FASHION INDUSTRY NEWS – THURSDAY

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ALBER ELBAZ TO LEAVE LANVIN AFTER 14 YEARS AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR – theguardian
“Alber Elbaz, the charismatic creative director of Lanvin, is to leave the Parisian fashion house after 14 years at the helm.”

TORY BURCH WANTS TO KEEP HER COMPANY PRIVATE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE – Yahoo!
“Tory Burch is staying private. “I think being a private company is a luxury, and that is something I have always thought,” Burch said.”

FOOTWEAR BRAND DOUBLES ITS ODDS IN ONE OF WORLD’S BUSIEST LOCATIONS – RetailingToday
“For most retailers, one store in Manhattan’s Times Square is good enough. But not for Skechers. Skechers USA has opened its second location in Times Square. The new outlet is located in the heart of the busy area, on what’s known as the Bow Tie.”

GET SHIRTY: THE SELF-UNBUTTONING SHIRT – theguardian
““We have reached the end of painstakingly slow unbuttoning,” declares the 60-second Kickstarter trailer for Mighty Styley, a shirt with a patented button design which you can undo in half a second.”

MADEWELL DEBUTS FIRST COLLECTION UNDER NEW LEAD DESIGNER – Pret-a-Reporter
“Madewell debuted its spring 2016 collection — its first under new head of design Joyce Lee — and the bohemian-inspired, light-hearted designs have so far been well-received..”