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Krizia designer Mandelli passes away at 90

Mariuccia Mandelli, a pioneering female fashion designer who created the Italian brand Krizia and was credited with inventing hotpants, has died at the age of 90, associates announced Monday. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi led tributes to a woman he described as one of the architects of Italy's huge ready-to-wear fashion business. "She was a...

Fashion

Made-in-China Apparel - good for everyone minus the Chinese

It has been called fashion's dirty little secret but according to Miuccia Prada, soon everybody will be doing it. Made-in-China's just fine with Prada's supremo and a host of other influential industry figures. But for Chinese companies and designers seeking to become global style players, producing high-end clothing on home soil is complicated....

Fashion

Zhu remains true to Krizia's made-in-Italy heritage

Zhu Chongyun, the Chinese entrepreneur and designer who has taken over Krizia, has vowed to maintain the historic fashion house's made-in-Italy heritage. Zhu, who bought the stricken brand from its iconic founder Mariuccia Mandelli earlier this year, outlined her plans in an interview with AFP in Milan during the Spring/Summer 2015 womenswear...