The Churn

Alison Loehnis, formerly global sales and marketing director at Thomas Pink, has been named vice president of sales and marketing, a new role, at Net-a-porter.com.

Pamela Baxter has been named president of Christian Dior's U.S. division. She will continue to serve as president of Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton's Perfume and Cosmetics Group.

Bibhu Mohapatra has resigned from his position as veteran design director at J. Mendel.

Mimi Valdés Ryan has been named editorial director at Latina. She had been senior contributing editor there.

Duff McDonald has been named a contributing editor at New York magazine.

Blaise Zerega, formerly managing editor at Portfolio, has been promoted to deputy editor.

Jacob Lewis, formerly managing editor of The New Yorker, is now managing editor at Portfolio.

Richard Spencer has been given additional oversight to edit Life & Style. He is also the editor in chief at In Touch.

Elizabeth Bliss, formerly at Nike Communications, is now public relations manager at Allure.

Katie Garrabrant is leaving the PR department at People magazine. She will now be in the special events department at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Holly Doran is leaving the special events department at Vogue. She will be joining aSmallWorld, where she will be global director of special events.

Wendy Chivian has been named president of Kellwood's Calvin Klein Women's Sportswear Division.

Sogole Honarvar has joined HL Group as senior manager.

Mimi Crume has left HL Group. She is now director of strategic alliances, events and public relations for DPS Sporting Club Development Company, LLC.

Maria Prorok has resigned from her position as vice president of men's public relations at Polo Ralph Lauren.

Michael J. Nicholson has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Ann Taylor Stores Corp.

Carla Colón, formerly at Ruder Finn, has joined Loving + Company as senior account executive.

Vijay Uttam has been named senior account executive at Nike Communications.

Genevieve Ascencio has been named public relations manager at James Jeans.

Jana Rafael is leaving Sergio Rossi, where she was public relations and retail image manager, to focus on her pregnancy.

Kithe Brewster joins Dubai International Fashion Week as creative director.

The Churn - Fashion Fair gets new COO

Anne Sempowski Ward (pictured) was named president and COO of Fashion Fair Cosmetics. She was formerly assistant vice president of African-American marketing for the Coca-Cola Company.

Bridget Ryan Berman, chief executive officer of Giorgio Armani Corporation USA, has resigned.

Aida Khoursheed, vice president of sales and operations for the global wholesale business at Marchesa collection and diffusion line Notte, has resigned from the company.

Dan Barton, formerly vice president of communications for Diesel USA, has been named international VP of marketing and communications at Rock & Republic.

Sarah Cristobal has been named senior web editor at Harper's Bazaar. She had been associate editor of Style.com.

Mimi Crume, formerly managing director at HL Group, has been named director of strategic alliances, events, and public relations at DPS Sporting Club Development Company.

Genevieve Roth, formerly at Details, is now a freelance editor, currently at Glamour.

Melena Ryzik has been named to the culture desk at The New York Times. She will continue to write Urban Eye there.

Jeanine Edwards has been named managing editor at SheFinds.com. She had been editorial assistant at The Knot.

Tracy Saelinger has been named lifestyle editor at Every Day with Rachael Ray. She had been associate editor there.

Teri Tsang has been named food editor at Every Day with Rachael Ray. She had been associate food editor there.

Leah Holzel has been named associate food editor at Every Day with Rachael Ray. She had been assistant editor there.

Heather Schmidt is leaving MAO Public Relations to join the public relations department at Nicole Miller.

Parish PR announces its representation of Ananas Handbags.

Forum: The Lack of the Black Image in Fashion Today

Industry veteran Bethann Hardison (pictured left) will be moderating an open discussion Friday called "The Lack of the Black Image in Fashion Today." The event, which takes place at the Bryant Park Hotel Screening Room, will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hardison will lead a discussion on why black fashion models have become basically invisible on the runway in the last decade. "It's to raise consciousness and to take responsibility," said Hardison, who previously ran a modeling agency. Among those expected to participate in the forum are Tracy Reese, Patrick Robinson, Isabel and Ruben Toledo, Diane von Furstenberg, André Leon Talley, Constance White, Iman, Liya Kebede, Naomi Campbell and Veronica Webb, in addition to photographers and stylists.

Lord & Taylor "Signs" The Tents

As part of it's $10 million ad campaign Lord & Taylor has made its mark on The MB 2007 Fashion Week. As hundreds take in all that is Fashion Week they had no choice but to take notice at what is surely a rebirth of sorts. The L&T ads lined 6th Ave and the reaction from those in the fashion industry was bravo!

One fashion insider did point out that there does need to be more diversity in the new campaign. "It looks great and I'm sure they spent a lot of money and a lot of thought, but it very pasty", said the insider.

There is more expected from the retail giant that was recently acquired by NRDC from Federated (now Macy's Inc). We are waiting to see what Fall has to offer from Lord & Taylor.

The Churn

Ravi Thakran has been named group president for South Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Asia at Louis Vuitton. He will also be director for Groupe Arnault and L Capital in the region. Thakran will also serve as president of Sephora, South and South East Asia.

Jade Khouri has left Harrison & Shriftman and is now PR manager, women's wear, at Ralph Lauren.

Jenna Barnet has been named vice president of communications and public relations for Europe at Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. She had been associate director of worldwide public relations at Gucci.

Nancy Murray, formerly senior vice president at Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., has been named vice president of investor relations and corporate communications at Harry Winston.

Rosie Amodio, formerly vice president, editorial, of The Knot, is now editor of In Style Specials, where she will edit the quarterly In Style Weddings, the bi-annual In Style Home, and the annual In Style Makeovers. She will also help relaunch instyleweddings.com in January.

Samantha Bishopp Mollett, formerly fashion market editor at Glamour, has been named senior fashion market editor.Ariela Suster has been promoted to accessories editor at In Style.

Alysia Poe has been promoted to associate editor at In Style, where she will be working with the beauty team on several key departments, including Secret Service and Black Book.

Dana Avidan rejoins In Style as market editor.Dana was previously a fashion assistant at In Style before her most recent stint as a freelance fashion editor for Self.


Liza Aelion has been named creative director at The Nest and The Knot. She had been art director of the same titles.

JoJo Cohen, formerly fashion assistant at Cosmopolitan, has left the magazine.

Lauren Finney, formerly at Scoop, is now a fashion assistant at Cosmopolitan.

Todd Pruzan has been named assignment editor at Condé Nast Portfolio. He had been senior editor at Details.

Erin O'Mahoney has been promoted to manager of public relations at De Beers.

Stephen L. Ruzow is resigning from his position as president of Kellwood's Calvin Klein women's sportswear unit.

Bradbury Lewis is now the public relations agency handling Steven Alan women's and men's collections, Steven Alan retail, and Steven Alan Showroom.

C&M Media is now representing Anna Sheffield for Bing Bang and 88 Fine Jewelry.

Kwittken & Company is pleased to announce its representation of Paul Stuart's men & women's collections as well as their new Phineas label.

Linda Gaunt Communications announces its representation of Graeme Black.

KCD Paris will represent Balmain, designed by Christophe Decarnin, for press relations worldwide.

Karla Otto will now represent Thakoon LLC, previously represented by C&M Media.

Dell et Ruhs Public Relations has signed Odd Molly, an international fashion designer based out of Sweden.