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Milan heats up with No. 21 and Roberto Cavalli
A muggy Milan of frequent showers on Wednesday as the Italian runway season opened, but a pair of steamy collections by two southern gentleman – Alessandro Dell’Acqua and Fausto Puglisi to ignite the season.
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Moschino close to naming new creative director, owner says
Italy's fashion label Moschino will hire its new creative director in the next few weeks, said Massimo Ferretti, the executive chairman at Aeffe, which owns the brand.
Luxury

Russia’s diamond giant halts sales with prices in free fall
Russian diamond miner Alrosa PJSC has taken the almost unprecedented step of halting all its diamond sales in an attempt to prop up plunging prices.
Luxury

Tiffany & Co. names new chief brand creative officer
LVMH-owned New York jewellery house Tiffany & Co. has named Hector Muelas, chief brand creative officer.
Luxury

Natural Diamond Council launches Lily James campaign
Move over lab-grown diamonds. In a bid to shift the dial back to promoting “the real thing”, the Natural Diamond Council has launched its latest global campaign featuring its brand ambassador, actor Lily James.
Luxury

Philipp Plein wants to grow via e-tail, sportswear, luxury hotels
The German designer is targeting a 2023 revenue of €225 million driven by global retail growth, aiming to broaden his reach via the Plein Sport premium sportswear brand, a golfing line and a first luxury hotel in Milan.
Luxury

Poland proposes ban on Russian diamonds in new sanctions package
Poland proposed on Monday that new European Union sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine should include a ban on Russian diamonds and called for aligning sanctions against Belarus with those against Moscow.
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Pandora sees ‘Christmas every day’ with lab-grown diamond demand
Pandora A/S has found the sweet spot to seize on rising demand for lab-grown diamonds in the US and other markets, the company’s chief executive officer said, positioning it for long-term growth.
Luxury

Burberry: Cool codes in Highbury
So, admiral blue is the new black. And plaid should come in hunter green and yellow daisy, just like the enormous tent in Highbury, where Burberry staged its latest show on a cloudy Monday.
Fashion

Elsewhere in London: Fashion East, AN-Y1, Malone Souliers, Banshee of Savile Row, and Ashish
Every editor, buyer or critic in London showed for Fashion East on this weekend, as well they should given its organizer Lulu Kennedy’s legendary antenna for new talent.
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LFW Sunday: Simone Rocha, Erdem, Tove, and Holzweiler
A Sunday that drenched London in intense showers didn’t wash out the fashion, with two stellar collections from Simone Rocha and Erdem, and more than honorable displays by Tove and Holzweiler.
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Balmain collection robbed ahead of Paris fashion show
Thieves have made off with more than 50 items from Balmain's new collection just 10 days before its Paris Fashion Week show, the company's creative director, Olivier Rousteing, said on his Instagram account.
Luxury

Giambattista Valli CEO Charlotte Werner departs
Giambattista Valli chief executive officer Charlotte Werner announced her resignation on Friday, just three years after the fashion executive took the helm at the luxury brand.
Luxury
LFW Saturday: JW Anderson, Roksanda and Molly Goddard
On a sunny Saturday in London, three bold-face name designers presented contrasting visions of fashion, though unified in their common attempts to explore unexpected silhouettes, made of unlikely raw materials.
Fashion

Thieves swarm U.S. luxury malls, driving retail crime to $100 billion
The National Retail Federation estimates the cost of “shrink” and other inventory losses has climbed to almost $100 billion a year, ranging from small-time pilfering to Mafia-type cargo heists.
Luxury

Saks highlights designer accelerator program graduates in new campaign
Saks is celebrating the third class of its designer accelerator program, The New Wave, presented by Mastercard, with a dedicated marketing campaign.
Luxury