Under Armour has announced that Dave Dombrow is returning to the athletic company, less than three months after he announced he was leaving for Nike. The company’s former SVP of creative footwear and accessories will come back to the brand as chief design officer. He heads back to Under Armour starting August 1 to take […]
Kenneth Cole has been named a UNAIDS international goodwill ambassador. Cole, who has been at the forefront of supporting HIV and AIDS research for decades, helped transform amfAR into one of the standout nonprofits supported in the fashion industry. He’s long been a political activist, using his position in fashion to champion research for AIDS […]
Keith Haring’s famous works are coming to a Toms shoe store. The brand has unveiled its latest collaboration with the Keith Haring Foundation. Haring, an artist and social activist in the 1980s, is best known for his graphic, bold paintings, graffiti and murals. After moving to New York in the 1980s, he became ingrained in […]
Celebrating its heritage, Converse is ushering in a new era of technology, All Star Modern. The brand has released the All Star Modern, an updated iteration of a basketball shoe from 1920, on June 16. The shoe will be available in five colorways: black, action red, lucid green, soar blue and white. Although the shoe […]
Vans has released a capsule collection just for women of two of its classic silhouettes updated in laser-cut leather. The Classic Slip-On and Sk8-Hi Decon feature geometric cutouts, making it an ideal collection for summer. The unlined leather allows the shoe to form to the foot and the cutouts make for a breathable shoe for […]
BURBERRY’S chief operating officer, John Smith, has resigned from his position. John is said to be leaving to pursue new interests. The news comes as Burberry’s management structure finds itself regularly in the headlines. Last week the company announced that Smith, along with Bailey and CFO Carol Fairweather, would see their salaries cut by up […]
Luxottica has started legal proceedings against BCBG Max Azria for allegedly copying the famous Wayfarer frame belonging to Ray Ban. The Italian eyewear company, which owns Ray Ban, claims that BCBG has been reproducing, copying, or colourably imitating the Wayfarer trademark and applying such reproductions, copies or colourable imitations to merchandise, labels, signs, packages, receptacles […]
Gucci’s CEO Marco Bizzarri announced his plans to grow the brand by more than double the market average. Forecasting Gucci revenues at an unprecedented €6 billion for the long term , Bizzarri outlined his growth strategy in a meeting. Bizzarri pin-pointed e-commerce as a specific growth area, following the recent redesign of the Gucci website […]
PETA used its position as a Hermés shareholder to confront chief executive Axel Dumas at the luxury label’s annual meeting. A French spokeswoman for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Isabelle Goetz, read out allegations of cruelty to animals, demanding that Dumas provide an explanation for the fashion house’s use of exotic skins in its handbags. […]
Jonathan Akeroyd, former CEO at Alexander McQueen, has been appointed as CEO at Gianni Versace, replacing Gian Giacomo Ferraris, who has worked at Versace since 2009. Akeroyd’s departure from McQueen was revealed earlier this month when it was announced that Emmanuel Gintzburger, formerly worldwide retail and wholesale director at Yves Saint Laurent, would be filling […]
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