A buying spree appears set to start on the earth of luxurious. Prada, one big-name Italian model, is alleged to be in talks to purchase one other, Versace. On March thirteenth Donatella Versace stepped down as chief designer of the agency based by her brother. Giorgio Armani, the 90-year-old founding father of his eponymous label, has mentioned he isn’t ruling out a merger as he plans for retirement. Final month the household that owns Ferragamo, yet another Italian model, needed to reassure workers that it’s not up on the market after its chief government abruptly left.