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Salvatore Ferragamo: Q3 revenue stabilises

The Italian fashion group Salvatore Ferragamo SpA slowed its downward trend in the third quarter of the 2025 financial year. This was revealed in the latest sales figures published by the company on Thursday evening. In the period from July to September, group revenue amounted to 221 million euros. This figure remained unchanged compared to the...

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Marco Gobbetti to revive Ferragamo after unexpected Burberry exit

When Burberry announced the unexpected departure of CEO Marco Gobbetti this week there was no mention of his taking the reins elsewhere. Gobbetti is leaving the UK, not just to return to his native Italy, but also to revive the Italian maison Ferragamo. Back in April when Ferragamo let its chief designer Paul Andrew go, there was no hint as to a...

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Paul Andrew to exit Ferragamo

British designer Paul Andrew is to exit his role as creative director at Ferragamo. A successor has not yet been announced. Andrew joined the company in 2016 in charge of women’s footwear and later became the head creative for all categories, including ready-to-wear. The Italian luxury house, best known for its shoes and accessories, will show...

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Amazon and Salvatore Ferragamo sue over counterfeits

Washington - Amazon and Salvatore Ferragamo filed lawsuits in US courts on Thursday accusing third-party sellers of using the e-commerce site to sell counterfeits of the Italian brand’s products. The separate lawsuits accuse four individual merchants and three companies based in the United States or China of offering knockoff belts bearing the...

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Pre-Fall 2021: Collections overview

As the Pre Fall season gets underway, designers are reflecting consumer desire for comfort in both a practical and emotional sense. Nostalgic references, feel-good, tactile pieces, relaxed, youthful shapes imbue collections with a sense of optimism, whilst retaining their luxury credentials through celebrations of refined artisanship and couture...

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Salvatore Ferragamo launches new online boutique

Luxury Italian brand Salvatore Ferragamo has unveiled a new online presence that blends storytelling with e-commerce in what it is calling an “innovative and immersive” online experience. The new-look website has been optimised for all devices to allow customers around the world to immerse themselves into the world of Salvatore Ferragamo, with...

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Annual overview: Musical chairs of creative directors in 2019

The rotating door of creative directors continues. In 2019 it was another busy year comings and goings in the fashion industry. FashionUnited created an overview of the most shocking changes of the year in case you missed it. January - Bruno Sialelli new creative director of Lanvin The new owner of Lanvin, the Chinese conglomerate Fosun...

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Ferragamo chairman won't sell brand

Ferruccio Ferragamo, chairman of Italian luxury house Salvatore Ferragamo, won't be parting ways with his beloved family namesake anytime soon. At the brand's fall/winter 2019 runway show at Milan Fashion Week, Ferragamo said, "I’m in love with this company and it’s not for sale." A sale of Ferragamo would make a holding company very happy, as...

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Video: Ferragamo AW18 - Patchwork of characters

At a punchy get-together in the Italian countryside, a #PatchworkOfCharacters find themselves enchanted by a Villa and laughter, all brought together by the Ferragaristocracy of the #FerragamoAW18 collection. Source: Salvatore Ferragamo, YouTube.

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Video: We Are Ferragamo

In 1914, Salvatore Ferragamo left Italy, aged just 15 years old, to seek his fortune in the United States and realise his dream of becoming a famous shoemaker. Source: The Business of Fashion, YouTube.

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Salvatore Ferragamo wins counterfeiting court case

Italian fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo has been awarded compensation of 60 million dollars after winning an exemplary ruling in the New York Court in its fight against counterfeiting. The luxury label had filed a cease-and-desist petition before the New York Court against 60 illegal online profiles of 150 domain names, which were using...

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Ferragamo confirms talks with Eraldo Poletto

Salvatore Ferragamo SpA has confirmed they are in talks with Eraldo Poletto regarding him becoming their new chief executive officer. The process of him taking on the role will be discussed at a board meeting on May 12. The Florence-based company revealed the development after the end of trading in Milan, where they are publicly listed. On...