New president at Claiborne's Juicy Couture
Liz Claiborne brand Juicy Couture today has named Edgar Huber president. Mr Huber will work in partnership with the company's co-founders and creative directors, Gela Nash-Taylor and Pamela Skaist-Levy, helping to guide the overall management of the lifestyle brand.
Mr Huber joins Juicy Couture from L'Oreal SA where, as managing director of Major Markets he oversaw a portfolio of brands including Ralph Lauren Fragrances, Giorgio Armani Beauty, Diesel Fragrances, Lancome, Shu Uemura, and Kiehl's Since 1851. He was directly responsible for leading the luxury products group in more than 30 of L'Oreal's most important markets including the UK, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Eastern Europe.
Founded in 1996, Juicy Couture was originally known for the tracksuit, but has expanded into women's and girls' ready-to-wear apparel, shoes, swimwear, and accessories. Juicy Couture for Men (soon to be Dirty English), launched in 2003 and includes denim, ready-to-wear and accessories, while its luxury collection, Couture Couture, launched in 2007 and is manufactured with premier Italian fabrics designed exclusively for the brand.
The brand currently has 36 retail locations across the US and is set to expand to 60 stand-alone retail stores in the US by the end of 2008. Internationally, its products are sold in Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates. It will expand in Asia with 18-21 stores by the end of 2008, totalling 83 retail locations worldwide.
