THEY WANT TO WORK

Edward Nardoza
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Pete Born
EXECUTIVE EDITOR, BEAUTY
Bridget Foley
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
James Fallon
EDITOR
Miles Socha
EXECUTIVE EDITOR, EUROPE
Robb Rice
GROUP DESIGN DIRECTOR
Nick Mrozowski
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
John B. Fairchild
1927 — 2015
May 22 – 25, 2016 I Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas Convention Center & Westgate Hotel
We know you attend RECon to network with over 36,000 attendees,
participate in education sessions to enhance your professional
development, and meet with over 1,000 exhibitors to make deals.
We also know you’re wondering who this year’s keynote speakers are.
SUNDAY
OPENING SESSION KEYNOTE
MONDAY
Earvin
“Magic”
Johnson
Magic
Johnson
Enterprises
Gary
Friedman
Restoration
Hardware
Parag
Khanna
Factotum,
Hybrid Reality
TUESDAY
Bobbi
Brown
Bobbi Brown
Cosmetics
Tony
Hsieh
Zappos
Visit www.icscrecon.org for more information and to register.
#RECon16
MANAGING EDITOR Peter Sadera
MANAGING EDITOR, Dianne M. Pogoda
FASHION/SPECIAL REPORTS
MANAGING EDITOR, OPERATIONS Diana Benbasset
DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR Evan Clark
NEWS DIRECTOR Lisa Lockwood
DEPUTY EDITOR, DATA AND ANALYSIS Arthur Zaczkiewicz
SITTINGS DIRECTOR Alex Badia
SENIOR EDITOR, RETAIL David Moin
SENIOR EDITOR, SPECIAL PROJECTS, Arthur Friedman
TEXTILES & TRADE
SENIOR EDITOR, FINANCIAL Vicki M. Young
BUREAU CHIEF, LONDON Samantha Conti
BUREAU CHIEF, MILAN Luisa Zargani
BUREAU CHIEF, LOS ANGELES Marcy Medina
ASIAN EDITOR Amanda Kaiser
BUREAU CHIEF, WASHINGTON Kristi Ellis
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Jenny B. Fine
DEPUTY EDITOR, FASHION Troy Segal
SENIOR EDITOR, SPECIALTY RETAIL Sharon Edelson
SENIOR PRESTIGE MARKET Julie Naughton
BEAUTY EDITOR
SENIOR FASHION FEATURES EDITOR Jessica Iredale
ACCESSORIES MARKET DIRECTOR Roxanne Robinson
FASHION MARKET DIRECTOR Mayte Allende
EYE EDITOR Taylor Harris
MEN’S
SENIOR EDITOR Jean E. Palmieri
FASHION DIRECTOR Alex Badia
MEN’S MARKET EDITOR Luis Campuzano
MEN’S REPORTER Aria Hughes
MEN’S FASHION ASSISTANT Kayana Cordwell
MARKET EDITORS
FINANCIAL NEWS AND ANALYSIS Debra Borchardt
ACCESSORIES Misty White Sidell
BEAUTY, FINANCE Allison Collins
BEAUTY, MASS MARKET Ellen Thomas
BEAUTY, WEST COAST Rachel Brown
DIGITAL Rachel Strugatz
READY-TO-WEAR & SPORTSWEAR NEWS Rosemary Feitelberg
MEDIA Alexandra Steigrad
READY-TO-WEAR AND Kristi Garced
SPORTSWEAR FASHION
EYE Leigh Nordstrom
CORRESPONDENTS
LONDON, GENERAL Lorelei Marfil
ASSIGNMENT EDITOR
ACCESSORIES AND GENERAL Natalie Theodosi
ASSIGNMENT EDITOR
LOS ANGELES Khanh T.L. Tran, Kari Hamanaka
MILAN, FASHION AND NEWS Alessandra Turra
NEW YORK, EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS William Cotto,
Tara Bonet-Black,
Kelsi Zimmerman
NEW YORK, FASHION ASSISTANTS Andrew Shang, Kayana Cordwell
PARIS, EUROPEAN BEAUTY EDITOR Jennifer Weil
PARIS, SENIOR FASHION EDITOR Laurent Folcher
PARIS, SENIOR BUSINESS NEWS EDITOR Joelle Diderich
PARIS, GENERAL ASSIGNMENT Paulina Szmydke
REPORTER, NEWS
PARIS, EDITORIAL AND WEB
COORDINATOR Anne-Aymone Gheerbrant
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT EDITOR, EUROPE Laure Guilbault
SAN FRANCISCO, TECHNOLOGY Maghan McDowell
DESIGN DEPARTMENT
ART DIRECTOR Mallory Roynon
DESIGNER Jewelyn Butron
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOTO DIRECTOR Ash Barhamand
SENIOR PHOTO EDITOR Jenna Greene
BOOKINGS AND PRODUCTION EDITOR Oona Wally
PHOTO EDITOR Katrina Brown
ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR Jillian Sollazzo
PHOTO STUDIO
PHOTO STUDIO COORDINATOR Emily Taylor
PHOTOGRAPHERS Justice Apple, George Chinsee,
Thomas Iannaccone
COPYDESK
COPY CHIEF Maureen Morrison-Shulas
COPY EDITORS Danielle Gilliard, David Podgurski,
Maxine Wally
PREPRESS PRODUCTION
DIGITAL IMAGING Alex Sharfman
PREPRESS ASSEMBLY David Lee Chin
WWD.COM
DIGITAL DIRECTOR Danica Lo
ASSISTANT ONLINE EDITOR Kristen Tauer
DIGITAL DAILY DESIGNER Ryan Richmond
WEB PRODUCER Robert Tutton
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER Leah Kircher
INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL EDITOR Fabiana Repaci
PUBLIC RELATIONS
P.R. COORDINATOR Christina Mastroianni
Photograph by DAVID URBANKE
Fear of God’s cotton
jacket and shirt, Palm
Angels’ cotton T-shirt and
Faith Connexion’s cotton
denim jeans. Chrome
Hearts necklace.
The Feature
The New Class
53 Meet the latest crop of men’s brands
advancing the streetwear aesthetic.
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