Zegna Revisited The 2015 Budget Plan

The Swiss Franc surged 41% against the euro, and surged more than 15% against all the world's currencies. Italy's men's luxury goods group Ermenegildo Zegna Holditalia SpA, Zegna, had to re-examine the 2015 budget plan.

It is Ermenegildo Zegna Holditalia SpA Zegna group most custom-made suit production area, the sharp appreciation of the Swiss Franc will have a serious impact on the group business.

Therefore, Ermenegildo Zegna, the founder of Ermenegildo Zegna Holditalia SpA and Zegna group, was interviewed on Saturday (17) before the Ermenegildo Zegna 2015 autumn winter Milan men's Fashion Week show. It revealed that all executives would be convened to review all the operational elements.

To bring the group back to growth in 2015, Ermenegildo Zegna Holditalia SpA, Zegna will renegotiate with Italy workers working in Switzerland.

It will also assess global distribution and personnel size, and exclude the cost of pferring part of the increase to consumers.

In addition, Ermenegildo Zegna believes that the group currently has more than 300 direct outlets with large scale and poor layout, and is relatively backward in online sales.

In 2013,

SpA's revenue increased by 0.7% to 1 billion 270 million euros, 3% at fixed exchange rates and 12.1% to 111 million 600 thousand euros in net profit in.

The 2014 performance has not yet been announced, but Ermenegildo Zegna has revealed that the North American business is better, while the strength of the US and RMB means that the consumption of American and Chinese tourists in Europe will offset the decline in Russian consumption power.

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He invested in the construction of theaters and sports facilities for villages near Italy's Umbrian factory for workers and local villagers, and commented that his behavior would create a world of "harmonious coexistence of offspring and the earth".

Bottega Veneta spent seven years to pform a mansion in Montebello, Italy (Montebello) into a design and sample production headquarters. The headquarters has a top level ecological standard, has obtained the highest level certification of LEED green building, 75% of the building materials are recycled, and the rainwater recovery and solar energy system has been set up in the building. Veneta

The park at headquarters also carried out ecological pformation to ensure the survival environment of wild animals and plants.

The ingenious design headquarters reflects the Bottega Veneta's rigorous brand temperament and implies its respect for artisans.

Bottega Veneta chairman Marco Bisali (Marco Bizzarri) said, "on the importance of technology, craftsmen are no less than creative directors.

Craftsmen make innovations and produce with their hands. They will produce better works (such as new multicolored Plaid Dress, 5265 pounds) in the working environment that can make them proud and satisfied.

The pursuit of perfection is not only an individual strategy, but also a philosophical view that permeates the brand side.

We value the value of artisans very much. They are our competitive advantages. "

With this in mind, Bottega Veneta earned more than 1 billion euros in 2013, an increase of nearly 14% over 2012.

According to the latest data, the revenue in the second quarter of this year increased by more than 20% compared with the same period.

Livia Faith, an eco warrior of Copenhagen fashion summit, is Livia Firth, the creative director of Eco-Age, a brand consultancy company. She launched the Green Carpet Challenge (referred to as GCC).

The plan is to turn design works that meet sustainable standards into frequent guests on red carpet.

Her first product collaboration was Gucci's plant dyed handbag (1550 pounds), which has no deforestation on the source of materials.

Last year, she worked with Stella McCartney to create a GCC series of garments by a designer. The main role was the lightweight luxurious evening dress (4285 pounds). The production of evening dress was mixed with all kinds of renewable silk screen, especially the ecological lace and the sustainable use of Patagonia (Patagonia) wool.

In April last year, the Bottletop foundation won the GCC brand logo.

Bottletop handbags (595 pounds) dye the Yi La Gellar ring and caps in various colors, and use the leather materials that conform to the ecological standards to weave the drawing rings into complex patterns. These works are completed by residents of Brazil Salvatore (Salvador), especially slum dwellers.

The official sustainability organization has sniffed the new trend of luxury brands and started building links with interested designers.

Because Vivienne Westwood, a well known designer who resists global warming, is an active collaborator.

Her Ethical Fashion Initiative (EFI) series handbag (Abstract Orb Weekender backpack, 230 pounds, bead handbag, 160 pounds) is loved by collectors.

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In EFI's collaboration with Vivian, slum dwellers in Nairobi and Marseilles community women made recycled hand printed canvas, leather scrap and scrap metal to make decorations, and completed a series of fashion handbags.