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Tomas Maier brand to cease operations

Kering has confirmed that it will end its partnership with the Tomas Maier brand, and cease all operations. The news follows designer Maier parting ways with Kering-owned Bottega Veneta, where he served as creative director since 2001 and put the Italian fashion house back on the luxury scene. Kering and Maier entered into a joint venture to...

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Bottega Veneta: Are its days of subtle luxury over?

The first time I shopped at Bottega Veneta was in the fall of 2003. I was in the brand’s Monte Napoleone flagship in Milan, it’s darkly lit interior reminiscent of a decadent cigar bar, and mesmerised not by the curated display of luxury goods, but the visible craft of its products. On that visit I bought a pair of intrecciato slip-on loafers...

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Bottega Veneta and its creative director Tomas Maier part ways

Bottega Veneta has announced the departure of its creative director Tomas Maier, who had joined the Italian fashion house in 2001. The company said, Maier crafted its renaissance by drawing on the exceptional know-how of the house and thanks to his creative vision, Bottega Veneta today embodies the quintessence of understated and sophisticated...

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Uniqlo to launch capsule collection by Tomas Maier

Uniqlo has announced it is collaborating with Tomas Maier on a capsule resort collection to be in stores early summer. Maier, who is the Creative Director of Kering-owned luxury fashion house Bottega Veneta, will produce a range that proposes sophisticated casual style and Uniqlo's first resort wear collection for both men and women. The concept...

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Tomas Maier opens new bleecker street location

Bleecker Street has a new resident. Tomas Maier has opened his second NYC store at an 1840's townhouse located at 407 Bleecker Street, a location that took Maier almost two years to find. With the opening of this store, this marks the fourth store that Maier has opened in the U.S. He already has boutiques on Madison Avenue, in Palm Beach, and in...

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Tomas Maier appoints new CEO

Luxury fashion brand Tomas Maier has appointed Giuseppe Giovannetti as its new CEO. According to WWD, Giovannetti, who currently heads up Bottega Veneta\'s Americas division, will begin his new job this Monday and will report to Marco Bizzarri, CEO of Kering's luxury couture and leather goods division. Giovannetti is taking over from Daniela...