Brian Phillips to shut down PR firm Black Frame

Founder and president of global public relations company Black Frame Brian Phillips—who was once the protégé of designer Hedi Slimane—is shutting down the brand he launched in 2004. The art and fashion PR firm boasts a variety of name brand including Rodarte, Nike, Converse, Opening Ceremony, and more. Many of these brands have been with the company for over a decade. The designed urged Phillips to open a public relations firm with promises to hire the agency at Dior Homme, where he was the creative director at the time.