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Francesco Russo collaborates with Charles de Vilmorin

Italian shoemaker Francesco Russo is collaborating with French designer Charles de Vilmorin on an exclusive footwear capsule collection launching in 2022. The collaboration will feature five shoe styles that combine both de Vilmorin’s “powerful creative world” and Russo’s “timeless vision and savoir-faire” including knee-high boots, a loafer and...

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Francesco Russo may become part of Dior's design team

Footwear designer Francesco Russo is rumored to have a new position at French luxury house Christian Dior. According to sources at WWD, Russo has been tapped by Dior for women's footwear collections and may be working close at hand with Raf Simons and his ready-to-wear group. Previously Russo worked at Yves Saint Laurent, where he designed the...

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Sergio Rossi creative director departs

Italian luxury footwear brand Sergio Rossi has announced that Francesco Russo is leaving the company after four years of being the brand’s creative director. The short statement confirmed that it was a ‘joint decision to end their working relationship’ and that Russo wished to ‘pursue other professional interests’. The label also added that...