The Italian firm had been in charge of the production and distribution of the Belgian designer’s collection since 2013.

The Spanish brand is making adjustments to boost its relevance following a licensing agreement with Aeffe’s Velmar.

The brand’s new course will be inaugurated at New York Fashion Week when Custo Barcelona presents a capsule collection.

The Italian brand has been approaching a different, “younger and dynamic” consumer, said the executive chairman of parent company Aeffe.

China, tourist spending and online sales helped boost the performance of the Italian fashion group last year.

The Belgian designer experimented with feathers on daytime silhouettes: they added a welcome softness to his signature masculine cuts.

The designer blended Italian historical references with androgynous cool to highly wearable effect.

Moschino and Alberta Ferretti’s parent company is optimistic for the rest of the year and 2019.

The brand will present its first collection for girls aged 0-12 at the next edition of Pitti Bimbo in June.

The Italian brand’s store on Rue Saint-Honoré, scheduled to open in July, will debut a new concept by creative director Jeremy Scott.

The new e-stores of Moschino, Alberta Ferretti and Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini, previously powered by YNAP, will bow in September.

The Italian fashion group plans to further strengthen its product diversification and develop its international markets to raise the bar of distinctiveness.

On Thursday, investors were expecting the unveiling of the U.S. tax bill and the name of the next Federal Reserve chairman.

Retail and luxury stocks were also on the rise.

Retail and luxury stocks were uneven in morning trading on Friday.