Word: margiela
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...remained singlemindedly focused on the development of the brand and fanatically obsessed with the idea that casual clothing could be fashion's long-term winner. Since he bought out his partners, he has grown Diesel from $7 million to $1.4 billion last year, acquiring the small Belgian designer Martin Margiela in 2002 and signing up manufacturing and distribution agreements with the trendy Milan-based DSquared designers, Dean and Dan Katen. Rumors are rife that additional deals are in the works, specifically acquisitions...
...completing a customized M.B.A.-style training course to be able some day to take over the company's management. Rosso's oldest son Andrea, 28, is creative director at the group's surf and street-wear line 55DSL. Rosso is wearing his usual chief-executive attire: jeans, T shirt, Margiela sneakers. His favorite jeans are ones that have been dyed with indigo and dipped up to 16 times to achieve a dark blue color...
...company popped up on the financial pages. An Italian financial daily compared cash-flow data and estimated growth potential and proclaimed Diesel the top candidate among Italian fashion companies for a public offering. Published reports in Europe had Diesel scooping up designers Sophia Kokosolaki and Viktor & Rolf, recalling the Margiela acquisition. Goldschmied, the former partner who remains a Rosso confidant, predicts something big is in the works. "Finally, finally, he has made a very important strategic decision. He could be the owner of a group that's a leader in the next wave of fashion...
...exhibition devoted to their work that runs until Jan. 25, the first in nearly a decade to focus on fashion designers). But they have a secret: they want to be huge. Not "I've got a nice business selling to those in the know" kind of hugeness, like Martin Margiela, but Armani huge, household-name huge, dresser-of-stars-who-are-very-very-red-carpet huge. "We have this ambition to reach the top," says Horsting, 34. "We are very ambitious and very impatient," says Snoeren, 33. If they get there, it will be on the quirkiest of paths. Viktor...
...Kate Moss or Gwyneth Paltrow. This is Emer Paul, fashion editor of U.K. Glamour. "Can we get your picture please?" someone asks. Before she can reply, the photographers begin snapping - zooming in for close-ups of her bag, sunglasses and shoes, always the shoes. "My shirt is Martin Margiela, my skirt is Miu Miu," she recites without prompting. "Who makes your shoes?" someone asks. She can't remember and slips off the sneaker pump to let them look at the label. Before the shoe is back on, they're after their next target. It's flattering to some...