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Paul Andrew named new creative director of Sergio Rossi

English designer Paul Andrew is the new creative director of Italian shoe brand Sergio Rossi. His debut collection for the brand is the fall 2025 collection, according to a press release from the brand. Andrew is no stranger to the fashion industry. In 2013, he started his eponymous fashion brand. The following year, he won the CFDA/Vogue...

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Lanvin Group maintains growth momentum in 2023

Lanvin Group full year revenue of 426 million euros, increased 1 percent; and gross profit was 251 million euros, representing a 59 percent gross margin, a 250 bps increase versus 2022. Commenting on the full year trading, Zhen Huang, chairman of Lanvin Group, said: "In reviewing our 2023, I thought back to the resiliency we showed during the...

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Lanvin Group manages to achieve marginal sales growth

Lanvin Group reported revenues of 426 million euros, a 1 percent increase versus 2022. Commenting on the company’s performance, Eric Chan, CEO of Lanvin Group, said: "2023 was a year full of macroeconomic headwinds and global challenges. A softening second half saw the luxury fashion industry in a position it has not been in, in quite some time....

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Evangelie Smyrniotaki exits as artistic director of Sergio Rossi

Evangelie Smyrniotaki, the artistic director of Sergio Rossi, has announced her intention to depart the Italian fashion brand. The designer confirmed the move in a post on Instagram, where she said that her chapter at the label had ended. Her statement continued: “It has been a great pleasure to work alongside the talented team and drive the...

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Sergio Rossi appoints Helen Wright as global CEO

Italian fashion brand Sergio Rossi has announced the appointment of Helen Wright as its new global chief executive officer, a role she succeeds from Paul Kotrba, who had served in the position on an interim basis since April. The news was confirmed by the luxury footwear house in a statement to Fashionnetwork, for which it noted that Wright had...

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Lanvin Group posts increase in H1 revenue, but losses widen

Luxury fashion group Lanvin has reported widening losses in the first half of the year despite a 6.4 percent increase in revenue. The group, whose portfolio includes its namesake label as well as Sergio Rossi, Wolford, and St. John Knits, posted a H1 loss of 72.2 million euros compared to a loss of 68.7 million euros the prior year, while its...

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Lanvin Group posts 37 percent jump in FY sales

Luxury fashion group Lanvin confirmed Thursday it made record sales in 2022, up 37 percent from the prior year. The group, whose portfolio includes its namesake label as well as Sergio Rossi, Wolford, and St. John Knits, posted sales of 422.3 million euros in its audited results Thursday - that’s compared to sales of 308.9 million euros a year...

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NYFW: Area ‘Fabulous Fruits’ SS23

Area, the American luxury brand founded by Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Pansczczyk, presented its ‘see-now, buy-now’ spring/summer 2023 collection exploring the beauty and symbolism of fruits during New York Fashion Week. The brand, loved by the likes of Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, and Ariana Grande, examined the different stages of fruits, such as...

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Lanvin to open stores after cash-flush listing

With no debt and 150 million euros in the black after its New York listing last week, the Lanvin Group said it will open stores to accelerate growth. The Group, which operates Lanvin, Wolford, shoemaker Sergio Rossi and tailoring brand Caruso, may also look to other acquisitions to boost its portfolio and presence, Executive President and...

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Wolford unveils collaboration with Sergio Rossi

Two staples of the Lanvin Group are teaming up on a capsule collection, skinwear and hosiery specialists Wolford and luxury footwear label Sergio Rossi. The capsule collection, available from November 16, combines both companies' 70 years of heritage and expertise, explains Wolford in the press release, and embodies the “craftsmanship,...

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Lanvin Group records strong sales growth in 2021

In 2021, Lanvin Group reported pro forma revenue of 339 million euros, up 52 percent compared to 2020, driven by growth of Lanvin, a strong comeback at Wolford and integration of Sergio Rossi into the portfolio. The company said in a statement that with an improvement of 33 percent in adjusted EBITDA performance in the past year, the group...

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Lanvin Group accelerates digital strategy in the US with Shopify

Luxury fashion group Lanvin is teaming up with Shopify to enhance and power its e-commerce in the US as it looks to accelerate its digital strategies in the region. In a statement, Lanvin Group said that from H2 2022, Lanvin and Sergio Rossi would become the first of the Group's luxury brands to transition onto the digital platform in the North...