Italian fashion is experiencing a "beautiful" moment. That's how many insiders are describing the attention being lavished on the country's fashion system. But this moment is happening during a period of intense change. From slowing sales and succession planning to the rise in demand for fashion immediacy, there is much for the Italian fashion industry to sort through.

That a spotlight has turned to Milan and to Italy, as a whole, can be largely attributed to the phenomenal success of Gucci, a brand that has recently emerged from years of decline to report sales growth following the appointment of chief executive officer Marco Bizzarri and creative director Alessandro Michele, who showed his latest collection in a cloud of pink smoke on Wednesday afternoon.

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Source: https://www.businessoffashion.com/