French sporting retail group Decathlon has named Barbara Martin Coppola as its new CEO, effective mid-March. Coppola is a French and Spanish binational with over 22 years of experience at some of the world’s biggest digital and tech businesses, having held senior positions at the likes of Google, YouTube and Samsung. She joins from Swedish...
26 Jan 2022
Global luxury skincare and make-up brand, Clé de Peau Beauté is marking four decades in beauty by naming Dakota Fanning, Diana Silvers, and Ella Balinska as its new global brand ambassadors. Herald as the “next chapter” for the beauty brand, Clé de Peau Beauté said in a statement that the new ambassadors were all chosen as they “embody...
25 Jan 2022
Debenhams has appointed JD Sports veteran Daniel Finley as its new chief executive officer. “After an incredible decade as Group Multi Channel Director at JD Sports Fashion plc, I decided it was time to take up a new challenge,” Finley announced on LinkedIn. “Today, I am excited to have started my new role as chief executive of Debenhams,...
British brand James Purdey and Sons Ltd, specialists in shooting and countryside apparel, has named Simon Holloway as its creative director. Purdey, owned by Compagnie Financière Richemont, holds three royal warrants, from Queen Elizabeth, the Prince of Wales and the late Duke of Edinburgh, and sells menswear, womenswear, shotguns, rifles,...
Following the death of André Leon Talley, the renowned fashion editor’s family has released an official obituary commemorating Talley’s life and career, as well as the announcement of a memorial to be held in his honour. Aged 73, Talley, a long-time creative director of American Vogue, died in New York January 18 due to covid-19 complications....
Diesel has confirmed it has appointed former Stuart Weitzman executive Eraldo Poletto as its chief executive for North America with immediate effect. Poletto, described by the fashion brand as an “expert on the US market,” joins Diesel from footwear brand Stuart Weitzman, where he was chief executive and brand president since 2018. Before that,...
24 Jan 2022
In 2021, Edwina Kulego returned to Informa Markets, the host of international fashion trade and sourcing events including Project, Magic, and Coterie, to take on a new position managing sponsorships, new business opportunities, and international development. In recent days, we spoke with her about the important role that trade shows can play...
Givenchy Beauty has named English makeup artist Thom Walker as the new creative director of the luxury house’s makeup division. He will oversee the development of the brand’s new makeup collections as well as the creative direction of the communication campaigns, Givenchy Beauty announced in a LinkedIn post. The brand hailed Walker’s “...
The spring/summer 2022 edition of the Haute Couture kicks off this week in Paris and the women’s wear collections start in February. These are the fresh faces we hope to see walking in the shows. They herald from all over the world, from The USA and Europe to Japan and Angola. Not only are they fierce on the runways they slay on Instagram with...
Thierry Mugler, the French pioneering fashion designer, has died at the age of 73. A post on the brand’s official Instagram announced the news early on Monday. “A visionary whose imagination as a coutueri, perfumer and image-maker empowered people around the world to be bolder and dream bigger every day.,” a statement by the brand said. Best...
RYU Apparel has named Zachary Beers as its new marketing director, effective February 1. Beers has more than 10 years of experience as a retail marketer, and joins from outdoor clothing and equipment company Arc'teryx, where he was credited with helping grow direct-to-consumer revenue from 1 million dollars to 500 million dollars. “Zach's energy...
21 Jan 2022
Micky Onvural has stepped down as CEO of Bonobos. The CEO took to LinkedIn to reveal that she would be leaving the company to join TIAA, the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America – College Retirement Equities Fund. The organization’s focused on financial services for academic research, medical, cultural, and governmental fields....
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