Sunday, November 11, 2007

Jeff Tweedy heading back to Sean John

It was first mentioned to a very good source at the 37th BRAG Annual Gala and now we know it to be true.
Jeff Tweedy will be heading
back to Sean John. Jeff, who
played an instrumental part in
bringing Sean John to BRAG
and BRAG/CDC left Sean John
for GIII 2 years ago. Good Luck at Sean John Jeff...sources tell us that you were greatly missed.

Sunday, November 4, 2007

THE CHURN

It was another week of moves and shakes. Even as the holiday season approaches people are hoping to find success under the tree...at another house.

Janice Sullivan, formerly president of Narciso Rodriguez, has been named president of Warnaco Group Inc.'s Calvin Klein Jeans division.

Andrea Robinson, president of the Tom Ford Beauty and Prescriptives brands, has resigned from the Estée Lauder Cosmetics.

Joe Spellman, a strategic marketing consultant for the Estée Lauder Cos., has been named interim general manager for Tom Ford Beauty.

Caroline Geerlings, formerly senior vice president of global marketing for M.A.C Cosmetics, has been named senior VP and general manager for Prescriptives Worldwide.

Jin Chung has been named vice president and creative director of Prescriptives.

Jim Shay has been named men's director of sales for Valentino North America. Mr. Shay joins Valentino from Ermenegildo Zegna Sportswear/ Zegna Sport, where he was in charge of men's sales.

Charles Jayson has left his position as chief executive officer of Andrew Marc.

Terry Lay has been named new CEO of Haggar, where he succeeds Jim Lewis.

Rina Stone, formerly at People magazine, has been named creative director at In Style.

David Miller has been named associate publisher at The New Yorker. He had been associate publisher at Men's Vogue.

Lisa Wells, formerly public relations director at Tumi, is now public relations director at Hickey Freeman.

Grace Cha has resigned from her position as senior PR director at Alberta Ferretti. She will be joining HL Group as a managing director.

Silvia Negri Firman, formerly vice president of public relations for Calvin Klein in Europe, has been named chief executive officer at Karla Otto Srl.

Jill Cooper, formerly at Escada, has joined the PR department of Joe's Jeans and Dream Society, where she will handle sample requests and editorial-related information.

Saks Up For Sale; Wait and See


Iceland's Baugur Group Weighs Making Joint Bid for Saks Inc.
Icelandic investment firm Baugur Group hf said in a regulatory filing that it would like to explore the possibility of acquiring luxury retailer Saks Inc.
Baugur Group, which holds an 8.5% stake in Saks, said it might make a proposal for the acquisition of Saks with Dubai-based Landmark Group.

It seems that Saks has been always on the market and we'll have to wait and see on this one. The BRAG insider has learned that there is no deal on the table and nothing has been mentioned internally...we'll be watching this one closely