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4 May

Aldo Group Inks Footwear Licensing Deals With Authentic’s Ted

The Aldo Group has inked two long-term licensing deals with Authentic Brands Group. Jonathan Frankel, president of Aldo Product Services on the Aldo Group, told FN, a sister publication of WWD, in an interview that the corporate has signed a 10-year licensing agreement with Authentic to design, produce and distribute Ted Baker footwear globally in addition to handbags across the U.S. and Canada. The primary collection managed under Aldo Group will launch in spring 2024 through Ted Baker’s direct channels, online and in stores in addition to at wholesale accounts worldwide. What’s more, Frankel said the Aldo Group will “work closely” with the London-based Ted Baker global design team to develop “premium” footwear and handbag collections that “preserve the brand’s unique design ethos.”...
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27 Apr

Ted Baker Management Exits as Authentic Inks Recent Deals

LONDON — Authentic Brands Group said Thursday it has inked long-term strategic deals with two recent operating partners, PDS Group and AARC, to run the Ted Baker brand within the U.K. and Europe. PDS, a design-led fashion sourcing and manufacturing platform, will grow to be a “core licensee and operating partner” for Ted Baker through a worldwide subsidiary, Authentic said. It is going to serve because the “global hub” for the newly established Ted Baker Design Group and tackle design and merchandising functions for the brand. It is going to be positioned at Ted Baker’s current London headquarters at 101 Cleveland Street in London, and oversee all design, development and product innovation. Ted Baker’s global distribution partners will purchase the brand’s core categories...
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27 Apr

Roger Federer Inks Eyewear License With EssilorLuxottica

EYE TO EYE: Fans of retired tennis star Roger Federer won’t see him on the courts as much, but he’s increasingly visible in the style field. The athlete, who's a friend of Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour, is certainly one of the 2023 Met Gala co-chairs. Meanwhile, eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica announced on Thursday it had inked an exclusive global license cope with Federer for the design, manufacturing and global distribution between his brand and the Oliver Peoples label. The duration of the agreement was not disclosed. In a press release, Federer said he’d been a fan of Oliver Peoples for years and located “great commonality” in how each parties approach their respective fields. The primary designs are expected to be released in...
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24 Apr

Alexandra Daddario Inks Ambassadorship with Dior – WWD

Dior has named its newest ambassador. Actress Alexandra Daddario, of “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches,” “White Lotus” and “True Detective” fame, has been named an envoy for Dior women’s fashion, in addition to the La Collection Privée fragrance collection. A press release from the brand said, “Alexandra will partner with the home, celebrating the designs and creations of girls’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri and supporting Dior Beauty within the fragrance category, specifically La Collection Privée Christian Dior.” That collection includes Gris Dior, which, as reported, just unveiled a campaign including Jenna Ortega, Thuso Mbedu, Maya Hawke, Joseph Quinn, Fai Khadra, Liu Yuxin and Orelsan. Gris Dior is taken into account to be the pillar of the gathering, as reported. Earlier this month, the brand...
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