Gildan Activewear Inc. is spicing up its image with a bid for American Apparel Inc., the racy and embattled purveyor of jerseys and tights.

A turnaround plan to return to American Apparel’s roots and focus on basic items like T-shirts and skirts did not improve results enough.

This week, Laura Burdese was appointed as chief executive officer at Acqua di Parma, and Condé Nast promoted Edward Cudahy to chief technology officer.

Dov Charney is back, with a new company and plenty to say about the state of the fashion industry. But can he shoot down the albatross of his past? Charney speaks exclusively to BoF about what went wrong at American Apparel, his attempts to wrestle back control of the company he built and what he plans to do next.

"Schneider's decision to depart the company was entirely her own, according to her letter of resignation."

This week, London's The Times appointed Jeremy Langmead to lead its relaunched Luxx magazine, and Loewe named Céline's Pascale Lepoivre as its new chief executive officer.

At a hearing this week in Delaware bankruptcy court, American Apparel Inc.’s fired chief executive officer Dov Charney will try to persuade the judge to throw out the company’s proposed reorganisation plan in favour of one that lets him return to the company he created.

American Apparel bought itself time and relief when it filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, but there's still a long way to go if the struggling retailer is to pull itself out of a sales rut and win back shoppers.