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Italian label Aspesi names new CEO

Aspesi has named Simona Clemenza as its new CEO, an appointment that the Italian fashion label hopes will “globally boost Aspesi’s organization and commercial development.” A fashion veteran, Clemenza has previously held senior roles at brands such as Gianfranco Ferré, Krizia - where she was CEO - and Karl Lagerfeld - where from 2012 to 2017 she...

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Krizia designer Mandelli passes away at 90

Mariuccia Mandelli, a pioneering female fashion designer who created the Italian brand Krizia and was credited with inventing hotpants, has died at the age of 90, associates announced Monday. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi led tributes to a woman he described as one of the architects of Italy's huge ready-to-wear fashion business. "She was a...