Angela Missoni Exits Creative Director Role

How Small Brands Get Big Media Attention, Valentino Discontinuing Sub-Brands

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY: WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021 Angela Missoni is stepping down from design duties at the family-controlled label. Under CEO Jacopo Venturini, Valentino is phasing out sub-brands and going fur-free. Editorial coverage is harder to earn for non-advertisers, but it can still drive sales. More designers and retailers are piling into the $145 billion childrenswear market. Young consumers are driving spectacular growth of fragrance sales in China.

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LUXURY Angela Missoni Exits Creative Director Role By Tim Blanks The designer spoke to BoF's Tim Blanks about life beyond the family business. READ MORE

MARKETING & PR How Small Brands Get Big Media Attention By Alexandra Mondalek

In a fashion media landscape that favours advertisers, small brands have to be creative to draw coverage, let alone a spot on a magazine cover. READ MORE

RETAIL Why Everyone's Launching Designer Kidswear By Zoe Suen

More fashionable retailers and brands are piling into the $145 billion childrenswear market as a generation of founders and their fans age into parenthood. READ MORE

LUXURY Valentino to Phase Out 'Red' Sub-Brand, Go Fur-Free By Robert Williams Under a new CEO hired from Gucci, the Italian brand wants to refocus on its main luxury line. READ MORE

CHINA How China's New Love Affair With Perfume Is Changing the Market By Casey Hall Young consumers are driving spectacular growth in China's fragrance sales, creating new opportunities in one of the few market segments where the country is not yet a dominant force. READ MORE

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