Matt Cleary leads the enterprise retail sector at TikTok, focusing on ad solutions and partnerships between brands and the platform. The brands range from mass to luxury and include those under the Richemont umbrella which have grown their presence on TikTok in the last year.

The fur-free movement may have started in the ’90s with brands like Calvin Klein, but it is still far from over. As the director of fashion policy at animal rights company The Humane Society of the United States since 2019, P.J. Smith has been at the forefront of its ongoing...

NYC-based Melitta Baumeister, known for its voluminous garments, first gained traction when Rihanna wore a jacket from its first fashion show. This year, the brand’s Parsons-trained namesake designer won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, joining former winners including Phillip Lim and Telfar Clemens. Heading into 2024, she plans to build on...

As the head of consumer shopping across Google, Lilian Rincon has been at the center of the company’s rollout of AI features, which started in 2016 with the Google Home device. That includes its virtual apparel and beauty try-on tools and its product recommendations, all of which are meant to...

The former J.Crew executive creative director, Jenna Lyons, made headlines this year by becoming a cast member of the 14th season of “The Real Housewives of New York City.” In 2020, Lyons said she didn’t ever want to do reality TV, but it was her 3-year-old eyelash business, LoveSeen, that...

Along with growing its commerce business, Pinterest has made progress on goals surrounding search responsibility and inclusivity. The latter has been driven by a computer-vision AI technology spearheaded by chief product officer Sabrina Ellis and her team of engineers and designers.

Since being appointed president of cult shoe brand Ugg in 2022, Anne Spangenberg has been busy. Ugg’s sales in the second quarter of 2023 reached $610.5 million, a 28.1% jump year-over-year and nearly 56% of parent company Deckers’ total earnings. And it’s not just new products making Ugg the shoe...

Janet Wang leads the Tmall Luxury Pavilion, the Chinese shopping giant Alibaba’s luxury shopping platform. Launched six years ago, Tmall Luxury Pavilion has become China’s leading luxury digital platform, selling over 200 luxury brands worldwide. This year, more than 80 million Tmall shoppers have browsed or added luxury goods to...

Patrick McDowell is looking to private members clubs in London as a way for potential customers to get to know his namesake brand and what it offers. McDowell specializes in bespoke outerwear pieces leveraging sustainable materials and production, with prices ranging from $3,000 upward.