Playing Twinsies at Gucci

MILAN — The night before Italy went to the polls on Sunday for its first general election in five years, almost 20,000 people thronged the square in front of the Duomo. It was raining, but they stood side by side, jittering in mass anticipation. A raised stage had been constructed before the soaring cathedral, and…

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A Quartet of Debuts

MILAN — Gucci is still the great success story of Milanese fashion: A heritage name gone stale and then revolutionized by a new designer and turned into an influence and cash machine that keeps going and going. It’s the gold ring every competitor is chasing. Including, this season, Ferragamo, Bally, Missoni and Etro. That may…

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Selling a Watch Isn’t Easy

The pre-owned watch market, projected to total around $30 billion in 2025, has been growing exponentially — to the point that, within five to 10 years, it is likely to account for half of the global watch market, according to Karine Szegedi, managing partner of consumer industry and fashion and luxury at Deloitte. (For comparison,…

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