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Emanuel Ungaro dead at 86

Emanuel Ungaro, the founder of label Ungaro, died in Paris on Dec. 22. Known for feminine designs chock-full of playful embellishments and bold prints, the French designer founded his eponymous fashion house in 1965. He led Ungaro until 2004 when he retired from the label. The brand took to social media to celebrate the life of its founder,...

Business

Ungaro and Aeffe part ways

Emanuel Ungaro and Aeffe SpA have decided not to renew the license they signed three years ago, as reported by WWD today. Aeffe will be focusing more on their own brands, while Modalis will be taking over the production of Ungaro's collections. Fautso Puglisi will continue to design the Ungaro line, which will still be distributed by the network...

Design

Ungaro appoints new creative director

Emmanuel Ungaro's creative directors don't tend to last longer than a season, however the French fashion house is hoping its latest appointment will stick around. After Giles Deacon and Lindsay Lohan comes Sicilian designer Fausto Puglisi. Fuglisi will debut the house's AW13 collection at Paris Fashion Week next March. According to Vogue.co.uk,...

Design

Further departures at Ungaro

Troubles are continuing at the French fashion house Ungaro. After a multitude of creative directors, design consultants, managers and CEO's, the company's latest head of operations, ceo Jeffry Aronsson, is leaving the company after just 5 months in the role. Aronsson, who was hired in June to attempt to "heal the bruises" after a season of...

Fashion

Ungaro and Giles Deacon part ways

Another season and it's another creative director departure at Ungaro. The ailing French fashion house today announced Giles Deacon will no longer be designing the brand and left his position as creative. "I am very proud of the work that I - and my team - did at Ungaro, and it was a pleasure to work in Monsieur Ungaro's studio and with members...

Video

Giles Deacon for Ungaro

A vivid flower parade welcomed the new season by Ungaro being the fashion house’s first collection by British fashion designer Giles Deacon. The debut took place at the Parisian Parc Andre Citroen, which was filed with frolic frou frou vibes. Deacon embraced Ungaro’s style codes and designed richly decorated dresses featuring floral motifs,...

Fashion

Ungaro appoints Giles Deacon

After months of speculation, Giles Deacon has been named creative designer at Emanuel Ungaro, the Paris-based label said in a statement Tuesday. The announcement follows the departures of its former CEO, Mounir Moufarrige, the designers for both the women's and men's labels and its short-lived artistic adviser, Lindsay Lohan. With the...

Fashion

Giles Deacon to design Ungaro?

The rumours are rife that London-based designer Giles Deacon is to become the next creative director at Ungaro, however neither the French house nor Deacon have as yet confirmed the appointment. The Online press have been blogging Deacon as the latest change at the troubled fashion house. On Sunday morning, JCReport editor Jason Campbell...

Fashion

Ungaro shows without Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan, who made many a turbulent headline during last Paris Fashion Week as artistic advisor to the house of Ungaro, was everywhere at Paris Fashion Week, except the one place she was expected: Emanuel Ungaro. Though the press unanimously (again) dubbed the collection a disaster, the house had insisted that Ms. Lohan would be staying on...

Fashion

Lindsay Lohan's Ungaro debut

The fashion critics who reviewed Lindsay Lohan's debut at Ungaro were menacing at the very least. The controversial choice to hire a young, Hollywood actress to consult to an established profit-making French fashion house seems as illogical as it is a snipe to those who study the craft, have genuine talent and relentlessly strive to take fashion...

Fashion

Ungaro sees creative director depart

Ungaro, the luxury French fashion house, is saying goodbye to its creative director, Esteban Cortazar. After only three runway collections, the designer and company are thought to have clashed over its marketing and advertising strategy. According to WWD, Mounir Moufarrige, Ungaro’s chief executive officer, is said to be pushing for a celebrity...