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Video: The Ermenegildo Zegna Couture SS18

Zegna Couture collection Spring Summer 2019. Source: Zegna, YouTube.

Stefano Pilati to exit Ermenegildo Zegna

It has been a week of departures for Italy's luxury men's fashion houses: first there was suit maker Brioni, who in a statement said its creative director, Brendan Mullane, would not be renewing his contract. Next up footwear brand Berluti, who is to part ways with its creative director Alessandro Sartori. And now Stefano Pilati is exiting...

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Zegna vows to stay independent

Italian menswear brand Ermenogildo Zegna has vowed to stay independent. In an era of acquisitions and takeovers, the luxury fashion house stated it had “absolutely no intention” of listing on the stock exchange or selling stakes privately, its chief executive Gildo Zegna told La Stampa newspaper Monday. "We have the organisational, industrial...

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MFW: Z Zegna AW14

Z Zegna's creative director Paul Surridge took inspiration from London's Mod's, showing a collection of slick tailoring. Italian house Ermenegildo Zegna is known for its qualitative tailoing and Surridge's catwalk saw 4 button jackets worn with cropped jackets in checked wools. Inspired by the suit becoming a uniform of choice, Surridge's models...

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MFW: Ermenegildo Zegna SS14

This weekend all eyes were on Stefano Pilati's debut men's collection for Ermenegildo Zegna. This is the designer's first collection after his tenure at Yves Saint Laurent. The collection centered around the overcoat, lightweight, fluid and desconstructed. Suiting came in mis-matched colours and fabrics. Jackets saw new proportions, like a new...

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Zegna launches Tumblr channel

Social networking site Tumblr is fast becoming an important platform for fashion labels. The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog, which has everyone from Adidas Originals to Vogue posting its latest news. Italian label Ermenegildo Zegna announced this week it is launching its first Tumblr channel this...

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Zegna adjusts profits against China slowdown

With retail growth expected to slow in China, many major fashion companies and luxury houses are adjusting their profit forecasts. Italian fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna has lowered its expectations of 30 per cent growth to slightly above 10 per cent. Zegna's chief executive officer Mr Gildo Zegna told the FT the Chinese market will grow more...

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Zegna and Benetton take stake in Brunello

Since its IPO last Friday shares in Italian luxury fashion house Brunello Cucinelli have proved wildly popular. Two major Italian brands have already taken a stake in the company: Ermenegildo Zegna with 3 percent and the Benetton Group with 2 percent. "He is an entrepreneur I hold in high regard. He works with enthusiasm and passion, and his...

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MFW: Z Zegna AW12

London-born designer Paul Surridge, the new creative helm at Z Zegna, forged a breath of fresh air with his first collection for the brand. A masculine colour palette of taupe, green, navy and greys were shown in a collection that befitted the modern urbanite. Choosing modern fabrics for outerwear, such as techno nylons, casual sportswear was...