H&M Names New Head of Design and More Industry Moves

As Hennes & Mauritz heads to the Finnish line with its Marimekko collaboration, the Swedish apparel giant has replaced longtime design director Margareta van den Bosch with Ann-Sofie Johansson, who has designed for H&M since 1990. According to WWD, 65-year-old van den Bosch will ease into semiretirement, staying on as a consultant to H&M and overseeing the company’s projects with outside designers.

As for other recent design-related moves and shakeups, here’s are roundup:

City: Eddie Brannan is the magazine’s new creative director. Brannan, formerly creative director of BlackBook, takes over from Fabrice Frere, who has been named CITY‘s editor-at-large.

Liz Claiborne: John Bartlett has been hired to design the Claiborne men’s sportswear line, meaning that a hypothetical company Christmas party could include Bartlett, Isaac Mizrahi, and Tim Gunn.

Thomas Taber & Drazen: Rick Rosenberg has joined the Denver-based ad agency as executive creative director. Rosenberg was formerly creative director at Campbell-Ewald.

Tse: Design director Tess Giberson is leaving the knitwear company to focus on relaunching her own collection.

Ames Scullin O’Haire: Mike Bourne has joined the Atlanta-based ad firm as creative director. A former vice president and creative director at Draft FCB, Bourne replaces Brian English.

Vionnet: After high hopes for a re-reinvention of the history-laden fashion house in the wake of last year’s departure of designer Sophia Kokosalaki, Marc Audibet has left after about eight months as head designer there.

Moncler Gamme Rouge: Giambattista Valli is taking over from Alessandra Facchinetti as the creative director of the line.

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