Originally a wool merchant, Loro Piana began as a textile mill, exporting high-end fabrics to Europe, Japan, and the Americas. Renowned for its extra-fine wool, cashmere, and vicuña, the company did not enter the ready-to-wear and luxury goods market until the 1980s. It is fair to say it hasn’t looked back since. By the time LVMH acquired an 80...
14 Mar 2025
Roberto Cavalli creative director Paul Surridge on Monday confirmed he is exiting his role via his personal Instagram account. Rumours surfaced last week when WWD stated Surridge would imminently resign due to the frustration of a lack of investment for product and store development. Surridge, who was appointed to the role in 2017, showed his...
25 Mar 2019
Paul Surridge is rumored to be exiting his role of creative director at Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli. The English-born designer joined the label in July 2017 after holding design positions with several brands including Burberry, Calvin Klein and Jil Sander. Since his first collection for the brand, Spring 2018, Surridge has been...
21 Mar 2019
A leopard can't change its spots. Nor should it have to. That is precisely the takeaway from Roberto Cavalli's SS19 men's presentation, who, in addition to showing lynx, tiger and zebra, kept the brand's animalia prints flourishing, reversing them inside jackets and coats and softening shirts and outerwear with muted tonal iterations. This was...
17 Jun 2018
The Roberto Cavalli Group is set to present the debut men’s collection designed under the guidance of its recently appointed creative director Paul Surridge at the upcoming edition of Pitti Imagine Uomo in Florence. Cavalli has been invited to show its first men’s wear collection at Pitti Uomo 94 as a Special Guest and will launch its new men’s...
22 Mar 2018
