Legendary Italian designer Nino Cerruti passed away on Saturday, 15th January 2022. According to the Italian newspaper <em>Corriere della Sera</em>, he died in the hospital of Vercelli in the Piedmont region, where he had undergone hip surgery. “The employees of Maison Cerruti in Paris and their colleagues in HongKong SAR, China PRC, Taiwan RoC, and its...
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Dior has reorganized its press team. Giuseppe Sperandio is now the brand’s international press and public relations director for Christian Dior Couture and corporate communications. He will oversee womenswear, home, and childrenswear. He succeeds Sandrine Serre and Isabel Moessigner, who spearheaded press and public relations for international...
Jan 14, 2022
Walpole, the industry body for the British luxury sector, has announced ‘The 2022 Power List’ featuring the “most influential” people in British luxury, who it notes “despite enormous challenges throughout the past two years, have continued to steer the sector to success”. The list was unveiled at the Corinthia London on January 11 and features...
Jan 13, 2022
Swedish retailer Filippa K has appointed Liisa Kessler as its Creative Director. She succeeds Filippa Knutsson, the brand’s founder, who stepped away from the role in 2019. Kessler, who is an alumnus of Saint Laurent, Chloé and Y/Project will be based at the brand’s Stockholm headquarters and be responsible for all creative aspects of the...
Jan 12, 2022
Tiffany Godoy has been named the new head of editorial content for Vogue Japan. She will work in close collaboration with Anna Wintour, Vogue’s global editorial director and Condé Nast’s chief content officer, and Leslie Sun, Vogue’s Asia-Pacific director. “Tiffany’s experience working across print, digital, audio and video, coupled with her...
Jan 6, 2022
Pepco Group, the variety discount retailer and owner of Poundland in the UK and the Pepco and Dealz brands in Europe, has announced that Andy Bond is stepping down as chief executive at the end of March due to health reasons. Bond, who was previously chief executive of Asda, took the helm at Pepco Group in 2015 and has guided the business...
Jan 5, 2022
Balmain has named Emily V. George president, Americas. Her appointment is effective immediately as she steps into her new role today. The fashion executive has spent most of her career at Marc Jacobs International. The news was reported by WWD. Currently, Balmain has six freestanding U.S. stores, including two in New York, one on Madison Avenue,...
Jan 3, 2022
Tess Mann, fashion designer for Couture by Tess Bridal, has launched a talk show, Couture Chats with Tess, filmed in a parlor space at her store’s location and broadcast on YouTube. The show will be airing interviews with fashion and event industry leaders conducted by Mann. According to Derek Blasberg, head of fashion and beauty partnerships at...
Dec 31, 2021
April Ashley, a British model and actress who was a pioneering figure in the fight for trans rights, has died at 86, local media reported Wednesday. Ashley was one of the first British people known to have undergone gender reassignment surgery, although she only gained full legal recognition as a woman in the UK in 2005. She was honoured by...
Dec 29, 2021
The F/W 22 Menswear Collections start next month. These are the top 10 models we hope to see walking the runways. Babacar N'doye Givenchy SS22/Catwalk Pictures Nationality: British Agency: Elite World Instagram @thankyoubabacar: Followers: 3K Recent Campaigns and Editorial: Boss F/W 21; Cos S/S 21; Dior S/S 21; Shows Walked in 2021 included:...
Dec 28, 2021
Lions Not Sheep Apparel, a fast-growing apparel brand in the United States, has named former TapouT co-founder Dan Caldwell as their new president and chief operating officer, effective January 3, 2022. Caldwell has extensive experience spanning 24 years in the apparel brand industry and was the co-founder and president of the global combat...
Grace Mirabella, an American fashion journalist who helmed American Vogue from 1971 to 1988, has died at the age of 91. Mirabella, the predecessor to Anna Wintour, created a more modern magazine, reflective of the 70s, after she was promoted to editor-in-chief after the flamboyant years of Diana Vreeland. The seventies were a time of economic...
Dec 27, 2021
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