And so the JC Penney mass exodus continues.
The latest Ron Johnson (the recently ousted former CEO) hire to leave the struggling retailer? Beloved menswear street style dandy, Nickelson Wooster, who was appointed to a creative director position back in April of last year.
Vera Wang’s team responds to the allegations that its Shanghai store is charging women to try on wedding gowns. {Refinery29}
Terry Richardson gets Brad Goreski to take off his shirt (but not his glasses!). {Terry’s Diary}
Spain-based retailer Mango is emulating Zara in its business model. {Business of Fashion}
Giorgio Armani is donating $5 from each bottle sold of his Acqua di Giò and Acqua Di Gioia fragrances this month to help fund UNICEF’s clean water initiative. {Elle}
Fuck yeah, Nick Wooster has a (surprising) new gig!
Fans of the mustachioed and tattooed style icon will recall that he was ousted as the men’s fashion director at Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus about a year ago. While Neiman never issued a statement about why he was let go, it happened right after Wooster gave this quote to GQ about his position there:
“I am just an old f—ing midget queen who, you know, had the good fortune to get this job and it’s like, ‘How did that happen?’”
Two days later he was history.
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Rumors have been flying on Twitter for the past few hours that Nickelson Wooster, the impossibly dapper mustachioed men’s fashion director at Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman has been fired. Sad but true: A spokesperson from Neiman Marcus has just confirmed to Fashionista that Nick Wooster is no longer with the company.
Neiman Marcus will not comment on his departure and it is not their policy to release any official statement about his exit. So until we get a release from wherever he shows up next–we’ll just have to cross our fingers and hope he lands somewhere worthy of his style and talent. If only so that the tumblr devoted to him and his style–fuckeyeahnickwooster–has a reason to go on.
Nickelson Wooster, men’s fashion director at Neiman Marcus, can be seen at most menswear shows you’d like to be at. As the voice behind the men of Neimans and Bergdorf Goodman, he’s earned his spot. However, if you aren’t a show-goer or skulking outside Simon Spurr, you may have seen him on every single menswear blog ever. Mr. Wooster has impeccable style and makes bold decisions when it comes to print, pattern and color and it’s these choices that make him all the more interesting. You have to admire a man who knows how to aggressively mix plaid. Good for him.
