Gucci creative director, CEO to step downDecember 12, 2014 - 17:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The French fashion conglomerate Kering has announced that Gucci creative director Frida Giannini will step down after 12 years at the fashion label, the Associated Press reports. Kering said in a statement Friday, Dec 12, that Giannini will leave her position after showing her fall/winter 2014-2015 menswear collection in Milan in February. No replacement was immediately announced. Giannini joined the Florentine fashion house in 2002 as the lead designer for leather goods, adding women's ready-to-wear in 2005, before being named the sole creative director. Kering also announced that Gucci CEO Patrizio di Marco would step down after 13 years with the group, first as CEO of Bottega Veneta, another brand in the company's stable. He will be replaced by Marco Bizzarri. Kering credited di Marco with making Gucci among the best-performing brands in the luxury industry. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |