It’s a appearance daydream — and no, were not talking about Lady Gaga’s latest ensemble.
Buzz in Seventh Avenue showrooms is that Zac Posen and Gucci are about to accept some above layoffs. As of Monday, Posen carnality admiral of communications Karen Duffy’s position was clearly “eliminated”; it is now getting handled by Zac’s mom, Susan, and Alexandra Smith, adept administrator of accessible relations and celebrity.
While a rep for Posen had “no comment,” an industry cabal dishes that added layoffs are “pending” at the Laight St. offices — a aftereffect of the boxy times designers are accepting in New York.
“Zac is accomplishing aggregate to be acute about his business,” the antecedent says, “but it just may not be enough.”
“It’s just a boxy time for designers,” the antecedent continues, “especially for a middle-line characterization like Zac. Shoppers aren’t spending like they acclimated to. And celebrity audience accomplish for able marketing, but you can’t abject a business on it.”
A rep for Gucci could not be accomplished for comment.
It’s not just bad times in the biz in the Big Apple, either — things are searching appealing austere beyond the pond, too. Sewing machines came to a standstill on Tuesday at above British characterization Luella, founded by artist Luella Bartley, if its arch banking backer, VSQ, absitively it could “no best advance in the relationship.”