Feathers and nostalgia add glam to Prada spring collection

September 22, 2016 By publisher

By Giulia Segreti MILAN (Reuters) – Retro trenchcoats, feathered cuffs and brightly colored patterns hinting at the 1960s and 70s were among the highlights of Prada's spring/summer women's wear collection in Milan on Thursday. Last month it predicted a return to sales and profit growth next year, helped by improved sales trends in China, and there was plenty of variety in veteran designer Miuccia Prada's collection. Prada has said it is now trying to turn itself around by putting out more accessible products and slimming down its extensive retail network.

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Bottega Veneta marks its 50th anniversary at Milan Fashion Week

September 22, 2016 By admin

With Milan Fashion Week in full swing, the Italian label — known for its leatherwork skills — is set to unveil its spring/summer 2017 collection at a fashion show event. As well as marking the brand's 50th anniversary, it celebrates 15 years with creative director Tomas Maier at the helm. Founded in 1966 by Michele Taddei and Renzo Zengiaro, then bought by the Gucci Group in 2001, Bottega Veneta is celebrating five decades of existence, of luxury goods and of savoir-faire in 2016.

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Prada goes handbag heavy in bid to revive flagging fortunes

February 26, 2016 By publisher

Prada's answer to stagnating sales was unveiled on Thursday with a handbag-heavy Fall-Winter collection that the company's executives hopes will mark a revival in the fortunes of the fashion heavyweight's flagging fortunes. Miuccia Prada's latest offering had a post-World War II feel about it with sailor and nurse-style caps abounding alongside cape-shaped coats and pencil skirts designed to emphasise the slender waists of more austere times. Prada could do with this collection being a major hit after two consecutive years of stagnating sales and no sign of an end to the slowdown in China that is hitting it particularly hard.

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