After navigating several challenging years, Italian womenswear brand PINKO has successfully returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2025. This marks a significant achievement in its ongoing transformation, driven by a strategic overhaul and new leadership. The company, founded in 1986 by Pietro Negra and Cristina Rubini, reported Q1...
Jun 11, 2025
The Italian entry-to-luxury fashion brand PINKO announces the opening of its sixth store in France, inside the prestigious Galeries Lafayette CAP3000 in Nice. With this new opening, which adds to the two boutiques already present in the city, PINKO further consolidates its presence on the national territory, reaching a total of six stores in...
Apr 24, 2025
Pinko, the Italian fashion brand owned by Fidenza-based Cris Conf, has announced a strategic collaboration with Lima Commercial Management, a key player in the Chinese retail market. This move comes at a critical moment for the company, which recently entered debt restructuring negotiations following challenges in its Asian operations. Cris Conf...
Feb 20, 2025
London-based designer Patrick McDowell has announced his appointment to the role of sustainability creative director at the Italian womenswear brand Pinko. In a post on LinkedIn, McDowell revealed that the position was a continuation of his already long relationship with Pinko, where he had previously served as sustainability design director....
Jul 25, 2024
Fashion has often found inspiration in the movements and artistry of dance. The synergy between these realms has given rise to collections and designs that mirror the fluidity, elegance, and dynamism inherent in various dance forms. From ballet's ethereal tutus influencing tulle skirts to the sleek lines of contemporary dance inspiring...
Jan 24, 2024
Italian fashion brand Pinko is set to launch 'The New Love Bag Collection,' featuring an authentication system through digital twins. In collaboration with Temera, a company that provides IoT solutions to the fashion industry, a collection of over 630 thousand pieces will use an NFC cryptographic tag for authentication, allowing customers to...
Dec 18, 2023
Italian fashion brand Pinko is set to launch its first virtual store to celebrate the opening of its new boutique in Milan. Powered by virtual store platform Emperia, the digital space will provide visitors with a personalised experience set in a virtual surrounding reminiscent of the new boutique, which it has been designed as an extension of....
Feb 1, 2023
Italian womenswear label Pinko has revealed its Reimagine collection in collaboration with Patrick McDowell, making it the brand’s third instalment of the concept by the sustainability design director. Inspired by fashion trends from the early 2000s, Reimagine pieces were constructed using items from Pinko’s archive, with McDowell repurposing a...
Sep 6, 2021
Italian brand Pinko has announced Patrick McDowell as its new director of sustainability design. The British designer is already well versed in the field of sustainability and recently linked up with Pinko for its Reimagine collection, where he used discarded stock from the brand’s previous collections to upcycle and repurpose them to create new...
Feb 3, 2021
VIA Outlets, Europes fastest-growing owner-operator of premium fashion outlet destinations, has reported that it has made more than 300 deals so far in 2020, showcasing the resilience of the outlet industry during a “difficult year”. Since the start of the global coronavirus pandemic, VIA Outlets has completed more than 110 new deals, has had...
Dec 14, 2020
With Coachella coming up in less than a week, fashion labels are taking note and changing up their styles to match the emerging trend. Among these brands, Italian label Pinko is getting into the spirit as festival season nears. The campaign includes a vibrant color palette including deep hues of dark blue, white, bright red, and geometric,...
Apr 6, 2018