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Moschino to announce new creative director in near future

Moschino is set to name a new creative director in the upcoming weeks following recent management changes earlier this year. Jeremy Scott, who served as the creative director for the past decade, departed the company in March. Additionally, Stefano Secchi, the former general director, and Michelle Stein, the former president of the US division,...

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Sunspel appoints new CEO Raul Verdicchi

British luxury brand Sunspel has appointed Raul Verdicchi as its new chief executive officer, effective immediately. Verdicchi joins Sunspel from AlphaTauri where he was chief commercial officer. He replaces Nicholas Brooke, the company owner, who has been chief executive since 2005. Brooke will remain as Sunspel’s executive chairman. Commenting...

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Byborre names Mijke van Ballegooijen as CEO

Byborre, the Dutch textile innovation company, has named Mijke van Ballegooijen its new chief executive officer to lead “the acceleration of positive change”. In a statement, Byborre said the new leadership will help the company, which has evolved from a creative textile studio into a leading platform for sustainable textiles, to drive...

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British Vogue names Chioma Nnadi head of editorial content

Media group Condé Nast has announced the appointment of Chioma Nnadi as head of editorial content for British Vogue, a role she will take on from October 9. Nnadi first joined Vogue in 2010, beginning her journey at the company as a writer before becoming fashion news director and later taking over as editor of Vogue’s online publication...

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'The Super Models', the original influencers, come to Apple TV

Naomi, Christy, Linda and Cindy are back, recounting how they revolutionised fashion as the first supermodels in the 1990s in a new series for Apple TV. "The Super Models", which launches on the streaming platform on Wednesday, looks back on the four women who created a template for today's uber-influencers by injecting an element of personality...

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Matches names new chief people officer

Luxury retailer Matches has named Clare Bishop as its new chief people officer. Bishop, who has more than 17 years of experience in senior roles across human resources, joins Matches from Greystar International, where she held the role of managing director of people in Europe. Prior to her position at Greystar International, she worked at Warner...

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Drest founder Lucy Yeomans to become CEO again

Luxury mobile game Drest has announced that chief executive Lisa Bridgett has stepped down from her role citing “personal reasons,” and founder and co-chair Lucy Yeomans will re-take the CEO reins. In a statement, Drest said that Yeomans and board co-chair Graham Edwards work with an executive search firm to recruit a new permanent CEO. Yeomans...

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Verdavainne founder discusses debuting his custom eveningwear label during NYFW

Verdavainne, a new label to debut off-calendar during NYFW, founded by Casablanca-born Cyril Verdavainne, is the honed vision of a designer who has been working away behind the scenes in the US and Europe for many years. With stints at Carmen Marc Valvo, Pierre Balmain and Thierry Mugler, his bold eveningwear juxtaposes playful color...

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Marc Bohan: A fashion designer of the old guard

Fashion designer Marc Bohan, who died last Friday at the age of 97, accomplished a feat most contemporary designers can only dream of. For almost three decades he presided over the French fashion house Dior – longer than even its eponymous founder Christian Dior. FashionUnited took a moment to reflect upon his extraordinary career at Dior. From...

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Sarah Mower to be honoured for championing young designers

The British Fashion Council has announced that fashion journalist Sarah Mower will receive a Special Recognition Award for Championing Young Designer Talent at The Fashion Awards 2023 (TFA) on December 4 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Mower, who is the BFC’s Ambassador for Emerging Talent and chair of the BFC NewGen committee, is being...

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Not-so-average: Jessica Couch - Fashion Tech Consultant, Founder, & Entrepreneur

When asked ‘who are you?’ Jessica Couch says that is something she’s still pondering. “I would say that I’m a woman who is learning about herself, and learning her place in the world, and trying to understand her purpose in life,” Couch explained. “I feel like I embody a lot of different things for other people and I too, am wondering, outside...

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Caleres appoints first-ever chief design and product officer

American footwear group Caleres, which includes Vince, Dr Scholl's, and Blowfish Malibu, has promoted Natelle Baddeley to chief design and product officer, effective immediately. In the newly created role, Baddeley will have creative oversight of the majority of the Caleres brand portfolio, including Naturalizer, Vionic, Dr Scholl's, Veronica...