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Bugatchi's new creative director, Anthony Keegan, talks brand storytelling

After an international career spanning 20+ years designing for names such as Versace, Giorgio Armani, Kenneth Cole, and Canada Goose, among others, Canadian designer Anthony Keegan was tapped as creative director of Florida-based Bugatchi. His first presentation was unveiled in July to widespread acclaim. Keegan tells FashionUnited how Bugatchi...

3 Aug 2022

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Pentland Brands names new director of creative

Pentland Brands, which owns sports, outdoor and lifestyle brands including Speedo, Berghaus, and Ellesse, has named Paisley Wright as its new director of creative. In a short statement, Pentland Brands said that Wright, who will join the business in mid-August, will lead “ambitious plans to transform the Pentland Creative Agency (PCA) into a...

2 Aug 2022

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Sally Beauty Holdings taps three new independent directors

Sally Beauty Holdings has appointed three new independent directors to its board. Rachel R. Bishop is the president of Hefty Tableware at Reynolds Consumer Products. Earlier in her career, she was GVP of retail development and global merchandising at The Walgreen Co, and spent eight years at McKinsey & Company. Jeffrey Boyer is currently the...

2 Aug 2022

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Asos appoints new womenswear director

Online fashion retailer Asos has appointed Elena Martínez Ortiz as its new womenswear director to lead the vision and strategy of its own-brand offering, Asos Design. In a statement, Asos said that Ortiz would be relocating to London to take up her new role on August 30 and that she will report into Asos chief executive, José Antonio Ramos on an...

2 Aug 2022

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Ted Baker non-exec director Andrew Jennings exits

Ted Baker director Andrew Jennings has exited the business after announcing his resignation late last year. “On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Andrew for his strong leadership, passion, and commitment during his 8 years at Ted,” said interim chair Helena Feltham in a statement. Jennings said: “I am thrilled to have been part of this...

28 Jul 2022

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United Colors of Benetton taps Andrea Incontri as new creative director

Italian brand United Colors of Benetton has named Andrea Incontri as the new creative director of its women’s, men’s, and children’s collections. “I am very honored to join Benetton,” the Italian designer said in a statement. He described it as “a company, a brand, a creative and product philosophy whose story has great meaning both to my...

26 Jul 2022

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Caleres: Diane Sullivan to step down as CEO, successor announced

US footwear group Caleres has announced that CEO Diane Sullivan is to step down after more than a decade in the role to assume the position of executive chair. Sullivan joined Caleres as president in 2004 before taking on the additional role of chief operating officer in 2006. She was then appointed CEO and president in 2011, before being named...

26 Jul 2022

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Matalan founder returns to retailer as new chair

Matalan founder John Hargreaves is reportedly returning to the business after a 15 year hiatus to take on the role of chair. Hargreaves founded the British fashion and homeware retailer in 1985 in Liverpool and also served as chair before exiting the business in 2007. He will replace Steve Johnson who has served as chair since 2020. In a...

25 Jul 2022

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Very Group taps new chief marketing officer

The Very Group has named Jessica Myers as its new marketing chief, effective October 3. Myers joins the British retail group from Metro Bank, where she served as director of brands and marketing since joining in 2019. Earlier in her career, she worked at Natwest, The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and American Express in a variety of roles. In...

25 Jul 2022

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Hearst UK appoints director of PR and communications

Hearst UK, publisher of Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Elle and Cosmopolitan, has appointed Alison Forth as its director of PR and communications. Forth, who first joined the business in an interim capacity in January, will be responsible for driving Hearst UK’s corporate communications agenda, as well as handling external...

25 Jul 2022

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Watch and Jewellery initiative 2030 names executive director

The Watch and Jewellery initiative 2030 (WJI2030), a sustainable collaboration founded by Cartier, Richemont and Kering in October 2021, has appointed Iris Van der Veken as executive director and secretary general. Van der Veken has more than twenty years of experience in the jewellery, fashion and technology industries and was the former...

25 Jul 2022

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Ken Downing appointed as creative director of Halston

Xcel Brands has announced the appointment of Ken Downing as creative director of Halston, effective from August 1. Downing has previously served as senior vice president and fashion director of Neiman Marcus where he was credited with “revitalising the retailer’s voice” through an international perspective. His appointment marks a next step for...

22 Jul 2022