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Elizabeth Melley
Elizabeth Melley is the Chief Merchandising Officer at Gerber Childrenswear LLC, a New York-based apparel executive who has spent three decades designing and building product lines in retail. She started as a designer at Abercrombie & Fitch in 1993 and went on to lead product design and development at Mervyns, Sprockets Kids Clothing, and JCPenney before joining Gerber in 2022. At Gerber she oversees merchandising and product for a portfolio of baby and toddler brands, and has driven launches like the Livaeco-based 'Our Softest Edit' conscious clothing line and the expansion of the modern moments line.
Jack J. Gindi
Jack J. Gindi is EVP and Chief Marketing Officer of Gina Group, the privately held New York fashion, lifestyle and branding company founded in 1985 that designs, licenses, manufactures and distributes products across hosiery, footwear, handbags, small leather goods, fashion accessories, athletic and wellness, gourmet foods and, since 2025, pet. He joined the company while still an undergraduate at Baruch College and has spent more than thirty years there, where he now runs brand and business acquisitions, strategic planning and general marketing. He is the executive whose name appears on Gina's licensing announcements, from K-Swiss legwear and Laundry by Shelli Segal to the launch of the company's pet division, and he works from Gina's showrooms at 10 West 33rd Street in Manhattan. Outside the office he is a father of five, an avid athlete, and an active supporter of public affairs and charitable causes.
Krista Mullen
Krista Fraioli Mullen is Chief Marketing Officer of Eleventy USA, LLC, the New York arm of the Milan-founded 'smart luxury' label Eleventy. She spent more than a decade at Harry Winston, climbing from US marketing coordinator to Director of US Marketing & Public Relations, learning to sell objects whose price is rarely printed. Educated in public relations at Hofstra University, she began her career in business development at Tangram International Exhibitions before moving into jewelry. At Eleventy she works on the American side of a brand that counts the United States as its largest market, roughly 45 percent of a business that reached about 125 million euros in 2025. Her public footprint is deliberately thin: one LinkedIn profile, no personal Instagram, no manifesto. In an industry that mistakes volume for influence, that is its own kind of statement.
Ann Taylor
Ann Taylor is an American specialty retailer of women's clothing, shoes, and accessories, founded in 1954 and known for polished, tailored wardrobing aimed at professional women. Headquartered in New York's Times Square, the brand operates a network of stores and an e-commerce platform, and sits alongside sister label LOFT under KnitWell Group, a portfolio company of private-equity firm Sycamore Partners.
E.S. Sutton
E.S. Sutton is a New York-based global apparel sourcing and manufacturing company founded in 1959. Operating as a private-label specialist for women's and children's clothing, it works behind the scenes for many of retail's leading brands - handling trend forecasting, design, sourcing, quality assurance, and global logistics across manufacturing facilities in more than a dozen countries. Positioned as 'the brand behind your brand,' the firm builds and expands retail private labels by studying each partner's brand DNA.
Frances Valentine
Frances Valentine is a New York-based, vintage-inspired fashion label founded in 2016 by Kate Spade, Andy Spade, Elyce Arons and Paola Venturi - the same circle behind the original Kate Spade brand. It designs joyful, color-forward apparel, handbags, shoes, jewelry and accessories built to transcend trends, sold primarily direct-to-consumer online and through a small network of owned stores. The brand pairs quality craftsmanship with a playful, heritage-minded aesthetic drawn from mid-century style icons, aiming to make everyday dressing fun.
J.McLaughlin
J.McLaughlin is a New York-founded American lifestyle apparel brand that has been making classic, colorful clothing and accessories for women and men since 1977. Started by brothers Kevin and Jay McLaughlin, the company pairs timeless preppy design with signature prints and proprietary performance fabrics like Catalina Cloth, and sells through a network of roughly 170-200 neighborhood boutiques across the United States plus a growing direct-to-consumer e-commerce business. Backed by private equity firm Brentwood Associates since 2015, J.McLaughlin is known for stores designed to reflect their local coastal or historic settings and a deep commitment to community events and charitable partnerships.
Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta is a New York luxury fashion house founded in 1965 by the Dominican-American couturier of the same name. Known for feminine, occasion-driven evening wear and bridal gowns rooted in European couture craftsmanship, the brand designs ready-to-wear, accessories, handbags, jewelry, fragrances and home goods. It has dressed first ladies, celebrities and society clients for six decades and today operates as a private, family-run business led by CEO Alex Bolen, selling through boutiques, department stores and its own e-commerce.
Tory Burch
Tory Burch is a New York-based luxury lifestyle brand founded in 2004 by designer Tory Burch. Blending preppy American sportswear with bohemian and eclectic details, it sells ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, accessories, jewelry, fragrance, beauty, home decor and the Tory Sport activewear line through roughly 400 stores worldwide, wholesale partners and multi-language e-commerce. The privately held, family-run company generated an estimated $1.8 billion in retail sales in 2024. From the start the brand was built to fund a mission: the Tory Burch Foundation, launched in 2009, advances women's entrepreneurship through access to capital, education and a fellowship program.
Shaye Vercollone
Shaye Vercollone is a New York-based brand marketing leader who became Chief Marketing Officer of TWP, the womenswear label founded by Trish Wescoat Pound. She built a career at the sharp end of luxury fashion marketing, holding senior brand, communications, and social strategy roles at Helmut Lang and Theory before a run as an independent brand marketing consultant. Her work sits at the intersection of storytelling, social, and the quiet, menswear-inspired tailoring that defines TWP.
Marco Cattoretti
Marco Cattoretti is the Vice President of Global Sales at Naeem Khan, the New York luxury fashion house known for red-carpet gowns, embellished eveningwear and bridal couture. An Italian-trained lawyer turned fashion sales leader, he has spent his career building the commercial side of luxury brands, having previously served as President of Tuleh, Global VP of Sales at J Mendel and VP of Sales and Marketing at Romona Keveza. At Naeem Khan he helped launch, merchandise and distribute the bridal collection and is a regular presence at the brand's runway shows and trunk shows.
Another Tomorrow
Another Tomorrow is a New York-based luxury fashion company building timeless womenswear with a sustainability-first model. Founded by former Morgan Stanley managing director Vanessa Barboni Hallik, it pairs farm-level material traceability with a digital ID on every garment, enabling provenance tracking, anti-counterfeiting, and authenticated resale. It was the first luxury fashion brand to earn B Corp certification and frames its work around human, animal, and environmental welfare.