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Bruce Pask, formerly men’s fashion director at T: The New York Times Style Magazine, has been named men’s fashion director at Bergdorf Goodman…Vanessa Friedman, formerly fashion editor at Financial Times, has been named fashion director and chief fashion critic at The New York Times…Alexandra Jacobs, formerly styles editor at The New York Times, has been named fashion critic and features writer at the publication…Mark Rozzo, formerly executive editor at Town & Country, has been named deputy editor at Vanity Fair…

Phoebe Arnold, formerly fashion director at Ponystep, has been named senior editor at LOVE…David Perel, formerly president at Next Act Media, has been named editorial director at In Touch and Life & Style…Daniel Wakeford, formerly editor in chief at In Touch and Life & Style, has left the publications…Jack Griffin, formerly CEO at Time Inc., has been named CEO at Tribune Publishing…

Tibi founder Amy Smilovic has found her sweet spot somewhere between the Connecticut ‘burbs, her posse of strong female friends, and a killer Soho-based Ready-to-Wear business.

Lunching With Dries Van Noten [Financial Times]
Who he is quite the powerhouse; producing only four collections a year, holding the title of both CEO and creative director, and not buying into the celebrity dressing game…Futuristic Toothbrush Or Cool New Makeup Brush? [T Magazine]
M.A.C. launched a high-tech looking range of beauty tools that made an appearance backstage at Zac Posen, Cushnie et Ochs, and more…Vegan Fashion Designers Are Celebrated And Rewarded by PETA [Vogue UK]
Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood are among the award recipients this year.

Ralph Lauren Appoints Valérie Hermann As President of Their Luxury Collections [Style]
The exec recently announced her departure from Reed Krakoff, where she was the president and CEO…A London Fashion Week Recap! [Fashionista]
Starting with harrowing flight re-routings and ending with Anna Wintour front row at Simone Rocha…Gap Steps Up To Raise Hourly Wages For U.S. Employees [Business of Fashion]
And they insist it’s not a political statement, but rather a way to invest in their employees.

Burberry: Christopher Bailey delivered a fantastic collection of his take on bohemian chic with The Bloomsbury Group serving as inspiration this season. The Bloomsbury Group were an influential group of writers, artists, and intellectuals in Britain during the first half of the 20th century. What ensued were the brands’ classic trench coats and purses, painted and worn with long painted scarfs belted at the waist. There were big slouchy knits in boho patterns, painted shearling jackets that came cropped or just below-the-knee, and stellar colorfully printed blankets thrown over the shoulders of a cream prairie dress or a pale pink cashmere coat. Cara Delevingne closed the show in a colorful leg-revealing chiffon dress, with a printed blanket thrown over one shoulder that revealed the mod’s initials, “CDJ” monogrammed near the bottom. Sign us up. On the heels of his new CEO appointment, Bailey is proving that he hasn’t lost his creative chops that helped put Burberry back on the map, despite his rise up the corporate ladder.

Horacio Silva, formerly online director at T: The New York Times Magazine, has been named fashion and style director at Departures…Noah Johnson, formerly deputy editor at Complex Media, has been named deputy editor at Style.com…Jessica Teves, formerly managing editor at Refinery29, has been named site director at Style.com…

Keith Pollock, formerly co-editor in chief at DuJour, has been named editor-in-chief at Interview…Cathy Horyn, formerly fashion critic at The New York Times, has left the publication…Holly Shackleton, formerly editor at i-D, has been named editorial director at the publication.

Change is in the air chez Roberto Cavalli! First up, the designer’s son, Daniele Cavalli, who is the creative director for menswear, is stepping down from the post he’s held since 2011. The Italian designer’s exec board will be facing a massive shake-up, with Cavalli himself stepping up for even more responsibility. Also bidding adieu to Cavalli are the label’s CEO, Gianluca Brozzetti and COO, Carlo Di Biagio, an executive duo who arrived at the maison together in 2009.

Jess Cagle, formerly editor at Entertainment Weekly, has been named editor at People and editorial director at Entertainment Weekly…Larry Hackett, formerly editor at People, has left the publication…Mark Golin, formerly group editor of style and entertainment at Time Inc., has left the company…