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.
Prada-Versace deal: Rumours of 2.5 billion euro financing with Goldman Sachs
A banking consortium led by US investment bank Goldman Sachs is reportedly ready to provide Prada with a 2.5 billion euro financing line to support the Italian fashion group's acquisition of Versace, the Milan daily MF Fashion reported on Friday. Approximately 1.5 billion euros would be used for the acquisition, while the remaining one billion...
BusinessMember4 Apr 2025
International Woolmark Prize 2025: Duran Lantink Wins
Dutch designer Duran Lantink has won the International Woolmark Prize 2025. Pieter Mulier, Creative Director of Alaïa, and Südwolle Group were awarded the Karl Lagerfeld Award for Innovation and the Supply Chain Award, respectively. The awards ceremony, which recently concluded, took place at the Palazzo del Ghiaccio in Milan. The winner of the...
Fashion Featured2 Apr 2025
Dsquared2 faces lawsuit from Staff International over license agreement termination
Dsquared2 Group announced today they are immediately terminating their license agreement with Staff International spa, stating they will take direct control of the production and distribution of their ready-to-wear collections. However, Otb, which controls Staff International, is challenging this move. Staff International has filed a lawsuit...
BusinessMember29 Mar 2025
Moncler: Alexandre Arnault (LVMH) candidate for the Board of Directors
Alexandre Arnault (born 1992), head of LVMH's Wines and Spirits division and third son of Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH, is on the list of candidates for nomination to Moncler's new board of directors, as reported by the Italian publication Mffashion. The proposed candidacy of Arnault Jr. is part of the agreement reached with LVMH...
People27 Mar 2025
Versace’s legacy: 47 years since the first show in Milan
On the eve of the 47th anniversary of March 28, 1978, when Gianni Versace presented his first women's collection under his own name at the Palazzo della Permanente, we reflect on the legacy of both the designer and the brand he created. Though Versace was tragically murdered in Miami on July 15, 1997, his fashion house has secured its place in...
Fashion 27 Mar 2025
H&M closes quarter with 3 percent sales increase, profits halved
H&M reported increased turnover (though weaker than analysts' forecasts) for the quarter spanning December 1 to February 28. Furthermore, the Swedish group's sales are projected to increase by 1 percent in local currency in March compared to the same month last year. In a statement released today, March 27, the company estimates that the overall...
BusinessMember27 Mar 2025
Its Contest awards 10 new talents in Trieste
The 2025 ITS Contest concluded on Friday in Trieste. The Trieste-based competition, which has long championed emerging fashion talent, including Demna Gvsalia, who will become the creative director of Gucci this July, currently at Balenciaga. Maximilian Raynor Receives the International Jury Prize All designers in this year's edition were...
Fashion 24 Mar 2025
Donatella Versace to chair jury of International Woolmark Prize 2025
The final of the International Woolmark Prize (IWP) will take place in Milan on April 2, when eight global design talents will compete to shape the future of fashion through innovation and sustainability. One finalist will be awarded the central award and will receive prize money, which this year has been increased to 300,000 Australian dollars,...
Fashion 20 Mar 2025
Aeffe Group: 2024 Earnings positive at 84.7 million euros despite decrease in revenue
Consolidated revenue totaled €251 million, compared to €319 million in 2023, representing a decrease of 21.2% at constant exchange rates (-21.3% at current exchange rates) for Aeffe S.p.A. in 2024. Last Friday, the board of directors of the company, listed on the Euronext Star Milan segment of the Euronext Milan market of Borsa Italiana, which...
BusinessMember17 Mar 2025
Demna's story: His journey to the artistic leadership of Gucci
First the gossip in the hallways, then the rumors that spread outside the company at an ever-increasing pace, finally, the press release that launches this or that designer into the Olympus of fashion or throws out the window who, until a few months earlier, was the creative "genius" of the new millennium. But behind this media circus of...
People14 Mar 2025