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Jeff Rudes leaves J Brand

Jeff Rudes, the founder and chief executive of premium denim brand J Brand, is leaving the company. Japanese parent companyFast Retailing, which acquired a majority stake in the Californian-based label in 2012, confirmed the exit and added that Andrew Rosen, Chief Executive officer of Theory and Helmut Lang would serve as interim CEO until a...

Fashion

J Brand: from jeans to full fashion label

Global industry changing businessman, Jeff Rudes, the founder of noughties denim success story, J Brand, has announced plans to turn the long standing, luxury jean staple label into a fully blown fashion label. The first step: a well executed and received presentation of the AW13 collection during New York fashion week. The pieces fit with the...