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Harvey Nichols appoints Group Marketing and Creative Director

London - British luxury department store group, Harvey Nichols, has appointed Deborah Bee as Group Marketing and Creative Director, effective from March 5, 2018. In her new role Bee will be responsible for Harvey Nicolas communications strategy, customer acquisition and retention, driving sales as well as the visual identity of the department...

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The Importance of A Designer’s Tribe

The modern designer does not operate alone. When he is poached from one house by another, he installs a coterie of friends around him in his new workplace, but those bold headlines trumpeting his arrival rarely mention the importance of this traveling entourage. The recent case of Raf Simons’s appointment at Calvin Klein is a prime example. He...

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Fashion’s Metamorphosis; 7 Changes That Disrupt Everything

The age of exploring new paradigms in fashion presentation is upon us. And all arrows point away from the anachronistic machinery and elitism of old, and towards a more democratic open-plan environment. Here are seven significant changes in the pipeline, if not already in process: Concrete footprint Rental of any kind, whether showrooms or brick...

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Juicy Couture announce Jamie Mizrahi as Creative Director

Juicy Couture, the California based lifestyle brand headed by Authentic Brands Group has appointed celebrity stylist, Jamie Mizrahi as their new Creative Director, set to release her first collection for Spring 2018. Known for styling celebrities such as Katy Perry, Nicole Richie, and Suki Waterhouse, Mizrahi is joining Juicy Couture following...

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Design Academy Eindhoven appoints new Creative Director, Joseph Grima

Joseph Grima has been named the new Creative Director and Chair of the Executive Board of Design Academy Eindhoven. The 40-year-old founder of Space Caviar, a Genova based design studio with a focus on architecture, technology and politics, will start his new role as Creative Director on September 1, 2017. Grima will replace the former creative...

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Musical Chairs; Pop Stars Replace Creative Directors

Peter Dundas was a Cavalli progeny having cut his teeth on the design team in the mid-aughts before moving to Pucci and then being invited back to Roberto Cavalli as creative director. Although it was hailed a homecoming, he was ousted last week after only 18 months. Also last week, Donatella Versace announced the first rock star designer for...

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Musical Chairs; Pop Stars Replace Creative Directors

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Pedro Lourenço appointed Creative Director at La Perla

Italian-based fashion firm La Perla has appointed young Brazilian designer Pedro Lourenço as its début Creative Director. In his new role at La Perla, Lourenço will oversee the direction of the labels's lingerie, sleepwear, lounge-wear and accessories for both women and men as well its Atelier collections presented at Paris Haute Couture. "I...

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Dior bids farewell to Raf Simons

Raf Simons took the entire industry by surprise last night following the announcement of his impending departure from iconic fashion house Christian Dior. Following his three year tenure at the creative helm of the French label, the Belgium designer chose not to extend his contract due to personal reasons. According to numerous news mediums...

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Fashion houses struggle to find talent

Fashion houses are struggling to find the talent to develop their brands according to new research by the Boston Consulting Group and Business of Fashion. Nearly 70 percent of luxury brands find it difficult to place creative directors, many citing inadequate talent pipelines. "One of the biggest challenges facing luxury and fashion companies...

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Lonely at the Top

It's lonely at the top, they say, a feeling that's ever so prevalent to the designers heading up the luxury fashion houses today. Perhaps sparked by John Galliano's fall from grace, this season has seen the rumour mill in full force on who's contract is about to expire (Stefano Pilati at YSL), who should replace whom (Haider Ackermann would do a...