At the end of March Alessandra Carra will be leaving her role as chief executive officer at Emilio Pucci. Laudomia Pucci, the founder’s daughter, will take her position in the interim to provide management continuity, since she has always been closely involved in the brand. Carra’s past roles included CEO of Polo Ralph Lauren Italy and …
H&M’s plans for COS’ arrival in the U.S. are in the works. COS, which stands for Collection of Style, has 80 stores worldwide but none yet in the U.S. The first is due to open this spring in New York’s SoHo neighborhood. However, a new West Coast store in Beverly Hills has just been signed …
The new fashion director and chief fashion critic for The New York Times is Vanessa Friedman. The current fashion editor at the Financial Times will be taking her new position next month and will be in charge of global fashion coverage for both The New York Times and International New York Times. Friedman has held …
Susan Sokol has opened her own consultancy called Susan Sokol Consultancy LLC. For Sokol this is the next chapter of her career working in the past with names such as Calvin Klein Inc., Donna Karan International, Michael Kors, etc. The focus of her business will be on line planning, product merchandising, wholesale business direction, retail …
The Jones Group, currently being sold to Sycamore Partners, has brought the Rachel Roy collection to an end. Last week the division closed the pattern and sample rooms and also let their designers go. The Rachel Roy collection was sold to retailers Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s and Saks Fifth Avenue. The reason behind the shut down …
