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Calvin Klein announces K-Pop idol Jung Kook as global brand ambassador

South korean singer, songwriter and member of the pop group BTS is the new global brand ambassador for Calvin Klein Jeans and Calvin Klein Underwear. The campaign was shot by Park Jong Ha, and shows the K-Pop sensation wearing new items of the brand’s Spring 2023 collection, including new denim fits as well as a new crew neck shirt. Jung Kook...

Mar 28, 2023

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Pandora names chief of retail operations

Pandora has promoted Massimo Basei to chief of retail operations from his role as general manager of Southern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Basei starts his new role on April 1 and will report to Pandora chief executive Alexander Lacik and serve on the jewellery brand’s executive leadership team. As chief of retail operations, Basei will...

Mar 28, 2023

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Selfridges launches exclusive Elton John exhibition and shopping experience

Selfridges opened its doors last week to a pop-up store in their creative retail space, The Selfridge Corner shop, showcasing archive pieces from Elton John’s career and offering fans a unique experience to shop and celebrate. In the official press release, Selfridges called the collaboration “a homage to the legacy of an icon”, celebrating the...

Mar 27, 2023

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More trouble at Trussardi as creative directors exit brand

Italian fashion house Trussardi has found itself without creative directors. Duo Benjamin A Huseby and Serhat Işık have exited the brand, leaving the troubled label without a design team. Earlier this month Trussardi’s board directors and CEO Sebastian Suhl announced their departure raising questions about the future of the company as it...

Mar 23, 2023

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Henri-Lloyd names Kestin Hare as creative director

British fashion brand and sailing apparel specialist Henri-Lloyd has named Kestin Hare as its new creative director and announced its return to the wholesale market. Hare, founder of Scottish-based menswear brand Kestin, joins the heritage brand as it celebrates its 60th anniversary under new ownership and will introduce a premium product that...

Mar 22, 2023

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Moose Knuckles names new artistic director

Moose Knuckles, the Montreal-based luxury outerwear and ready-to-wear label, has named Carlos Nazario as its global artistic director, effective immediately. In the newly created role, Nazario will oversee Moose Knuckles’ collection design, image, content, brick-and-mortar presentation, and marketing/communication expressions across all...

Mar 22, 2023

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Jeremy Scott to exit Moschino

Luxury Italian brand Moschino has announced that Jeremy Scott will be departing from his role as creative director. Scott initially joined the Aeffe-owned house in 2013, with his debut coinciding with the brand’s autumn/winter 2024 collection. Since then, the brand has become the centre of theatrics during fashion weeks, launching debates...

Mar 20, 2023

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Sweaty Betty CEO and COO step down

Sweaty Betty is to bid goodbye to its CEO and COO as the athleisure brand restructures following its takeover in 2021. The Notting Hill-founded company, which launched in the late 1990s was bought for 300 million pounds by Wolverine Worldwide, an American footwear manufacturer based in Michigan. The transformation will see chief executive Julia...

Mar 20, 2023

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Ann Summers head Jacqueline Gold passes away after battling breast cancer

The executive chair of lingerie retailer Ann Summers, Jacqueline Gold, has passed away at the age of 62 after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. Gold’s sister Vanessa announced her death in an Instagram post, where she said: “It is with unspeakable sadness I’m writing to let you know that my incredible sister – our amazing Ann Summers...

Mar 17, 2023

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Celebrity stylist Law Roach announces shock retirement

Law Roach, the pioneering stylist who’s impact on expressing the zeitgeist through clothes and celebrity dressing cannot be overstated, has announced his shock retirement. Mr Roach, who was responsible for countless of red carpet moments from the Met Ball to the Oscars and the style transformation of celebrities such as Celine Dion, Zendaya,...

Mar 15, 2023

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The Saudi designer to the stars

He has dressed celebrity royalty around the world from Beyonce and Deepika Padukone to Zendaya and Cardi B but for years few of Mohammed Ashi's clients knew he was Saudi Arabia's first big-name designer. "In the 90s I was the only designer from Saudi. But I never said I was Saudi. I wanted the clothes to be out front, not me," Ashi told AFP in a...

Mar 15, 2023

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A downsizing Meta to lay off further 10,000 employees

Meta is downsizing its personnel with a second round of job cuts. The parent company of Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram announced 10,000 employees would lose their jobs in their latest restructuring efforts. In a memo to employees Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he believed the company had suffered a humbling wake-up call. “We expect to reduce...

Mar 14, 2023