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Patagonia founder to receive Outstanding Achievement Award at 2022 Fashion Awards

Patagonia’s founder and former owner Yvon Chouinard has been announced as an honouree for the 2022 Fashion Awards, where he will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award. During the event, set to be held December 5, Chouinard will be recognised for his creative contributions to the fashion industry. He joins a string of prominent industry...

2 Dec 2022

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Ann Demeulemeester appoints Ludovic de Saint Sernin as creative director

Ann Demeulemeester has appointed Paris-based designer Ludovic de Saint Sernin as the brand’s new creative director. Mr de Saint Sernin will be the first creative director since the Belgian label was bought by New Guards Group co-founder Antonioli, the luxury retailer based in Italy and Switzerland. In July 2020 Ann Demeulemeester’s then creative...

1 Dec 2022

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Unbound Group appoints former Next CFO to board

Unbound Group, the parent company of British footwear chain Hotter Shoes, has appointed New Look’s former finance chief Alastair Miller to its board of directors. He will be appointed as chair of the group’s audit and risk committee and a member of the remuneration committee and the nomination committee, effective December 31. The appointment...

1 Dec 2022

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Foot Locker CFO to step down in executive team shake-up

Foot Locker has announced a number of changes to its top team, including the departure of its chief financial officer and the appointment of a new chief operating officer. The New York-based specialty athletic retailer announced Thursday that Andrew Page will step down as CFO following the company's Q4 earnings report. A search for a successor...

30 Nov 2022

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Prada embarks on succession path to handover reigns to eldest son

Prada has begun the process of succession planning, looking to the former Luxottica chief Andrea Guerra to streamline the luxury house’s change of leadership. Prada CEO Patrizio Bertelli (76) and Miuccia Prada (73) are expected to hand the company operations to their eldest son, Lorenzo Bertilli (34), who joined the company 2007 as digital...

30 Nov 2022

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Sidney Toledano appointed head of France's Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture

Sidney Toledano has been appointed the new head of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Mr Toledano succeeds Ralph Toledano, who is no relation, and who held the position alongside the presidency of France’s fashion chamber, FHCM, since 2015. Sidney Toledano will remain Chairman and CEO of LVMH Fashion Group, as well as Chairman of the...

28 Nov 2022

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Katie Grand to receive Isabella Blow Award at The Fashion Awards 2022

London-based stylist and editor Katie Grand is to receive the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator at The Fashion Awards 2022. The British Fashion Council (BFC) announced Ms Grand as the recipient on Friday, stating her “incredible contribution to culture, art, and fashion has made her one of the most exciting creative visionaries of our...

28 Nov 2022

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LVMH names Guillaume Mott as new Sephora CEO

LVMH-owned French beauty giant Sephora has appointed Guillaume Mott as its new president and chief executive officer. It marks a return to the company for Mott, who spent three years as president and CEO of Sephora’s Europe and Middle East business before exiting in May 2021 to take on the role of deputy CEO of LVMH Fashion Group. “I am...

25 Nov 2022

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Mothercare reports drop in profit, appoints new CEO

British maternity and childrenswear specialist Mothercare has named Daniel Le Vesconte as its new chief executive as its profits slumped in its most recent half-year results. The company’s profit narrowed to 0.4 million pounds in the six months to September 25, down from 3.6 million pounds a year earlier. That came as international retail sales...

25 Nov 2022

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Alessandro Michele exits Gucci, Kering confirms

Kering on Wednesday confirmed Alessandro Michele’s exit from Gucci, the latest shakeup in the fashion industry after high profile departures at Burberry, Bottega Veneta and Ferragamo. Mr Michele was a relatively unknown designer when he took the creative reigns at Gucci in 2015 and some saw the appointment by CEO Marco Bizzari as a gamble. Yet...

24 Nov 2022

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Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele reportedly set to exit

Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele is reportedly set to leave the Italian luxury label. It comes after Michele failed to “initiate a strong design shift” at the storied fashion house, an anonymous source told WWD. Another source told the news publication that François-Henri Pinault, the chair and CEO of parent company Kering, is...

23 Nov 2022

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66°North appoints Kei Toyoshima as creative director

Icelandic outerwear brand 66°North has appointed former head of men’s ready-to-wear at Bottega Veneta, Kei Toyoshima as creative director. Toyoshima, originally from Japan, has been working in the fashion industry in Paris since 2008 and most recently was consulting at Louis Vuitton on its menswear collection. He has also worked at Bottega...

22 Nov 2022