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.
LONDON, United Kingdom — BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.
Stitch Fix appoints president
Topshop CEO steps down
Away replaces CEO with Lululemon executive
Alessandro Dell'Acqua leaves Rochas
Marie Claire names editor-in-chief
Aya Kanai has been appointed Marie Claire as editor-in-chief, joining the title from her role as chief fashion director of Hearst's "women's" division. Effective January, she will report to Hearst Chief Content Officer Kate Lewis and replaces Anne Fulenwider, who held the role since 2012.
Phillip Picardi leaves Out magazine
Out Editor-in-Chief Phillip Picardi is stepping down to take a break from the media industry. He has not yet announced his next move. Picardi's departure comes as the publication and its owner, Pride Media, face financial headwinds.
New Look hires CEO from within
New Look has announced that its current chief operating officer, Nigel Oddy, will become chief executive of the company, effective January 1. Alistair McGeorge, who has been serving as executive chairman, will assume the role of non-executive chairman.
Condé Nast adds to senior executive team
Condé Nast has hired Mike Goss as chief financial officer and Deirdre Findlay as chief marketing officer. Goss was formerly the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sotheby's while Findlay was previously the chief marketing officer at Stitch Fix. Both hires will be effective in January 2020.
Former Ralph Lauren executive joins owner of Bonpoint and JM Weston
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At the Vancouver-based yoga lifestyle juggernaut, being Black is ‘off brand,’ according to months of reporting by BoF’s Sheena Butler-Young.
Like many companies in fashion and other industries, the $50 billion yoga apparel brand created a new department in 2020 it said would help improve its diversity and inclusion and create a more equitable playing field for minorities. In interviews with BoF, 14 current and former Black employees said things have only worsened since then.
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