Robert Talbott continues to construct its staff, snagging menswear veteran James Watson of Jack Victor to be its senior vp of name improvement.
Watson had been the artistic director of Jack Victor since April 2021. Below his route, the Canadian tailor-made clothes firm made profitable inroads into the luxurious sportswear enterprise.
Earlier than Jack Victor, Watson was the worldwide gross sales director of Eleventy and he additionally served as merchandise supervisor of males’s for Michael Kors and held a world enterprise improvement function for Slowear.
Robert Talbott is a division of the Newtimes Group, a 60-plus-year-old privately owned supply-chain administration agency primarily based in Hong Kong. Newtimes quietly bought the trademarokay, area title and sure stock for Robert Talbott from Hilco Streambank in April 2021 following an public sale, and relaunched the model in 2023.
Shortly after the relaunch, Robert Talbott introduced Sebastian Dollinger, previously of Eton, on board as artistic director.
Robert Talbott was based by Robert and Audrey Talbott who left the East Coast with their son Robb in 1950 and moved to Carmel, Calif., the place they began a enterprise primarily based on Audrey Talbott’s ability creating handcrafted silk neckwear. The corporate expanded into furnishings, males’s made-to-measure tailor-made clothes, knitwear, sportswear, leathers and womenswear.
Robert Talbott died in 1986 and Audrey ran the enterprise till her loss of life in 2004, when it was handed to Robb. Nonetheless, Robb Talbott was a winemaker fairly than an attire operator, and he turned to others to run the model.
The model went via a collection of veteran CEOs and a retail growth earlier than it was pressured to cut back workers and shut its headquarters and manufacturing facility in Monterey, Calif. Ultimately, Robb Talbott offered the enterprise to Related Manufacturers Holdings, which tried to relaunch it in 2019, however these plans have been deserted through the pandemic and Hilco was retained to promote the model’s mental property.
Robert Talbott has an extended historical past in shirtmaking.
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Newtimes, nonetheless, seems to be devoted to reviving the model and it has now developed a inventory replenishment service to assist its retail clients restock rapidly.
“I’m happy to be becoming a member of Newtimes and to be a part of the staff engaged on the relaunch of Robert Talbott, among the finest U.S.-born heritage manufacturers,” Watson mentioned. “Being a part of the Newtimes community offers us a definite aggressive benefit, permitting us to craft distinctive merchandise utilizing one of the best supplies and the experience of our expert artisans throughout Europe. This connection ensures that we’ll uphold the model’s legacy whereas delivering unparalleled craftsmanship, innovation and repair to in the present day’s discerning clients.”
Jack Victor didn’t instantly reply to inquiries about whether or not it deliberate to switch Watson.
“James Watson’s appointment marks a major milestone in our imaginative and prescient for Robert Talbott’s future,” mentioned Alex Angelchik, group managing director of Newtimes Group. “His distinctive expertise in gross sales and luxurious model improvement rounds out our govt staff and completely positions us to raise the Robert Talbott legacy whereas assembly the delicate wants of in the present day’s buyer.”
Newtimes has created a Newtimes Manufacturers division to deal with its attire manufacturers that embody Ashworth Golf, Bike Athletic, Coldwater Creek and Tender Environment along with Robert Talbott.