Ferragamo Says Fashion And Designers Needs To Get Back To The Basics

Ferragamo told a audience of designers and ceos at a industry summit. "We need to return to being more boring. That means if we are good at eyewear, we need to make eyewear and thank goodness for 49 years we have made only eyewear. Others thought the time was ripe to do everything, and they now see that doing everything was a disaster."

Gucci Gets A New Creative Director And Ferragamo Executive Heads To Bally

Alice Bon, formerly public relations director at Giorgio Armani, has been named director of worldwide product editorial, archive and public relations at Gucci.

Francis Sango, formerly national sales manager at Ferragamo Menswear, has been named vice president of wholesale for Bally North America.