MOVERS + MAKERS
Industry leaders surveyed the current — and future — landscape at the WWD Apparel & Retail CEO Summit at the Intercontinental Barclay hotel in New York, touching upon key themes of sustainability, personalization, transformation, disruption — and, above all, encouraging companies to “know their purpose.”
“I think inclusivity means complexity and tolerance, what life is today.”
PIERPAOLO PICCIOLI, VALENTINO
“You have to put the customer first. You don’t win in retail unless you care about the customer.”
HELENA FOULKES, HUDSON’S BAY CO. “
“The beautiful thing of jewelry is that it will be there forever from one generation to another.”
ALESSANDRO BOGLIOLO, TIFFANY & CO.
“China is a massive market for us and we see more tremendous growth coming.”
JOSH MCPHETERS, STADIUM GOODS
“You shouldn’t sacrifice any style for sustainability.”
STELLA MCCARTNEY
“Life is not about managing your time, it’s about managing your energy.”
PATRICE LOUVET, RALPH LAUREN CORP.
“In five years I think that we won’t recognize fashion as the way we used to.”
KERBY JEAN-RAYMOND, PYER MOSS
“We want to be the place that has the coolest stuff.”
JAMIE NORDSTROM, NORDSTROM INC.
“If you’re not moving, then the customer is leaving you behind.”
ART PECK, GAP INC.
“We wanted to invest in real emotion.”
SILVIO CAMPARA, GOLDEN GOOSE SPA
Our brands and our people are our two most important assets.”
EMANUEL CHIRICO, PVH CORP.
“Humility, from my perspective, is key to disruption.”
MIKE SMITH, STICH FIX INC.
“The whole industry is a big hobby.”
GURAM GVASALIA, VETEMENTS
“The essence of what we try to do with our guests is to be in a relationship with them.”
CALVIN MCDONALD, LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC.
"Streetwear is so boring, it’s a stupid word."
KIM JONES, DIOR
The industry’s premier get- together of top business leaders and creatives took place over two days last week at the Intercontinental New York Barclay hotel in Manhattan, to discuss topics ranging from social storytelling to taking on big tech.