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Dior's longest-running designer Marc Bohan dies at 97

Fashion designer Marc Bohan, who was artistic director of Dior for an unprecedented three decades, has died, the luxury brand said Friday. Bohan, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 97, was one of the quieter members of the fashion fraternity, in stark contrast to successors like John Galliano. But he was a master of the trade who managed...

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HanesBrands confirms interim CFO Scott Lewis as new CFO

HanesBrands, Inc. (HBI) announced Tuesday that Interim Chief Financial Officer Scott Lewis has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Lewis will also continue in his role as Chief Accounting Officer, a position he has held since 2015. Lewis, a 17-year veteran of HanesBrands with an extensive background in accounting, tax,...

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Zalando nominates Kelly Bennett as supervisory board chairperson

Zalando SE (ZLNDY) said that it has nominated its deputy Chairperson Kelly Bennett as its Supervisory Board Chairperson. He would succeed Cristina Stenbeck, who has decided not to stand for re-election. Bennett has been a member of Zalando's Supervisory Board since 2019 and serves as an advisor to the leadership teams of Microsoft, Strava,...

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Asos assigns new position of senior customer director to Dan Elton

Dan Elton, former chief customer officer at made.com, has been appointed by online retailer Asos to fill the post of senior customer director, a newly introduced role. Elton took over the initial spot of chief customer officer and reports directly to José Antonio Ramos Calamonte, the company's CEO. He departed the bankrupt furniture company...

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PVH appoints Amber McCann as chief communications officer

PVH Corp. has announced the appointment of Amber (McCasland) McCann as executive vice president and chief communications officer, effective April 6, 2023. McCann, the company said in a statement, a highly experienced corporate communications executive, will lead all aspects of PVH’s global internal and external communications strategy and report...

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Gucci appoints Sabato De Sarno as creative director

Gucci’s interim phase without a creative lead has come to an end. On Friday Kering announced Sabato De Sarno as the brand’s new creative director, with his first collection to debut during Milan’s September fashion week. In a statement Kering said Mr De Sarno will report to Marco Bizzarri, Gucci President and CEO, with the responsibility for...

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Meet the NYC illustrator who sketches at Paris Haute Couture shows

There’s no denying Elly Azizian, who illustrates under the moniker Fashion Strokes, has an impressive client list: Van Cleef & Arpels, Oscar de la Renta, Valentino and Sotheby’s to name a few. Nevertheless it is quite a rarity in modern times to be flown to Paris to sketch inside the elite environment of haute couture where the one-off handmade...

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Bugatchi's new creative director, Anthony Keegan, talks brand storytelling

After an international career spanning 20+ years designing for names such as Versace, Giorgio Armani, Kenneth Cole, and Canada Goose, among others, Canadian designer Anthony Keegan was tapped as creative director of Florida-based Bugatchi. His first presentation was unveiled in July to widespread acclaim. Keegan tells FashionUnited how Bugatchi...

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Puma: Héloïse Temple-Boyer assumes role of supervisory board chair

Puma SE(PMMAF.PK), a German maker of footwear, apparel, and accessories, said on Wednesday that Héloïse Temple-Boyer has assumed the role of Chair of the Supervisory Board with effect from May 11. Temple-Boyer succeeds Jean-François Palus, who had previously resigned as Chair of the Board effective from the same day. Temple-Boyer has been a...

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New era for Zara: Ortega Ortega takes the helm

Marta Ortega on Friday took the reins of Zara-owner Inditex, the group founded by her father, and faces an immediate challenge after the fashion giant temporarily closed shops in Russia, its second biggest market. With neither fanfare nor ceremony, the 38-year-old daughter of multibillionaire Amancio Ortega took over the world's biggest fashion...

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Remembering French fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier

Patrick Demarchelier, who died at the age of 78, was one of the biggest names in fashion photography, helping sculpt the public image of Princess Diana, before his name was tarnished in his final years by sexual harassment charges. The self-taught French photographer, who died on Thursday, had his first Vogue cover in 1977 and one of its most...

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Fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier passed at 78

French photographer Patrick Demarchelier, who took iconic images of Princess Diana, Madonna and other celebrities but was later accused of sexual misconduct, has died, his family announced on Friday. He was 78. "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Patrick Demarchelier on March 31, 2022 at the age of 78," said a post on his...