Articles by Isabella Naef
Isabella Naef has been the Senior Editor of FashionUnited Italy since 2008. She is in Milan and covers fashion and luxury goods, with a particular focus on financial and economic news and sustainability. A dual Italian and Swiss citizen, Isabella graduated in Political Science from the University of Milan. She is member of the Professional Journalists' Association since 2000, contributing to newspapers and magazines. She is passionate about covering the fashion industry during this dynamic period, where sustainability, Gen Z, and artificial intelligence are paving the way for new and exciting chapters in economic, creative, and trend history.
Jil Sander: Who is the new creative director Simone Bellotti?
On Monday, Renzo Rosso, founder of Diesel and the Otb Group, named Simone Bellotti as the next creative director to Jil Sander. Driven by an intuition that previously led him to appoint John Galliano for Maison Margiela, Francesco Risso for Marni, and Glenn Martens for Diesel, and then for Margiela, this entrepreneur with a creative spirit and...
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Chanel acquires 20 percent stake in Leo France
French fashion house Chanel has acquired a 20 percent in Florentine label Leo France SpA, a company specialising in the production of costume jewellery and metal accessories. The acquisition pertains to Leo France's capital, according to corporate records, 20 percent of which is now held by the French luxury house. In 2023, Leo France reported a...
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Kappa owner BasicNet spa confirms FY24 financials, revenue up 3.1 percent
Italian fashion group BasicNet SpA, the parent company of K-Way, Kappa and Jesus Jeans, has confirmed a consolidated revenue of 409.2 million euros for the year ended December 31, 2025, up 3.1 percent on the 396.8 million euros recorded in 2023. The Turin-based company's board of directors approved the consolidated and draft financial statements...
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Salvatore Ferragamo closes FY 2024 with revenues down 10.5%
The market context, characterized by a particularly difficult first part of the year, had a negative impact on the financial results of the entire year, both in terms of revenues and profitability of Salvatore Ferragamo spa. Revenues at 1,035 million euros (-10.5% compared to 1,156 million euros in the 2023 financial year, 8.2% at constant...
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Prada Group: Net revenues up 17 percent in FY 2024
Prada Group to grow net revenues in 2024. The company, which owns the brands Prada and Miu Miu, Church's, Car Shoe, Marchesi 1824 and Luna Rossa, recorded net revenues of 5.4 billion euros, 17 percent compared to 2023, above the market average. Strategic capacity and product quality, despite the challenging sector, are the basis of growth, as...
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White Milano promotes brands abroad and gives concreteness to fashion inclusion and circularity
Fairs are adapting to the crisis of consumption, fashion and luxury and to the complexity of the geopolitical situation and are transforming from a mere container of brands and their collections to large proactive showrooms, committed to promoting labels in Italy and abroad. This is the case of White Milano, a show that ended yesterday, in the...
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Prada edges closer to reported 1.5 billion dollar Versace deal
Milan Fashion Week ends today and with it comes new details surrounding the rumoured deal between Prada Group and Capri Holdings for the acquisition of Italian luxury brand Versace. As reported by Italian newspaper Corriere Economia, the deal is believed to have the backing of Lorenzo Bertelli, son of Prada Group owners, Miuccia Prada and...
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Lucie and Luke Meier End Collaboration with Jil Sander
A few hours after the presentation of the fall winter 2025 collection , in Milan, during the second day of fashion week, Jil Sander announces the divorce from the two creative directors Lucie and Luke Meier who "have mutually decided that this collection will be the last of their collaboration". The one presented today in Milan is their latest...
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Coccinelle closes FY 2024 with a turnover of 104 million
2024 turnover at 104 million euros, with a 10% growth compared to the previous year, for Coccinelle, a company active in the creation of leather bags and accessories. Global distribution has strengthened over the year. At the end of 2024, the brand has 120 monobrand stores in 45 countries, 1,300 points of sale in department stores and multibrand...
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Milan Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow amidst uncertainty over the global economic picture
As Milan Fashion Week officially commences tomorrow, February 25th, with 56 physical and six digital runway shows, 65 presentations, and 23 events, the figures from the National Chamber of Italian Fashion's Fashion Economic Trends report offer a snapshot of the sector and insights into what the coming months may hold. Whispers of a potential...
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