Gucci Hires Rival From Dior as Chief of Saint Laurent
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In the latest round of musical chairs at France's fashion houses, the Gucci Group appointed Valerie Hermann from the Christian Dior house as chief of Yves Saint Laurent.
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Lars Nilsson broke with tradition and  used a presentation instead of a catwalk show on Sunday for his  first collection at designer Gianfranco Ferre after he was  hired to head the brand following the founder's death last  year.
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Young blood ruled at the Paris menswear shows on Sunday as Belgian designer Kris Van Assche made his hotly anticipated debut at Christian Dior, while other new faces prepared to revamp Cerruti and Francesco Smalto.
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Gerard Mortier will take over as general manager and artistic director of the New York City Opera, putting him in prime position to mount an avant-garde challenge to the Metropolitan Opera across Lincoln Center Plaza.
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Robert Polet, the new chief executive of the Gucci Group, wants to double the sales of Gucci's own brand-name merchandise in the next seven years.
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Valentino, Versace, Alberta Ferretti, Gucci e Giorgio Armani
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Migros, Switzerland's largest retail chain and the country's largest employer, has appointed company veteran Herbert Bolliger as its new boss.
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Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily November 30, 2004 - PARIS - The house of Versace has called in two favorite superstar pals for its latest advertising campaign.
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The man behind the Louis Vuitton luxury goods empire plans to open a major arts centre in Paris.
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Italian luxury group Gucci said Mark Lee would become managing director of the Gucci brand, moving from heading Yves Saint Laurent, in the latest management reshuffle at the turbulent fashion house.
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Add Christian Dior to the list of Charlize Theron fans. The company announced Thursday that the Oscar winner will be the new face of J'adore, the designer's fragrance that debuted in 2000.
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Sales at French fashion group Christian Dior rise in 2004.
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Tom Ford, the designer who helped to revitalize the Gucci brand, is tapping into a growing market for male grooming with the launch of a new menswear range and shop in New York next year.
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Gucci Group, the luxury goods division of Pinault-Printemps-Redoute SA, said Wednesday that Giacomo Santucci has been replaced as chief executive of the Gucci brand.
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Valentino Fashion Group said Wednesday it has appointed a 35-year-old Italian as the fashion house's creative director for womenswear, a day after Valentino announced his resignation as head designer.
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The luxury concern Gucci Group, part of French retailer Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR), said it had named its chief executive Robert Polet to replace Giacomo Santucci as head of the Gucci brand.
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Giorgio Armani swung toward Shanghai, Pollini reprised the colonial styles of India and Christian Lacroix traveled to Planet Pucci in this week's collections in Milan.