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Video: Marni SS22 collection

In this video, fashion label Marni has presented its SS22 collection at Milano Fashion Week (MFW). Watch the video below. Do you want to see more clothing collections? Click here to view the FashionUnited Marketplace. Video: Fashion Feed via YouTube Photo credit: Marni, Facebook

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Marni takes over Sunset Beach Hotel on Shelter Island

Marni has redecorated the Sunset Beach Hotel on Shelter Island, New York in its colourful prints, furnishings and design objects of Marni Markets. The Italian label has taken over the outdoor and indoor areas of the hotel to showcase a “playful and imaginative” celebration of summer until Labor Day weekend. The ground floor and suite room...

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Video: BOF interviews Marni’s Francesco Risso

In this video, the Business of Fashion (BOF) has interviewed the creative director of Italian luxury fashion house Marni, Francesco Risso. Watch the video below. Video: The Business of Fashion via YouTube Photo credit: Marni, Facebook

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Fall 2021 womenswear trend: aqua

Aqua colors had a prominent place on runways for the Fall 2021 season. The light shade of blue brings a playful yet elevated touch to everything from outerwear to loungewear. Tod’s showed jackets, skirts and shoes in aqua tones, while Moschino used it as an accent hue alongside other shades of blue. Giorgio Armani used the color generously in...

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OTB posts 14 percent drop in full year turnover

OTB group, parent to Diesel, Maison Margiela, Marni, Viktor&Rolf, Amiri, Staff International and Brave Kid closed the financial year 2020 with consolidated turnover decrease of 14 percent from the previous year to 1,317 million euros, with net revenues of 1,238 million euros. The company said in a statement that revenues rose by 20 percent at...

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Marni renews contract with creative director Francesco Risso

Italian luxury label Marni has renewed the contract of its creative director Francesco Risso. Since joining the label four years ago, Risso has been credited with expressing a “punctual vision for the brand” and “projecting it into a new era”. The company has now confirmed he will stay on at the creative helm of the luxury handbag maker, “...

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Marni apologises after accusations of racism in latest campaign

A fashion campaign by Marni featuring black models styled with ethnic accessories has been widely criticized as racist. The Italian luxury brand quickly came under fire when it posted the photos on its official Instagram account with the caption “jungle mood.” Outed by cancel culture duo Diet Prada, who criticized Marni’s unfortunate combination...

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OTB launches “hyper real” digital showroom

The OTB group, which includes Diesel, Margiela, Marni and Viktor and Rolf, has launched what it is calling a “hyper real” virtual sales showroom to sell its spring/summer 2021 collections after it accelerated its transition to digital options due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement, OTB said that the digital showroom would see all of its...

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Accessories boost sales at Marni as turnover jumps to 170m euros

Italian luxury house Marni closed 2019 with turnover of 170 million euros, buoyed by a strong demand for its accessories, which accounts for 58 percent of its total sales. Often regarded as the designer’s designer, Marni’s subtle and subversive creations have always charted their own course with its unique visual language and graphic rigor. The...

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Diesel parent OTB posts 6.4 percent rise in 2019 turnover

OTB, the Italian fashion group’s turnover exceeded 1.5 billion euros, coming in at 1,530 million euros (1,741 million dollars), up 6.4 percent compared to 2018, and growing in all businesses, channels with retail growth of 9 percent, and regions. The company said in a statement that consolidated EBITDA reached 190 million euros (216 million...

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Milan Fashion Week will showcase 188 events and livestream to China

Milan fashion week is well underway, with 54 collections expected on the catwalks this season. In addition over 90 presentations and 32 events will make for 188 fashion happening in the Italian capital. Co-ed shows will be embraced by Antonio Marras, Atsushi Nakashima, Boss, Bottega Veneta, Fila, Gcds, Frankie Morello, Missoni and Versace and...

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Marni CEO leaves label and parent company OTB

As the new year approaches, Marni is shifting its leadership. It was announced on November 26 that the Italian brand’s chief executive officer, Stefano Biondo, is exiting the luxury label along with its parent company, OTB. Barbara Càlo, who will be the brand’s general manager, will succeed him. She will report to the OTB CEO Ubaldo Minelli,...