Jewellery (jewelry)

MILAN — Romeo Gigli is back in fashion with an upscale clothing line called Io Ipse Idem.

With courthouse feuds with previous owner IT Holding SpA well behind him, Gigli outlined his new project at a press conference here, flanked by chief executive officer Catherine Vautrin and Michele Denegri, ceo of Investimenti e Partecipazioni SpA (IP SpA), a private equity fund that is financing the project.

“I’m still myself and I’m very stimulated by this new project, which is small and will allow me a certain design freedom based on the shapes and fabrics that best represent me,” says Gigli, clad in a slim cut…