The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Natalie Kingham steps down as global fashion director at MatchesFashion. Kingham’s departure after 11 years at the luxury e-tailer comes just months after she was promoted to the newly created role. It follows the abrupt exit of chief executive Ajay Kavan in March. The company said Kingham left to pursue new opportunities.
Mickey Drexler takes over as CEO of Alex Mill. Effective immediately, the experienced retail investor and businessman — who led turnarounds at both The Gap and J.Crew — will assume leadership of the basics clothing brand his son Alexander Drexler founded in 2012.
Neiman Marcus Group appoints new Chief Legal Officer. Hannah Kim joins the Dallas-based retail company from Energizer Holdings Inc. where she led the American battery manufacturer’s legal, compliance, ethics and government affairs.
i-D hires editors for new digital platform in Korea. Han Song-in, who previously served as creative editor at Hypebeast Korea and fashion director at local title Eyesmag, has been appointed editor. Han will report to Elektra Kotsoni, the company’s global content editor. Lee Ji-sun, also joining from Hypebeast Korea, will take on the role of social editor.
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To provide actionable insights and inspiration on how fashion and retail industries can further embed diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and business strategies today, BoF Careers co-hosted a panel discussion with The Outsiders Perspective. Now, BoF shares key learnings from the panel.
A US regulator has banned most uses of the clauses, which started as a way for fashion companies to prevent senior executives from walking off with trade secrets, but have become a standard retention tool.
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