MIU MIU CHANGES: Miu Miu has been on an upward trajectory and its team has caught the attention of head hunters and international brands alike. In yet another change at Miu Miu, sources told WWD that design director Dario Vitale communicated his exit from the brand to his team on Friday evening. He is said … Read more
LONDON — Mytheresa is adding to the Miu Miu momentum with an exclusive collection of skiwear that blends fashion and function, and technical fabrics with high-performance wool knitwear. On Friday, the online multibrand retailer will launch the Miu Miu Ski collection, which will be available exclusively through Mytheresa and Miu Miu. Mytheresa said the pieces, … Read more
LONDON — Miu Miu is once again the hottest brand in the world, said shopping platform Lyst. Overturned by Loewe in the second quarter of 2024, Miu Miu returned to the top spot in Lyst’s hottest brands ranking in the third quarter with searches jumping 30 percent quarter on quarter on the site, which has … Read more
PARIS — Miu Miu, Chloé and Bottega Veneta were the most searched for brands, according to data by fashion search engine Tagwalk, with Alaïa and Ralph Lauren’s location shows making an impact. The number of shows for spring collections was down across the four cities, to 213 from the 243 that showed in 2023. The … Read more
PARIS — Art Basel is back in Paris with a new venue and brand extensions into retail, food and fragrance, as it broadens its reach amid a challenging art market. For its third edition, which opens to the public from Friday to Sunday, the art fair will move to the recently renovated Grand Palais and … Read more
PARIS – For all the major luxury brands based in Paris, the French capital has so far lacked an auction house specializing in fashion. Enter Pénélope Blanckaert, a vintage and contemporary fashion expert with 18 years of experience working with auctioneers including Artcurial, Piasa and Millon. Her eponymous platform, Penelope’s, wrapped up its inaugural sale … Read more
Miuccia Prada rarely draws any direct line to the artists she commissions for her Miu Miu runway sets at the Palais d’Iena. “We are both part of the same world. They think their own way. I think my own way,” she said after her spring show on Tuesday. “But it always works because we are … Read more
In a surprise move that underlines the gravitational pull of today’s luxury behemoths, Miu Miu‘s chief executive officer Benedetta Petruzzo is joining Christian Dior Couture as managing director, WWD has learned. Delphine Arnault, chairman and CEO of Christian Dior Couture, confirmed Petruzzo’s arrival exclusively to WWD. She starts on Oct. 15. “I am convinced that … Read more
MILAN — Miuccia Prada continues to fuel the conversation with women on women through her Miu Miu Women’s Tales. The latest short film, “El Affair Miu Miu” directed by Argentine film director and producer Laura Citarella, is the 28th commissioned from a female director under the brand’s series. It will be premiered at the Venice … Read more
LONDON — Is fashion in a great depression? Judging by the fall 2024 campaigns across billboards and advertising pages in magazines, there seems to be a missing human element — a smile. A blank stare into the camera has become contagious in recent campaign images: An eeriness in Sean McGirr’s first campaign for Alexander McQueen; … Read more
