Articles by Renan Botelho de Carvalho
Australian Fashion Council names 12 designers for its first Paris trade showroom
The Australian Fashion Council has selected 12 labels for Australian Fashion Rooms, a trade showroom it will stage in Paris during the womenswear season, marking the biggest international initiative the peak body has attempted. The cohort is Amy Lawrance, Buai, Caroline Reznik, ESSE, Haluminous, Ilio Nema, Maara Collective, Madre Natura, Miimi &...
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NRF appoints former federal prosecutor Marissa Bostick as general counsel
The National Retail Federation has hired attorney Marissa Bostick as senior vice president and general counsel, bringing in a former federal prosecutor with a background in brand protection and counterfeit enforcement to run the trade association's legal operation. Bostick will advise NRF president and chief executive Matthew Shay and the board...
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Mars The Label eyes global expansion: 'Grow while staying connected to the girls'
Manchester-based label Mars The Label has opened a US warehouse, adding next-day shipping for American customers as it launches its new collection, Beyond Human. The fulfilment centre marked the brand's first infrastructure investment outside the UK, foreshadowing the brand's plan for global expansion. Founder Arianna Ajtar said the decision...
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Burton picks Denny Bruce as CEO ahead of its 50th anniversary
Burton Snowboards has appointed Denny Bruce as chief executive, ending a search that began when John Lacy left the Vermont company in the spring after nearly 29 years. Bruce starts on September 21 and succeeds Donna Carpenter, the company's owner, who has held the post on an interim basis since June. Carpenter remains chairman of the board. The...
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H&M appoints Aneta Pokucinska as managing director of North America and US general manager
H&M has appointed Aneta Pokucinska managing director of North America and general manager for the United States, combining regional oversight with direct control of the group's largest market outside Europe. Pokucinska has held the North America managing director role since July 2026. The addition of the US general manager title gives her...
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G.H.Bass on 150 years, and the commercial case for authenticity in a crowded loafer market
G.H.Bass is celebrating two anniversaries at once in 2026: It’s been 150 years since George Henry Bass entered the shoe-making business in Wilton, Maine, in 1876, and 90 years of the Weejuns penny loafer, introduced in 1936. The brand is commemorating both with a limited-edition capsule collection, released in select quantities and carrying a...
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How Off Season's Vicky Picca built a 21-team NFL business in under two years
When the American sports-fashion brand Off Season launched in January 2025, it had five NFL teams, one product category and a founder the internet already knew. Kristin Juszczyk, the self-taught designer whose custom Chiefs jacket for Taylor Swift went viral in 2023, supplied the creative story supported up by Emma Grede, co-founder and CEO of...
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Emmanuelle Perrin introduces herself to Perrin Paris customers with debut bag Le Pilote
Emmanuelle Perrin, the fifth-generation creative director of Perrin Paris, debuted her first collection for the house this September, led by a new bag style called Le Pilote. The bag re-conceptualizes the bucket silhouette around an ergonomic handle that references the house's origins in glove making. It’s described as “a bold deviation from the...
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Skims hires Tapestry veteran Natalie Buchberger to head international franchise
Skims has hired Natalie Buchberger, former senior manager at Tapestry, as its new director of franchise for international markets. Buchberger will lead Skims’ franchise business across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. “After 8 incredible years at Tapestry, it’s time to close a very special chapter and start an exciting new one,...
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Watters turns 40: How a family business in Dallas scaled to 36 markets
In 1986, Vatana Watters started designing wedding dresses for her family and friends in Dallas, with no big plans for the future. “I wanted them to feel beautiful in the dress, not simply dressed like a bridesmaid, and ideally to want to wear it again. It was very personal and very small in the beginning,” she told FashionUnited. On Wednesday,...
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