Marco Bizzarri
Italian entrepreneur and former CEO of GucciWikipedia
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Sep 29, 2026
Lauren ShermanHOST
I mean, it's gonna be interesting, like if he's doing accessories, and maybe he has a hand to the styling, like maybe they don't need to accelerate.
Lauren ShermanHOST
But I think it was interesting, Marco Bizzarri, who's on the board, who was at Gucci with Alessandro, who I have no doubt had a, had a role in Dario getting that job.
Lauren ShermanHOST
Like, he w- I saw him in the second row.
Lauren ShermanHOST
There was like a lot of ...
Amy OdellHOST
I think he was, like, really in touch with young people, and he was kind of like, "This is really dated and it's not cool, and we're not gonna do it." And that w- I've, from my perspective as a journalist, that was a really significant one.
PJ SmithGUEST
It was him and Marco Bizzarri really coming together.
Amy OdellHOST
The CEO.
Amy OdellHOST
Mm-hmm.
PJ SmithGUEST
Yes, at the time.
PJ SmithGUEST
And I remember, I mean, it was such strong statements when they announced their fur-free policy.
PJ SmithGUEST
It was with Livia Firth and Marco Bizzarri doing an interview, and they, and we, we worked with Gucci for years before to really finalize that policy.
PJ SmithGUEST
But Marco Bizzarri was like, "It's not modern anymore."
Margherita MissoniGUEST
And that's very much what the brand is to me, but also what my family and the way I was brought up is.
Margherita MissoniGUEST
So After a while, I realized that one of my investors who's really smart and has been helping a lot is Marco Bizzarri.
Margherita MissoniGUEST
And he was always telling me, and at the beginning, I didn't know what he meant.
Margherita MissoniGUEST
He's like, you have to understand what your heritage is and how to re-embrace it.
Margarita MissoniSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And that's very much what the brand is to me, but also what my family and the way I was brought up is.
Margarita MissoniSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So After a while, I realized that, you know, one of my investors who's really smart and has been helping a lot is Marco Bizzarri.
Margarita MissoniSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And he was always telling me, and at the beginning, I didn't know what he meant.
Margarita MissoniSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He's like, you have to understand what your heritage is and how to re-embrace it.
Margherita MissoniGUEST
So this is very Missoni in a way, as in what Missoni is to me, maybe also to other people who go beyond the zigzag, but that lifestyle and curation and hosting and community and effortlessness, and that- that's very much what the brand is to me, but also what my family and the way I was brought up is.
Margherita MissoniGUEST
So a- after a while, I realized that, you know, one of my investors who is, who's really smart, has been helping a lot, um, is Marco Bizzarri, and he was always telling me, and at the beginning I didn't know what he meant, is, like, "You have to understand what your heritage is and how to re-embrace it." And I didn't get it.
Margherita MissoniGUEST
I thought he wanted me to copy Missoni.
Natalie TheodosiHOST
[laughs]
Lauren ShermanHOST
Versace has a incredibly complicated infrastructure.
Lauren ShermanHOST
Obviously, there are a lot of really great people on the Armani board who have a lot of, like Marco Bizzarri, who have a lot of experience running fashion businesses, and I'm sure they had a role in getting him to come.
Lauren ShermanHOST
And now they have to sell stake in the company, and it will be, I would assume, easier when Dario is there.
Lauren ShermanHOST
Uh, he has so much grit and confidence, and we love the clothes.