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Marco Bizzarri

Former President and Chief Executive, Gucci

The executive led Gucci into the strongest period of financial growth and critical success it has seen in 20 years.

Marco Bizzarri
News & Analysis

What Makes a Great Fashion CEO?

In times of turbulent change, leaders must balance quantitative and qualitative strategies with a sharp understanding of the consumer and a knack for nailing risks.

News & Analysis

What Makes a Great Fashion CEO?

In times of turbulent change, leaders must balance quantitative and qualitative strategies with a sharp understanding of the consumer and a knack for nailing risks.


News & Analysis

Gucci or Balenciaga: Which Was the Hottest Fashion Brand in 2017?

In the latest Lyst Index, BoF reveals the 10 hottest brands and 10 top-selling products of 2017 — as well as the secrets behind their success.

News & Analysis

Gucci or Balenciaga: Which Was the Hottest Fashion Brand in 2017?

In the latest Lyst Index, BoF reveals the 10 hottest brands and 10 top-selling products of 2017 — as well as the secrets behind their success.


Retail

Tom Ford to Show Men’s at New York Fashion Week

BoF's guide to the changing fashion calendar tracks new operating models and approaches, brand by brand.

Retail

Tom Ford to Show Men’s at New York Fashion Week

BoF's guide to the changing fashion calendar tracks new operating models and approaches, brand by brand.


Luxury

Marco Bizzarri on How Gucci's Company Culture Fuels Business Success

The Gucci chief executive talks to BoF about how a culture of purpose and new ways of working underpin the brand’s impressive turnaround.

Luxury

Marco Bizzarri on How Gucci's Company Culture Fuels Business Success

The Gucci chief executive talks to BoF about how a culture of purpose and new ways of working underpin the brand’s impressive turnaround.


News & Analysis

Raf Simons, Donatella Versace and Jonathan Anderson Take Top Honours at Fashion Awards

The celebration returned to Royal Albert Hall on Monday night with Naomi Campbell's emotional tribute to Azzedine Alaïa, as well as a performance by Rita Ora in homage to Fashion Icon recipient Donatella Versace.

News & Analysis

Raf Simons, Donatella Versace and Jonathan Anderson Take Top Honours at Fashion Awards

The celebration returned to Royal Albert Hall on Monday night with Naomi Campbell's emotional tribute to Azzedine Alaïa, as well as a performance by Rita Ora in homage to Fashion Icon recipient Donatella Versace.


News & Analysis

The Great Fur Debate

Is fur unethical and inhumane or sustainable and good for business? Leaders representing both sides of the fur debate presented their arguments in back-to-back remarks on the #BoFVOICES stage. Watch now.

News & Analysis

The Great Fur Debate

Is fur unethical and inhumane or sustainable and good for business? Leaders representing both sides of the fur debate presented their arguments in back-to-back remarks on the #BoFVOICES stage. Watch now.


Luxury

Amidst New Optimism, Emerging Markets to Overtake West in 2018

The State of Fashion 2018, BoF and McKinsey & Company's in-depth report on the global fashion industry, forecasts sales growth to nearly triple between 2016 and 2018. But the rebound will not be felt evenly across the market.

Luxury

Amidst New Optimism, Emerging Markets to Overtake West in 2018

The State of Fashion 2018, BoF and McKinsey & Company's in-depth report on the global fashion industry, forecasts sales growth to nearly triple between 2016 and 2018. But the rebound will not be felt evenly across the market.


News & Analysis

Gucci and Bocconi University to Launch Gucci Research Lab

The three-year partnership will combine research to explore outperformance factors in fashion luxury companies.

News & Analysis

Gucci and Bocconi University to Launch Gucci Research Lab

The three-year partnership will combine research to explore outperformance factors in fashion luxury companies.


Workplace & Talent

From Gucci to Calvin Klein, Where Top Fashion Brands Recruit

Feeder programmes at key schools may be the secret to landing an entry-level position at a top fashion house.

Workplace & Talent

From Gucci to Calvin Klein, Where Top Fashion Brands Recruit

Feeder programmes at key schools may be the secret to landing an entry-level position at a top fashion house.


News & Analysis

Will Millennials Boost the Fur Trade?

Millennial-friendly megabrands like Gucci are going fur-free, but the $40 billion global fur industry is working hard to reinvent itself for a new generation of consumers.

News & Analysis

Will Millennials Boost the Fur Trade?

Millennial-friendly megabrands like Gucci are going fur-free, but the $40 billion global fur industry is working hard to reinvent itself for a new generation of consumers.


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The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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