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Safilo signs multi-year licensing agreement with Missoni

Safilo and Italian fashion brand Missoni have announced their new five-year global eyewear licensing agreements for Missoni and M Missoni, renewable at the same conditions up to 2029. The companies said in a statement that new Missoni and M Missoni eyewear collections will hit the market in January 2020. “The Missoni and M Missoni brands are...

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Margherita Missoni named creative director of M Missoni brand

Missoni has announced that Margherita Maccapani Missoni has been appointed creative director of the M Missoni brand, effective immediately. After bringing the M Missoni ready-to-wear license in house, the Missoni Group is working on a plan to innovate both the style and positioning of the collection and this project will be led by the new...

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Video: Missoni Fall Winter 2018 Campaign

Full-length portraits, the bodies of top American model Gigi Hadid and French male model Yassine Rahal, protagonists of the Missoni Winter 2018 campaign, define themselves against monochromatic backgrounds and transform the images of Harley Weir, with the creative direction of Angela Missoni, into an anthem of personality and freedom of being....

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Missoni and Funboy partner up to launch pool floats

Italian fashion house Missoni has partnered up with Funboy, a California-based company that makes summer essentials such as towels, hats and floats. The two companies have joined forces to design a limited-edition, butterfly-shaped pool float featuring Missoni’s signature patterns. The collaboration comes just weeks after Missoni announced the...

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Missoni sells 41.2 percent stake to investment fund to remain relevant

Italian family-owned fashion house Missoni has sold a majority stake to an investment fund as part of its strategy to remain competitive in a an ever concentrated industry. Italian investment fund FSI will take a 41.2 percent stake in the firm to help expand the business and get the company ready for a potential public listing. In a corporate...

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FSI acquires 41 percent of Missoni’s shares

Italian fund Fondo Strategico Italiano (FSI), which is indirectly controlled by the state, is set to acquire 41.2 percent of Missoni, the brand known for its zigzag and geometric patterns. The two companies announced the deal during a press conference held this Friday in Milan. "The aim of the partnership is to enhance Missoni’s extraordinary...

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Missoni to bring M Missoni diffusion line in-house

London - Missoni is set to bring its difussion line M Missoni in-house, following the end of its license agreement with Valentino Fashion Group. The Italian fashion house aims to bring the line in-house and has partnered with Italian production company Gilmar SpA for the manufacturing of M Missoni's collection, according to a report from WWD....

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Video: Missoni FW18 MFW

Missoni collection Fall Winter 2018/2019, February 2018, Milan Fashion Week. Source: Missoni, YouTube

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Armani sets his classical style against theatrical excess

Giorgio Armani launched his new collection "Atmosphere" in Milan on Saturday, proclaiming his deep-rooted classicism against extravagant theatrical trends. "My fashion is not that of a theatre which lasts as long as a catwalk show, which serves only to create chatter and would be disconnected from what the client finds in my boutiques," the...

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Video: At Work With Angela Missoni

"&amp;a mp;gt; To celebrate Angela Missoni’s 20-year career anniversary as Creative Director, The EDIT pays a visit to the label’s stylish headquarters. Source: NET-A-PORTER, YouTube

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Video: Missoni SS18 collection MFW

"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Missoni Spring/Summer 2018 Milan Fashion Week, 23 September 2017. Video: FF Channel, YouTube

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Eloquii and Missoni collaborate for capsule collection

Fast-fashion brand Eloquii has teamed up with Missoni for a capsule collection. Eloquii is a plus-sized brand known for carrying sizes 12 to 28. The collection launched today, April 11, for the spring season. Eloquii's goal is to bring plus-size customers more fashionable apparel and be more fashion first. “We are absolutely open to partnering...