Moschino Taps Adrian Appiolaza as its New Creative Director

FILE - Adrian Appiolaza poses for photographers before the Marcelo Burlon County of Milan men's Spring Summer 2023 collection presented in Milan, Italy, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Nicola Marfisi, File)
FILE - Adrian Appiolaza poses for photographers before the Marcelo Burlon County of Milan men's Spring Summer 2023 collection presented in Milan, Italy, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Nicola Marfisi, File)
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Moschino Taps Adrian Appiolaza as its New Creative Director

FILE - Adrian Appiolaza poses for photographers before the Marcelo Burlon County of Milan men's Spring Summer 2023 collection presented in Milan, Italy, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Nicola Marfisi, File)
FILE - Adrian Appiolaza poses for photographers before the Marcelo Burlon County of Milan men's Spring Summer 2023 collection presented in Milan, Italy, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Nicola Marfisi, File)

Moschino on Tuesday named Adrian Appiolaza as the new creative director of the Milan-based fashion house.
Appiolaza, previously design director for women’s ready-to-wear at Loewe and Chloe, will debut his first collection for Moschino on Feb. 22 during the Fall-Winter 2024 womenswear previews of Milan Fashion Week, Moschino said in a statement.
Appiolaza will oversee the women’s, men's and accessories collections of Moschino, which is known for its wacky designs. He reports to Massimo Ferretti, executive chairman of the brand's parent company, Aeffe SpA.
He takes over from Jeremy Scott, who resigned in March 2023. Scott’s first replacement, Davide Renne, died suddenly late last year after only days on the job.



Dolce&Gabbana CEO Ready to Open Capital to New Investors

The logo of Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana is seen at a branch office at Bahnhofstrasse shopping street in Zurich, Switzerland September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
The logo of Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana is seen at a branch office at Bahnhofstrasse shopping street in Zurich, Switzerland September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
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Dolce&Gabbana CEO Ready to Open Capital to New Investors

The logo of Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana is seen at a branch office at Bahnhofstrasse shopping street in Zurich, Switzerland September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
The logo of Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana is seen at a branch office at Bahnhofstrasse shopping street in Zurich, Switzerland September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Dolce&Gabbana is ready to consider opening up its capital to new investors either through a listing or other routes, the Italian fashion house's CEO said.
"We are now ready to consider opening our capital to third parties through a listing or other financial instruments," CEO Alfonso Dolce said in an interview published on Monday in Corriere della Sera's L'Economia weekly supplement.
The financing must "not compromise the ethical value of our company, its respectful growth," said Dolce, brother of Domenico, who founded the group and runs it in partnership with Stefano Gabbana, Reuters reported.
In May, the CEO did not rule out a possible future stock market listing, but said the move was not a priority.
Dolce&Gabbana's revenue for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, which ended in March, was up 17% to 1.871 billion euros ($2.04 billion), said Dolce, adding that he hoped to repeat this growth this year.
The fashion house will open 12 new stores in the US, including at 695 Madison Avenue in New York, the former Hermes location, with more than 2,000 square meters over five floors.
"The United States are vital, we already have 72 stores, plus four in Canada, together they represent 28% of our turnover, compared to 16% in China," said Dolce.