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.
Luca de Meo exits Renault, reportedly joins Kering as CEO
Luca de Meo has resigned from his position as chief executive officer of Renault and, according to French newspaper Le Figaro, could become CEO of the luxury group Kering. The news comes as Kering’s chairman and chief executive officer, François-Henri Pinault, decided to separate his respective roles The news that de Meo was leaving his position...
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La Perla saved: Former Expedia CEO Peter Kern is the new owner
The name of the new owner who acquired the La Perla brand and production site has finally been revealed, saving 210 jobs and creating forty new positions. Peter Kern, former chief executive officer of Expedia and wine investor, purchased La Perla. The name of the new owner was revealed by the Roman newspaper, Il Messaggero, citing sources from...
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Woolrich: Flamini new CEO after Baoxiniao agreement
Woolrich announced the official closing of the agreement with the Chinese group Baoxiniao, signed at the end of 2024 and finalised in February 2025. Under the agreement, Woolrich International holds the intellectual property rights to the brand outside of Europe, marking a key step towards wider international expansion, particularly in strategic...
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Prada acquires ten percent of Rino Mastrotto Group
Rino Mastrotto and Prada Group have signed a binding agreement for Prada to acquire a minority stake in Rino Mastrotto Group. As part of the transaction, Prada Group will contribute 100 percent of Conceria Superior SpA—following the acquisition of remaining shares—and Tannerie Limoges SAS to Rino Mastrotto Group. The group also made a cash...
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Marcolin and Guess extend licensing agreement to 2040
Italian eyewear manufacturer Marcolin and US fashion company Guess?, Inc. renewed their exclusive licensing agreement for the design, production and worldwide distribution of Guess and Marciano branded sunglasses and eyeglasses. The partnership, originally set to run until 2030, was extended for a further ten years to 2040. "We are delighted...
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Creative direction reshuffle: Does the trust between CEO and creative director have an expiration date?
With Maria Grazia Chiuri's departure from Dior now official, new appointments are anticipated. It seems as though all that is missing is the station master's whistle and the call of “all aboard” to begin this latest journey towards a new creative direction in luxury fashion. We are witnessing a continuous reshuffling of creative directors; only...
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CP Company in agreement with Altana for kidswear
Tristate International Sa, licensee of the CP Company brand, joins forces with the Altana Group with a long-term licensing agreement for the creation, production and global distribution of clothing for the CP Company undersixteen children's line. The product, reads a note, will be the result of the Altana Group's experience in managing the kids...
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Fashinnovation 2022: Metaverse, unethical brands and outside competition
Unethical brands, metaverse, multidimensional marketing, but also competition increasingly pushed by artists, fashion designers and musicians: the fashion industry is changing very fast and the protagonists had their say during the sixth edition of Fashioninnovation worldwide talks, which took place in New York on February 3. Supermodel and...
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How Italian luxury brand Furla plans to take off running post lockdown
Milan - How to overcome the pandemic and build a winning strategy able to seize the first signs of recovery in markets that have overcome the worst phase of the Coronavirus thanks to vaccines? How to rethink retail in order to exploit the important results recorded by online sales? These are some of the questions that FashionUnited asked Mauro...
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Digital skills main driver for employing the under 30
In addition to technical-specialist IT skills, innovative 4.0 management and digital communication, soft skills, i.e. organizational, social and relational and communicative skills, are increasingly being added. The integration, or more correctly the hybridization, between digital skills and transversal skills is an issue of strategic importance...
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