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Meet Karen Chinchilla, the Parsons alumna who has worked on many a red carpet look

Born in Honduras and raised in New York, Parsons alumna Karen Chinchilla has a little-known job in the fashion world: she is a tailor and seamstress specialising in preparing outfits for red carpets. She does meticulous, behind-the-scenes work, taking care of fittings for the fashion industry's most recognised brands and celebrities. Recently...

23 Mar 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...

23 Mar 2023

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eBay UK taps former Asos brand director as new general manager

E-commerce giant eBay has announced the promotion of Eve Williams as new vice president and general manager of its UK business. Williams joined eBay UK in December 2020 as chief marketing officer (CMO), during which time she oversaw several important initiatives, including eBay’s pre-loved fashion partnership with Love Island, and the launch of...

23 Mar 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...

22 Mar 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...

22 Mar 2023

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K-Swiss appoints new international brand president

Athletic shoe brand K-Swiss announced the appointment of Rob Langstaff as the new international brand president in a press release. Langstaff has previously worked at performance footwear brands such as Adidas, Brooks and Keen where he gained experience in product design and development as well as supply chain management and distribution. He...

20 Mar 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...

20 Mar 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...

20 Mar 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...

17 Mar 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,...

15 Mar 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...

15 Mar 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...

14 Mar 2023