Footwear brand Crocs has named consumer brand expert Andrew Rees as its new president. Rees is expected to join the company officially on June 9 and he will also assume the role of principal executive officer until the company's search for a permanent Chief Executive Officer is successfully concluded. Rees joins Crocs from LEK Consulting, a global management consulting firm with offices across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. He founded and led LEK's retail and consumer products practic

Probably one of the most surprising findings in Nike’s recently published 2013 Sustainable Business Performance Summary is that the company is not achieving revenue growth and profits despite sustainability but because of it. Corporate social responsibility and sustainability have become important areas for most global players but while many tag them on to the agenda as a somewhat cumbersome task, few fully realize the potential that sustainability means. “The natural assumption is that as re

The stylish and lush biopic Grace of Monaco opened the glamorous Cannes Film Festival and the couture dresses seen on the red carpet did not disappoint. Nicole Kidman, the film's star, wore couture Giorgio Armani, who's Prive label was a popular choice amongst actresses and also worn by Alice Taglioni. Christian Dior, Valentino and Elie Saab were also popular choices, while British brand Victoria Beckham was worn by Zoe Saldano. Generally French and American designers dress the most stars

Lily’s Cashmere Campaign–Cashmere brand Barrie Knitwear enlists actress Lily Collins for its first ready to wear campaign for fall 2014. The company was recently acquired by Chanel, and the advertisements were photographed by German creative Karl Lagerfeld. According to WWD, the first Barrie store will open on June 15th in Paris. The face of Lancome looks gorgeous in these demurely styled images. Source: Fashion Gone Rogue.

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The British Fashion Council is urging designers to close the gap between creativity and business in its new report, ‘Commercialising Creativity’ as it lists the seven key commercial secrets to making a fashion business successful. The report, commissioned in collaboration with London Business School and Land Securities, states that young British designers should look to successful designers such as Stella McCartney, have a “hunger and entrepreneurial spirit” to drive their businesses forward, as

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Fashion houses are struggling to find the talent to develop their brands according to new research by the Boston Consulting Group and Business of Fashion. Nearly 70 percent of luxury brands find it difficult to place creative directors, many citing inadequate talent pipelines. "One of the biggest challenges facing luxury and fashion companies today is finding, developing, and retaining great creative and business talent," said Jean-Marc Bella?che, a partner at BCG. Sarah Willersdorf, a principal

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After the success of the annual fashion fairs Africa Fashion Week New York (established in 2010) and Africa Fashion Week London (2012). Africa Fashion Week Nigeria is all set for its inaugural edition from May 17 to May May 18 in Lagos. Set up to provide emerging Nigerian fashion designers a platform to showcase their designs on a national level, several young Nigerian designers together with talented foreign names will be showing their creations on both days, including Nigerian labels lik