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.
Kingham has a decade of experience at the luxury e-tailer, having worked as its international womenswear buyer and later fashion and buying director. In the newly created role, she will “define and lead the fashion point of view” for the retailer to better engage with its customers around the world, the company said in a statement.
Kingham will report to Elizabeth von der Goltz, who was named chief commercial officer last month in a series of C-suite appointments made by the company’s new chief executive Ajay Kavan.
The former Gucci designer is a fashion storyteller whose maximalist aesthetic helped triple sales at the Kering-owned megabrand.
The duo behind Skims are taking a minority stake in the luxury cashmere label, with an eye on scaling the cult brand.
After headline pieces — sometimes formerly owned by celebrities or featured on TV — sell for blockbuster prices, they can end up pretty much anywhere, from museums to collectors’ closets.
Serre, who grew sales by 20 percent in 2023, has been named Pitti Uomo’s next guest designer. She’s using the opportunity to show her men’s collection for the first time.