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Stefano Pilati

Creative Fashion Director, Random Identities

The established designer started his label through Instagram in 2017 after heading up Zegna and Agnona.

Stefano Pilati
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BoF Exclusive | How Stefano Pilati Plans to Modernise Zegna

In a global exclusive interview to coincide with the unveiling of a new advertising campaign for Ermenegildo Zegna, a part of the brand's repositioning strategy, Imran Amed sat down with head of design Stefano Pilati to discuss his plans for modernising the venerable Italian menswear label, while embracing its rich heritage in tailoring and fabric development.

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BoF Exclusive | How Stefano Pilati Plans to Modernise Zegna

In a global exclusive interview to coincide with the unveiling of a new advertising campaign for Ermenegildo Zegna, a part of the brand's repositioning strategy, Imran Amed sat down with head of design Stefano Pilati to discuss his plans for modernising the venerable Italian menswear label, while embracing its rich heritage in tailoring and fabric development.


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In Bloom: 4 Florists Behind Some of Fashion’s Most Dramatic Sets

As designers turn to petals to convey their seasonal message, florists like Mark Colle, Rambert Rigaud, Raquel Corvino and Thierry Boutemy are becoming an increasingly important element of fashion’s creative ecosystem.

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In Bloom: 4 Florists Behind Some of Fashion’s Most Dramatic Sets

As designers turn to petals to convey their seasonal message, florists like Mark Colle, Rambert Rigaud, Raquel Corvino and Thierry Boutemy are becoming an increasingly important element of fashion’s creative ecosystem.


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The Enduring Appeal of Pajama Dressing

Pajama dressing has become an unlikely but enduring high fashion trend with several years now under its belt and little sign of slowing down. BoF reports.

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The Enduring Appeal of Pajama Dressing

Pajama dressing has become an unlikely but enduring high fashion trend with several years now under its belt and little sign of slowing down. BoF reports.



Global Markets

Turkish Riots No Delight for Luxury Goods Brands Says Zegna CEO

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Social unrest in Turkey and Brazil is making it harder for luxury-goods makers to keep shoppers spending in a difficult economy,

Global Markets

Turkish Riots No Delight for Luxury Goods Brands Says Zegna CEO

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Social unrest in Turkey and Brazil is making it harder for luxury-goods makers to keep shoppers spending in a difficult economy,


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CEO Talk | Gildo Zegna, Chief Executive Officer, Ermenegildo Zegna Group

In our latest CEO Talk, BoF’s Imran Amed sits down with Gildo Zegna on the day of Stefano Pilati's debut show for Zegna Couture to talk about how Ermenegildo Zegna, a family-run business started in 1910 in the small town of Trivero in the Biella Alps, has become a luxury menswear benchmark for global success.

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CEO Talk | Gildo Zegna, Chief Executive Officer, Ermenegildo Zegna Group

In our latest CEO Talk, BoF’s Imran Amed sits down with Gildo Zegna on the day of Stefano Pilati's debut show for Zegna Couture to talk about how Ermenegildo Zegna, a family-run business started in 1910 in the small town of Trivero in the Biella Alps, has become a luxury menswear benchmark for global success.


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Stefano Pilati makes Zegna debut

MILAN, Italy — Stefano Pilati, who arrived at Zegna from Yves Saint Laurent, inventively fit contrasting scrunchy, crumpled cuffs, at times

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Stefano Pilati makes Zegna debut

MILAN, Italy — Stefano Pilati, who arrived at Zegna from Yves Saint Laurent, inventively fit contrasting scrunchy, crumpled cuffs, at times


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Will a Wave of Megastores Turn Bond Street into the World’s Premier Luxury Showcase?

Following the arrival of Louis Vuitton’s super-sized “Maison” on London’s Bond Street in 2010, the thoroughfare will soon be home to a slew of high fashion megastores, transforming the once-quaint street into a larger-than-life global luxury showcase.

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Will a Wave of Megastores Turn Bond Street into the World’s Premier Luxury Showcase?

Following the arrival of Louis Vuitton’s super-sized “Maison” on London’s Bond Street in 2010, the thoroughfare will soon be home to a slew of high fashion megastores, transforming the once-quaint street into a larger-than-life global luxury showcase.


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Making Sense of the YSL Retrobranding

PARIS, France — When Hedi Slimane was appointed creative director of Yves Saint Laurent, last March, YSL's parent company, PPR, gave the designer

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Making Sense of the YSL Retrobranding

PARIS, France — When Hedi Slimane was appointed creative director of Yves Saint Laurent, last March, YSL's parent company, PPR, gave the designer


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Autumn/Winter 2012 | The Season That Was

PARIS, France — What does it take to create a true fashion moment? This season, the answer would seem to be either the high-profile dismissal of a

News & Analysis

Autumn/Winter 2012 | The Season That Was

PARIS, France — What does it take to create a true fashion moment? This season, the answer would seem to be either the high-profile dismissal of a


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