The company's purpose is to trade in men's and women's ready-to-wear clothing, accessories, fashion items and other textiles of all kinds, as well as to operate corresponding retail stores and fashion agencies, and to provide services in the field of textiles; the acquisition, holding, management and disposal of brands, copyrights, patents, licenses and, in general, intellectual property rights of all kinds, in particular to the extent that they are related to the company's main purposes; the takeover of or participation in any companies; in general, the performance of all commercial, financial and industrial operations, including with securities or real estate, which are directly or indirectly useful for the pursuit of the main purposes; the company may, in particular, provide financing and grant guarantees and sureties for third parties; the establishment of branches in Switzerland and abroad.