Vince Camuto, An American Apparel Retailer, Died.

Vince Camuto, an american apparel retailer, died at the age of 78 at his home in Connecticut on Wednesday.

Vince Camuto is the founder of many clothing accessories brands in the United States. The most well-known is its shoe brand West Nine, which was founded in the early years with Jerome Fisher, a former business partner.

Nine West was the most successful in America in eight and 90s.

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In 1993, Nine West was listed on the market. In 1999, it was purchased by US apparel group The Jones Group Inc. Jones group for $900 million.

In 2013,

With The Jones Group Inc. fall into the Sycamore Partners LP pocket of the US private equity fund.

After the sale of Nine West, in 2001, the shoe shoe group Camuto Group was set up. It created Vince Camuto, VC Signature Vince Camuto and Louise Vince brand, and carried out the fashion shoe design, development and distribution business, and won the agency contract of large brands such as ",", "and".

In 2005, Camuto Group acquired the copyright of star brand Jessica Simpson Simpson. By 2014, it had developed 32 categories for the brand, and its annual sales exceeded $1 billion.

Vince Camuto revealed that there was no plan to retire in the interview with WWD half a year ago, and plans to develop Camuto Group to become a retailing kingdom of shoes and shoes with a revenue of 2 billion dollars in the next five years.

Camuto Group's own brand is now mainly sold in large retailers and 30 self operated stores in the United States, and its business has expanded to 62 markets worldwide. Last year, overseas sales increased by 10%.

Vince Camuto's wife Louis Camuto is the creative director of the group, and the two have 5 children.

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The 42 year old Alessandro Michele graduated from Rome Fashion Institute and served as a senior accessory designer in Fendi.

He joined Gucci in 2002 and gradually took charge of important design responsibilities in the design department. In 2011, he was promoted to deputy director of Frida Giannini.

In September 2014, he was appointed the creative director of Gucci, the famous Italy porcelain brand Richard Ginori, which was acquired in June 2013.

"After careful and comprehensive consideration, Alessandro Michele was appointed Gucci's new creative director," said Marco Bizzarri, President and chief executive of Gucci.

This appointment is based on the contemporary vision that he can actually embody as a brand.

Alessandro and I have reached a consensus on the brand new vision that Gucci needs urgently.

In the future, we will continue to use our contemporary vision as a source of inspiration in our respective posts.

"Alessandro's talent, coupled with his understanding of brands and the tacit understanding of the existing design team, will undoubtedly help him quickly implement his creative direction for all series and brand images." Marco Bizzarri continues to add: "the Gucci men's 2015 /16 autumn and winter series just released in January 19th has been realized by the excellent cooperation between the men's design and production department. This shows that Gucci is ready to move forward in a new direction."

Fran Pinault ois-Henri Pinault, President and chairman of Kai Yun group, also said: "looking back at the history of Gucci, Gucci has always been creating an exciting and exciting moment through its innovative spirit and unique works. That is why Gucci can become one of the most famous fashion brands in Italy and one of the most classic and outstanding boutique brands in the world.

The brilliant talents and vision of Alessandro Michele can bring a new perspective of modern trend for Gucci, thus leading Gucci to open up a new exciting chapter in the history of the brand.

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