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London Fashion Week puts on brave face following Brexit

British fashion put a brave face on Brexit on Friday as it began its first catwalk shows since the vote, citing a surge in sales on the weak pound despite fears that leaving the EU will hit exports and increase costs. "It might not have been what we wanted, but I think there's actually a sense of confidence," said British designer Anya...

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Versace revenue buoyed by accessories, Versus

Italy's luxury fashion house Versace said Thursday its revenues in 2015 grew 17.5 percent, thanks largely to sales of its accessories and its cheekier second line, Versus. While the brand's revenues grew by 645 million euros ($720 million), its retail sales were 28.9 percent higher at 400.7 million euros and income from e-commerce was up 31.2...

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Versace revenue buoyed by accessories, Versus

Italy's luxury fashion house Versace said Thursday its revenues in 2015 grew 17.5 percent, thanks largely to sales of its accessories and its cheekier second line, Versus. While the brand's revenues grew by 645 million euros ($720 million), its retail sales were 28.9 percent higher at 400.7 million euros and income from e-commerce was up 31.2...

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Is this the era of designer musical chairs?

What happened to the days when designers would hold onto their creative director posts until they retire? It was recently announced that Hedi Slimane might be exiting Saint Laurent. His rumored replacement is Anthony Vacarello, creative director of Versus, the diffusion line of Versace. If Slimane does exit Saint Laurent, he will be adding to...

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Versus Versace seeing sales doubling in 2015

New York - Versus Versace is Versace's diffusion line that tugged along like the little engine that could for quite some time. The brand went through a series of guest designers and makeovers, but at last it finally seems to have found its way home. Gian Giacomo Ferraris, Versace's CEO, told WWD that he expects sales to double this year and they...

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Versace enters second phase of its expansion scheme

Italian fashion label Versace is said to have entered into the second phase of its ongoingexpansion plans, which were previously established after the label sold a 20 percent stake to Blackstone Group earlier this year. With the funding the Italian label has received from its investment, Versace aims to expand its retail network, following the...

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Vaccarello rumoured as next Versus designer

Belgian fashion designer Anthony Vaccarello is rumoured to be in talks with Italian fashion house Versace to be the next guest designer for its sister label Versus. If the rumours are true, Vaccarello who is showcasing his Spring/Summer 2014 collections in Paris this week, would be following in the footsteps of London-based designer JW Anderson,...

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Versus collaborating with K-Way

Versace’s sister label Versus has revealed that it is teaming up with sportswear brand K-Way for its next collaborative collection. Following on from Versus’ collaboration with J.W. Anderson, which is set to be unveiled in New York this week, Donatella Versace revealed in a video talking about the revamped label that its next project would be...

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J.W. Anderson to design for Versus

British designer J.W. Anderson is to design a capsule collection for Versace’s sister line Versus, after being named the first collaborator of the brand’s strategic repositioning, which was announced earlier this month. The young designer who started his eponymous label in 2008, has previously collaborated with highstreet retailer Topshop, and...

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Versus and Christopher Kane part ways

Italian fashion house Versace has announced a new strategic repositioning of its Versus brand, which includes the parting of ways with designer Christopher Kane, as the brand aims to anticipate “new industry trends” and capture new “marketing opportunities”. The announcement that Kane is leaving has sparked the rumours that the British designer...

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