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Robert Liptak has departed his creative director role at Los Angeles brand RTA, WWD has learned. The previous senior designer for ladies’s ready-to-wear at Tom Ford joined the brand in June 2022, with the goal of elevating it in fashion direction and workmanship. “RTA was very dark and Gothic. I’m bringing more sexiness, playfulness and mystery,” said Liptak, who also held positions at Saint Laurent, Anthony Vaccarello and Rick Owens. Established in L.A. in 2013, RTA, which stands for Road to Awe, previously had a rock-‘n’-roll streetwear vibe, with a lot of leather, logos and crosses but not much character. After launching its first womenswear line exclusively with Bergdorf Goodman, RTA expanded into menswear in 2017 and was named a finalist of the...