luxury Equation in Crisis

22 June 2016 • By Kate Abnett

News & Analysis

Italian Industry Debates Luxury Equation in Crisis

At a summit hosted by the Camera Nazionale della Moda, in partnership with BoF, the Italian fashion industry grappled with generational, systemic and consumer shifts.

Has Private Equity Learned Its Lesson on Fashion Investments?

4 August 2014 • By BoF Team

4 August 2014 • By BoF Team

Current market reports indicate that private equity firm Permira Advisers is aiming to sell its majority stake in Hugo Boss and re-opening talks to invest in Roberto Cavalli. What lessons can private equity firms learn from the company’s last major fashion investment?

Has Private Equity Learned Its Lesson on Fashion Investments?

Current market reports indicate that private equity firm Permira Advisers is aiming to sell its majority stake in Hugo Boss and re-opening talks to invest in Roberto Cavalli. What lessons can private equity firms learn from the company’s last major fashion investment?

Stefano Sassi on Valentino's Turnaround

6 April 2014 • By Imran Amed

6 April 2014 • By Imran Amed

BoF's Imran Amed sits down with Stefano Sassi, chief executive officer of Valentino, to discuss the brand's remarkable revitalisation and return to the forefront of fashion.

Stefano Sassi on Valentino's Turnaround

BoF's Imran Amed sits down with Stefano Sassi, chief executive officer of Valentino, to discuss the brand's remarkable revitalisation and return to the forefront of fashion.