Designers Tory Burch, Jason Wu, Phillip Lim, Prabal Gurung, Sergio Hudson and Brendon Babenzien, together with Steven Kolb, Laurent Claquin, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Julie Gilhart, and more, joined BoF’s Imran Amed and Google’s Stephanie Horton.

This week, the question was more pressing than ever as a US presidential election, which has dominated the divided country’s cultural conversation this year, approached an end.

The Canadian sportswear company promotes Celeste Burgoyne to president of the Americas and global guest innovation teams, while Lauren Guthrie will helm diversity and inclusion initiatives at VF Corp.

The designer is plotting his growth plans carefully after a summer of industry accolades, A-list celebrity dressing and spiking interest in Black designers.

Business-side executives are becoming brand ambassadors, sometimes surpassing their creative counterparts in public profile.

The industry remembers the beloved designer, whose death was announced on Tuesday morning.

The season’s wonky take on collegiate dressing felt rich: charming and a bit riskier than the usual TB fare.

This week, Tory Burch appoints Stefano Sutter its EMEA president, while Outdoor Voices taps Under Armour for its latest executive hire.