CAMERLENGO STEPS IN AS CEO OF FURLA After months without a CEO at its helm, Furla has announced that the company’s COO Alberto Camerlengo will be promoted to the top spot. Camerlengo is no stranger to executive positions in fashion. He has been with the Italian handbag and accessories company since …
IN HER FOOTSTEPS: LESLIE GALLIN, PRESIDENT FOOTWEAR, UBM FASHION
The first of a series, In Their Footsteps takes a look at people in the footwear industry. Our first profile is Leslie Gallin, UBM Fashion, President, Footwear, who talks about why consumers are buying boots in the summer and what attendees can expect at the upcoming footwear shoes. First, a bit …
BARNEYS NAMES DANIELLA VITALE NEW CEO
Daniella Vitale, formerly chief operating officer of Barneys New York, has been named chief executive officer of the luxury retailer. Her mentor Mark Lee, who joined Barneys as chief executive in 2010, has been named executive chairman reporting to Richard Perry, whose hedge fund Perry Capital owns a majority stake …
MARYANN MORIN JOINS STEIN MART AS PREZ
MaryAnne Morin has joined Stein Mart as President with responsibility for merchandising and marketing. The Company also announced that D. Hunt Hawkins, previously the company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, has been named Chief Executive Officer effective January 24, 2017. Ms. Morin will have responsibility for Stein Mart’s merchandising, planning, marketing …
FASHION UPDATE: MELANIA AND IVANKA’S INAUGURAL BALL GOWNS
As last weekend rolled on with inaugural events, the new first family came out sartorially swinging with all eyes, of course, on First Lady Melania Trump. As we mentioned, she wore Reem Acra and Ralph Lauren to preliminary events and the inauguration ceremony but turned the tables and become a designer …
MELANIA TRUMP DONS RALPH LAUREN AND REEM ACRA AT INAUGURAL EVENTS
The fashion world finally found out who would dress First Lady Melania Trump for her husband’s presidential inauguration today, a hotly debated topic that even President Trump weighed in on earlier this week. Answer, Ralph Lauren. The First Lady chose a pastel blue dress with a wrap, mock turtleneck and …
IVANKA TRUMP LEAVING HER BRAND
Ivanka Trump has been the largest multi-hyphenate around, what with her high-profile family, fashion business and lifestyle website. As she gets ready to move her family to Washington DC, she has announced she’s officially leaving her fashion business. The following quote was posted on Ivanka’s personal Facebook page: When my …
HAMMITT CEO ON BUILDING AN AMERICAN BRAND ON THE EUROPEAN MODEL
Tony Drockton, the energetic CEO of handbag (and now footwear) brand Hammitt Los Angeles, sits down with Pat O’Brien as part of the Business Rock Stars series. In today’s era of deep discounts, Drockton discussed how he built a brand on different principles–what he refers to as price and brand integrity. …
Moves: Coach Names New CFO; Nordstrom CTO Leaving
Coach, Inc. announced the appointment of Kevin G. Wills as Chief Financial Officer, effective no later than March 2017. Mr. Wills joins Coach from AlixPartners LLP, a global business advisory firm, where he has served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer since March 2014. “Kevin brings nearly 30 years of broad-based and relevant retail and …
Join Accessories Magazine for its “Reinventing Retail” Experts Panel
Make sure to stop by the Javits Center this Sunday for Accessories Magazine’s first retail/experts panel Reinventing Retail: How to Stay One Step Ahead in Today’s Changing Market. This panel, which runs Sunday, January 8th at 2pm on the Concourse Level of the Javits, marks the beginning of a three-day …
Accessories Announces its 2017 Merchants Hall of Fame Inductees
Now in its seventh year, Accessories magazine proudly presents the 2017 class of its annual Merchants Hall of Fame! The recipients were selected by the vendor and retailing community for their exceptional retailing expertise and business/fashion acumen. Each received a full-page profile in Merchants Hall of Fame section in the …
PROJECT X TORONTO BRINGS MORE FASHION FLAIR TO CANADA
The past few days may have been cold, but that didn’t stop Project and Coterie from presenting a hot fashion event in the city of Toronto. Called “Project X Toronto,” the event was hosted by the fashion boutique Gotstyle, at its flagship boutique in Toronto’s historic Distillery District. This initiative …
QUEEN LATIFAH HONORED WITH PRINCESS GRACE AWARD DESIGNED BY ALEX SOLDIER
Queen Latifah was recently honored at the 2016 Princess Grace Awards Gala with an award designed by fine jewelry and precious miniatures designer Alex Soldier. The evening was hosted by Their Serene Highnesses The Prince and The Princess of Monaco and the ceremony included the presentation of the Prince Rainier III Award, given …
TAG HEUER TEAMS UP WITH “THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME” FOR CHARITY EVENT
Muhammad Ali hosted a charity event with TAG Heuer to benefit the Muhammad Ali Center. Held at the famous Gleason’s Gym in DUMBO, Brooklyn where Muhammad Ali trained, the night was sprinkled with people from Ali’s personal and professional life including Lonnie Ali, who attended on behalf of his family, as well as some of …
RASHIDA JONES LAUNCHES FINE JEWELRY COLLECTION
Hollywood powerhouse Rashida Jones has teamed up with fine jewelry e-tailer Iconery.com to produce a 12-piece collection of earrings, rings, bracelets and necklaces. Launched this week under the eponymous name Rashida Jones Collection, this was not a typical celebrity collaboration. As a true creative, Jones was in complete control of the design …
COCO ROCHA GIVES BACK, HOSTING DKMS X JIMMY CHOO SHOPPING EVENT
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Coca Rocha is best known for being an international supermodel, but another title she holds is an Ambassador for DKMS, a nonprofit dedicated to the fight against blood cancer. Last week, she popped by the Jimmy Choo store on Madison Avenue for an exclusive shopping event to benefit DKMS (where …
PARTY PICS: DONEGER GROUP CELEBRATES ITS 70TH ANNIVERSARY
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It was a fun-filled affair at The Doneger Group’s offices last week, where vendors and retailers came to honor the fashion retail and business experts on its 70th Anniversary. Below, some snapshots from Team Doneger as well as a few of its distinguished accessories clients.
IVANKA TRUMP SHOES STEP INTO TROUBLE OVER SWEATSHOP CONDITIONS
There’s another Trump besides Donald sitting in the hot seat this week. New allegations against Ivanka Trump’s eponymous shoe line are being hurled at the brand by employees at its production factory Xuankai Footwear Ltd., located in the Houjie area of Dongguan in China’s Pearl River Delta. The workers are claiming that they were …
EXPERT OPINION: THE MACY’S 100 AND ITS COLLATERAL DAMAGE
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Pamela N. Danziger is an internationally recognized expert specializing in consumer insights for marketers targeting the affluent consumer. She is president of Unity Marketing, a marketing consulting firm she founded in 1992. In a recent blog post, Danziger projects some of the potential affects of the recently announced Macy’s closings. Following …
MACY’S HIRES FORMER TOYS ‘R’ US EXEC AS NEW CMO
Macy’s, Inc. has tapped Richard A. Lennox, an industry innovator with a track record of elevating consumer and retailing brands, as Macy’s Chief Marketing Officer, effective Sept. 15, 2016. He succeeds Martine Reardon, who left the company in May 2016 after 32 years of service. Lennox will have responsibility for …