Burak Cakmak on Fashion, Sustainability and the Classroom.
The Dean of Fashion at Parsons School of Design shares his journey from developing social responsibility efforts to leading a premier fashion education program.
Thought Leadership
WWD | Wooing Shoppers with ‘Anti-Endless’ Aisle at INTERMIX
Jyothi Rao, President of INTERMIX, shares insights on delivering the ultimate edit to customers.
Retail veteran Jyothi Rao shares with Tim Boerkoel how she is leveraging her digital experience, fashion and merchandising expertise, and a modern brand-building approach (including customer engagement) to grow Gap, Inc.’s boutique business’s bricks, clicks, brands and talent.
WWD | At Plus-Size Start-up See Rose Go, Hearing the Customer Is Key
The new retailer is using “smart listening” and smart design to create a fashionable midmarket brand.
See Rose Go founders Erin Cavanaugh and Yi Zhou share their motivations for launching a new plus-size fashion business, and reveal how they combined their earlier backgrounds in merchandising and design at Converse (Nike) with extensive consumer insights to truly deliver for their customer.
WWD | Timbuk2 Embraces Founding Spirit With A Modern Twist
Patti Cazzato, Chief Executive Officer of Timbuk2, shares her approach to growing the brand.
Timbuk2 CEO Patti Cazzato discusses with Tim Boerkoel her professional journey, her belief in a beginner’s mindset, and how she’s building on Timbuk2’s identity as a leader in local urban manufacturing, customization and sustainability.
WWD | Five Below’s Recipe For Disruption: Fast, Fun Product
Michael Romanko explains how the extreme-value, trendright company has grown into a billion-dollar enterprise.
In collaboration with Women’s Wear Daily, Tim Boerkoel interviews Michael Romanko, Executive Vice President of Merchandising at Five Below, about how the extreme-value, trend-right company has grown into a billion-dollar enterprise.
WWD | A Champion of Collaboration
The chief global design officer at Hanesbrands shares key leadership insights.
Hanesbrands’ Chief Global Design Officer, Ned Munroe, shares his take on design, collaboration and brand evolution in a thought leadership Q&A session with Tim Boerkoel (as featured in Women’s Wear Daily).