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  • Victoria Beckham CEO steps down suddenly

    Victoria Beckham CEO steps down suddenly

    Victoria Beckham CEO Paolo Riva has resigned from the company, citing personal reasons.

    Victoria Beckham, the fashion label bearing the name of its founder, the one-time Spice Girl and model, has two stores – in Hong Kong and London.

    Riva took up his role only last September. He will be replaced with immediate effect by chairman Ralph Toledano, who joined the business in March last year.

    “I am proud of what I have accomplished with the team and wish the company great success for the future,” said Riva.

    “It has been a real pleasure working with Paolo, and on behalf of the board, I would like to thank him for his contribution,” Toledano said, announcing the change. “I look forward to continuing to drive and implement the strategy for the brand with Victoria and the team.”

    Product director Marie Leblanc de Reynies has been appointed to the new role of MD of brand and product and Pablo Sande, who has previously held roles with Salvatore Ferragamo and Burberry, as CFO and legal officer.

    While Victoria Beckham has earned critical acclaim it is understood the brand has yet to make a profit with Beckham and her husband David, the high-profile businessman and former footballer, continuing to fund the label.

  • H&M extends Beckham deal

    H&M extends Beckham deal

    H&M has extended its global branding collaboration with football star David Beckham, with a whole new menswear collection for Spring 2015.

    Beckham will choose his favourite menswear pieces from the Modern Essentials collection at H&M, to create ‘Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham’. This new collaboration is a natural evolution of David’s relationship with H&M, following the unprecedented success of David Beckham Bodywear, and will allow men around the world to share in David’s globally recognised sense of style.

    Beckham is especially popular in Asia where following football is a regional pastime and his Bodywear ranges sold out in many of H&M Asian markets.

    Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham will be celebrated with a campaign shot by the famous film director Marc Forster.

    Beckham has also created a new bodywear spring collection for H&M. Both collections will be launched in stores and online worldwide on March 5.

    “I am thrilled to continue and extend my collaboration with H&M by selecting my favourite pieces from this spring’s Modern Essentials collection. Each piece is a new wardrobe classic that will update every man’s spring wardrobe with great style. Marc Forster is one of my favourite directors – I can’t wait to reveal the new campaign with H&M,” said Beckham.

    “Most of us are familiar with David’s innate sense of style and design, however it was his acute eye for cinematic storytelling that struck me during the filming of this campaign. He doesn’t make H&M clothing look good, he makes it look great,” said Forster known for directing the films Monster’s Ball, Stranger than Fiction, The Kite Runner, Quantum of Solace, and World War Z.

    Modern Essentials selected by David Beckham focuses on the important key pieces of the season, each updating a men’s classic in fresh fabrics, colours and fits for spring 2015. Key pieces include a linen bomber jacket; a white chalk-washed denim jacket; a car coat; a sharp linen blazer; a city-slick polo shirt and the perfect poplin white shirt.

    Meanwhile, Beckham’s new Bodywear collection includes loungewear pieces; Henleys, raglan-sleeved shirts, crewnecks and a jersey vest. The collection is centred around navy blue, grey melange and broken white, with accents of orange red. Stripes appear as either trims or across whole garments to add a new classic twist.

    The collection is supported by a brand new print campaign, featuring the star wearing selected looks from the David Beckham Bodywear collection, exclusively available at H&M.