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Calvin Klein Inc. and Raf Simons said Friday night that Simons is leaving his post as chief creative officer.
Both parties have amicably decided to part ways after Klein decided on a new brand direction which differs from Simons’ creative vision.
Calvin Klein will not show during New York Fashion Week in February.
The news confirms WWD reports of growing tension between Calvin Klein executives and Simons.
According to sources, the company decided in September to reduce some of Simons’ responsibilities and wanted him to agree to a new contract with fewer responsibilities. Sources said Klein decided certain areas of the business such as store design, visual merchandising, e-commerce, public relations and communications, and corporate social responsibility would report to Marie Gulin-Merle, chief marketing officer, rather than Simons, who had been given total responsibility for all creative areas when he joined in August 2016.
In late November, Emanuel Chirico, chairman and chief executive officer of PVH Corp., parent company of Calvin Klein, said in rather blunt terms on the company’s earnings call that the reimagined Calvin Klein – under Simons’ direction – is not working. He said the collection, renamed 205W39NYC, needed to become more commercial and that investments in the collection and advertising would be
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Luxury has no bounds.
Walking the dog isn’t the most glamorous of activities, but you and your canine companion can venture out in style with a new collection of luxury leashes, collars, harnesses and “Toto” bags, called Boo Oh.
The lifestyle pet brand offers a classic handcrafted “Lumi” leash, priced $175, in Italian Buttero vegetable-dyed leather and lightweight aluminum treated with an anodization process that creates a satin luster. There’s also the handmade “Ray” harness constructed in a single piece of padded interwoven synthetic silk fiber rope and a series of Buttero leather features designed to attach and detach the harness in a fluid movement. It’s priced $129.
Items in the collection are included in Saks Fifth Avenue’s holiday windows, and can be bought at 10 Corso Como in Manhattan’s South Street Seaport and online.
Luxury dog accessories by Boo Oh are displayed in Saks’ holiday windows.
The pet collection is the brainchild of artist and industrial designer Jay Sae Jung Oh who in 2013 brought a French bulldog named Boo into her life. The first-time dog owner couldn’t find doggie accessories that suited her or Boo, so she decided to design her own. They’re what she believes the pet market lacks — chic products
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DEEPER WATERS: Nicole Richie’s House of Harlow label continues to broaden its assortment, now looking to swim for its next move.
The business, in conjunction with retailer Revolve, has launched a collection of swimwear and ready-to-wear under the House of Harlow 1960 x Revolve label. It’s the first drop, totaling some 16 pieces, of several planned for rollout across January, February, April and May.
“Swim is a strong category for Revolve definitely with the top three peak months, so it just made sense for the progression of the brand,” Richie said. “We, last resort, came out with great footwear styles so this is more about completing that story.”
The range is priced from $68 to $198 and is being sold exclusively through Revolve.
The assortment is in keeping with the design aesthetic Richie’s built House of Harlow on, with neutral colors in addition to knot detailing, stripes and crochet.
“It’s still very House of Harlow, really beautiful cover-ups to go with the swimwear so that it can transition into ready-to-wear,” Richie said.
Teaming with Revolve has helped on the back end in terms of designing House of Harlow for the market, Richie said. She cited the multibrand e-commerce company’s access to consumer data as an example
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