China’s Fosun Fashion Group, which owns Lanvin, has acquired 100 percent of the Italian luxury shoemaker Sergio Rossi from Absolute Luxury Holding S.r.l., an independently-managed investment subsidiary of Investindustrial. In a statement, Fosun Fashion Group (FFG) said that it was commented to continuing the growth of Sergio Rossi as “one of the...
10 Jun 2021
Sergio Rossi has done what many might consider unthinkable. The brand has opened a pop-up shop in Milan, just as Italy has begun lifting lockdown restrictions. While most companies are scaling back on their retail presences, Sergio Rossi dared to take a gamble on how a 12 month pop-up will fare now during this odd period in history we are living...
21 May 2020
Iconic Italian footwear designer Sergio Rossi has died at 84. The designer passed away on 2 April of coronavirus complications at the Maurizio Bufalini Hospital in Cesena, in northern Italy, according to multiple media reports. Riccardo Sciutto, CEO of Sergio Rossi Group, said in a statement: “Today everyone at Sergio Rossi joins me in...
6 Apr 2020
THE SERGIO ROSSI MAN: Innovative thinker. Passion Driven. Mindful. Sergio Rossi writes a new chapter in its rich history and re-introduces the man collection, dedicated to the passion driven man, an innovative thinker. The sr1 slipper and slip on, with the distinctive metal logo-plate, as well as the Sergio Extreme sneakers, another well...
7 Jan 2020
Italian footwear company Sergio Rossi will be reintroducing its men’s line at Pitti Uomo’s next men’s presentation in January. According to Fashion Network, the label will work on a series of bestselling styles from the women’s line to reinterpret them for its men’s clientele with more masculine interpretations. Sergio Rossi’s men’s line was...
4 Dec 2019
Angelo Ruggeri, design director at luxury Italian footwear brand Sergio Rossi, has exited his role. His departure comes not long after the footwear label was acquired by European investment house Investindustrial, signalling a period of change for the footwear brand. Sergio Rossi expressed “sincere gratitude” to Ruggeri for his work over the...
31 May 2016
New York - Kering announced on Wednesday, December 30 that they have finalized the sale of Sergio Rossi to European investment firm Investindustrial. Earlier this month, FashionUnited reported that Sergio Rossi's parent company Kering had agreed to sell 100 percent of their capital to Investindustrial. Now, the sale has been finalized for an...
31 Dec 2015
French conglomerate Kering has reached an agreement to sell 100 percent of the capital of luxury footwear label Sergio Rossi to European investment house Investindustrial. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the transaction includes all the industrial assists of the Italian luxury shoe label including trademark rights and its entire...
9 Dec 2015
London - Luxury fashion has never looked so green - as both designers Sergio Rossi and Erdem Moralioglu have teamed up with the industry's advocate for sustainability, Livia Firth, to launch Green Carpet Collections this month. Both designers have been working closely together with Firth and her consultancy agency Eco-Age, to develop collections...
2 Sep 2015
Emerisque is currently in pole position to acquire the shoe brand Sergio Rossi, still owned by Kering. As reported by Italian media, the two companies would be already in negotiation, but the fundamental issue under discussion still would be the price of the deal, which could be around 40 to 50 million euros, including the brand's factory...
30 Jul 2015
Christophe Mélard, chief executive of luxury footwear and accessories brand Sergio Rossi, has stepped down from his role to pursue “newprofessional challenges” outside the Kering Group. The luxury conglomerate thanked Mélard for his “commitment during his tenure” and added that the name of his successor would be announced in due course. During...
3 Sep 2014
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...
9 Dec 2013
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