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Coleman Smith has years of experience as a senior media industry executive at companies including The Walt Disney Company and Comcast NBCUniversal. She also serves on Pinterest’s board of directors. Her election adds to the diversity on Gap’s 13-person board and brings its gender balance to nearly 50 percent.
Joan Kennedy is Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers beauty and marketing.
The activewear giant seems intent on turning its nearly 40-year-old niche outdoor fashion brand into a mainstream success. The plan hinges on convincing backpackers and athletes its rugged technical gear can perform just as well as The North Face or Arc’teryx.
It’s not an existential crisis — yet — but Rick Owens and Daniel Roseberry confront some headscratchers in their latest collections.
Stick with the program or switch it up? Angelo Flaccavento reports on Chloé, Rabanne, Schiaparelli, Rick Owens and Uma Wang.
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.