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28 Jan

Gucci Names Sabato De Sarno Creative Director

Gucci Names Sabato De Sarno Creative Director
MILAN – Mystery solved. On Saturday morning, Kering and Gucci announced that Sabato De Sarno is the Italian brand’s latest creative director, succeeding Alessandro Michele who exited last November. His first show will bow in September during Milan Fashion Week. De Sarno, who will report back to president and CEO Marco Bizzarri, was raised in Naples, began his profession at Prada in 2005, moving to Dolce & Gabbana, before joining Valentino in 2009, where he held positions of accelerating responsibility, finally being appointed fashion director overseeing each men’s and ladies’s collections. “I'm delighted that Sabato will join Gucci because the House’s latest creative director, one of the crucial influential roles in the luxurious industry,” said Bizzarri. “Having worked with a lot of...
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21 Jan

EXCLUSIVE: Louis Vuitton Names Jackson Wang Brand Ambassador

EXCLUSIVE: Louis Vuitton Names Jackson Wang Brand Ambassador
SHANGHAI — Louis Vuitton has appointed the Hong Kong-born singer Jackson Wang its latest brand ambassador. Wang, who's on tour in Europe, showed up at Louis Vuitton men’s fashion show in an all-black ensemble and mingled with fellow guests similar to Usher, Tyga, JJ Lin and Jasper Liu. “I’m preparing for an American tour, then South America and doubtless Europe after that. The European crowds are crazy. There’s quite a lot of prep, but I’m excited,” Wang told WWD before the show. Ahead of the show, Vuitton teased the appointment with a 30-second video by which Wang invited fans to observe the livestream on Weibo and Wechat. The video received greater than 188,000 views on the time of publication. The worldwide star, who...
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18 Jan

Ulta Beauty Names Michelle Crossan-Matos Chief Marketing Officer –

Ulta Beauty Names Michelle Crossan-Matos Chief Marketing Officer –
Ulta Beauty has named Michelle Crossan-Matos chief marketing officer. Crossan-Matos, who began Monday, will oversee all integrated marketing, loyalty, creative operations, store design, public relations, consumer insights and media activities, the corporate said in a press release. “Joining a company of Ulta Beauty’s caliber is an incredible opportunity for me, professionally and personally. As a beauty enthusiast myself, I couldn't be more excited to deliver on the brand’s mission and tap even further into the superpowers of this category,” said Crossan-Matos in a press release. Most recently, Crossan-Matos was the chief marketing, citizenship and communications officer at Samsung Electronics America, where she was chargeable for the corporate’s U.S. consumer and business-to-business marketing and communications strategy and oversaw corporate citizenship and...
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17 Jan

Givenchy Names Big Bang’s Taeyang as Brand Ambassador

Givenchy Names Big Bang’s Taeyang as Brand Ambassador
PARIS — K-pop’s takeover of fashion continues. In the most recent men’s week move, Givenchy has named Taeyang, member of the group Big Bang and a solo artist, as its newest brand ambassador. He becomes the primary South Korean artist named within the role. “Taeyang is an inspiring artist — a music pioneer with an authentic, barrier-breaking way of expressing his own personal style, which inserts perfectly with today’s Givenchy aesthetic,” said creative director Matthew Williams. “I'm grateful to have the opportunity to begin this recent chapter of my life with Givenchy. It holds a special intending to me, as Givenchy is a brand that has inspired me in some ways through the years,” Taeyang added. “Matthew has also been a frontrunner in...
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