Italian designer Alberta Ferretti resigns as creative director of the brand she founded 43 years ago

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Alberta Ferretti, 74, said in a statement that the brand will continue to bear her name, and she will announce her successor soon...

Italian designer Alberta Ferretti announced on Tuesday she is stepping down as creative director of the eponymous brand she founded more than 40 years ago..

On September 17th, you attended my last fashion show, Ferretti wrote in a letter sent out by email...

Fashion group Aeffe -- which owns the Alberta Ferretti brand along with Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini, Moschino and Pollini -- said that Ferretti will retain her role as vice president of the group..

At her last show during Milans fashion week, Ferretti presented her summery creations in the courtyard of a former cloister, now a science museum, with an elegant dome rising in the background, emphasizing the artisanal heritage in her collection. ..