The company's purpose is to operate stores and boutiques, and more generally to sell and trade, including import and export, as well as consulting and representation, of products and services in the fields of clothing, fashion, including fur and leather goods, footwear, accessories and articles of all kinds, and more generally of all types of objects. The company may directly or indirectly acquire interests and participations in other companies or industrial, commercial, financial and service enterprises in Switzerland and abroad, in the sector related to the company's purpose or in other sectors, and open branches in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also acquire, sell, distribute, manage, receive and grant the use of technologies, technical know-how, industrial patents, trademarks, licenses and intellectual property rights in general. The company may also acquire, enhance, encumber, manage, administer and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, as well as participate in real estate companies and enterprises with headquarters and/or activities in Switzerland and abroad, in compliance with the applicable regulations, with particular reference to the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate in Switzerland by Foreigners (LAFE). Finally, the company may carry out all commercial, industrial and financial operations or of any other kind deemed necessary or useful, functionally connected with the company's purpose or aimed at achieving it.