Published October 7, 2024 Victoria Beckham announced on Monday the departure of its CEO Marie Leblanc to return to France and be with her family, in a surprise decision, coming one week after the brand’s latest show. Photo: Matie Leblanc No successor has been named. In the interim, Ralph Toledano, the Chairman of VBL, which [...]read moreVictoria Beckham CEO Marie Leblanc to quit fashion house
By Reuters Published September 20, 2024 Tod’s expects the current luxury industry slowdown to end in seven or eight months, the Italian shoemaker’s chairman and CEO said, adding this paved the way for a potential rebound. Diego Della Valle said on the sidelines of the Tod’s fashion show in Milan on Friday that luxury goods [...]read moreTod’s CEO sees luxury sector improving in seven or eight months
By Reuters Published September 20, 2024 Elliott Hill started at Nike as an intern in 1988 but steadily scaled its ranks, banking on values of grit and hard work ingrained in him as the son of a single mom in a working class Texas neighborhood. Elliott Hill – Nike Those qualities may be useful again [...]read moreNike’s next CEO Hill brings a bootstraps mentality
Published September 19, 2024 The British Fashion Council (BFC) is on the hunt for a new CEO with news that Caroline Rush will step down from the role in June next year after a decade-and-a-half. Caroline Rush at the recent Downing Street reception in celebration of London Fashion Week She stays at the helm for [...]read moreCaroline Rush to step down as BFC CEO next year
Published September 16, 2024 Two decades ago, London Fashion Week felt very much like the small potatoes of fashion seasons containing Next Little Thing designers. This weekend, as it celebrated its 40th anniversary, the UK runway season has never seemed more relevant and influential. Caroline Rush – BFC Back in 1984 its first season contained just [...]read moreAs LFW celebrates its 40th anniversary, BFC CEO Caroline Rush considers the past and future
It may have taken 95 years, but LuisaViaRoma is finally opening a New York store. The specialty retailer-cum-e-tailer—which opened its doors in 1929—has had a connection to the U.S. consumer since its inception, according to Andrea Panconesi, grandson of founder Luisa, as well-heeled American students studying abroad in Florence, popular for its Renaissance culture studies, [...]read moreLuisaViaRoma CEO Tommaso Andorlini shares vision behind retailer’s first US store in New York
DVF founder Diane von Furstenberg and its CEO Graziano de Boni said on Friday that they’re “excited to announce that by the end of 2024 the operations of the 52-year-old brand will be managed in-house again”. DVF Glamel, its Chinese distributor has managed the global business of DVF since the end of 2020 and will [...]read moreDVF brings ops in-house again as new CEO de Boni re-sets the business
Lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret & Co (VS&Co) has named Hillary Super as its new CEO and board member, effective September 9. She succeeds Martin Waters in both roles. Victoria’s Secret Chief financial and administrative officer Timothy (TJ) Johnson will serve as interim CEO until then while Waters will “remain employed as an advisor to the [...]read moreVictoria’s Secret names Rihanna exec as its new CEO, upgrades Q2 guidance
Sustainable footwear and apparel specialist Allbirds said on 7 August that second quarter net revenue decreased 26.8% to $51.6 million versus a year ago, within the company’s guidance range. Allbirds It was “primarily attributable to lower unit sales, partially offset by higher average selling prices, within our direct business as well as our international distributor [...]read moreAllbirds remains lossmaking but CEO hails “financial progress”
By Bloomberg Published Aug 8, 2024 After a year on the job, the chief executive officer of beleaguered Vans owner VF Corp. says the worst of the apparel maker’s “horror story” is now behind it. Vans CEO Bracken Darrell, who took the reins in July of 2023, has been working to get the Denver-based company [...]read moreVans owner CEO says turnaround bid Is starting to gain steam