The Australian Financial Review Magazine has secured another string of high-profile speakers for the luxury Bespoke fashion event in May.
The event, which will be held in Sydney on May 16, will now host United Nations’ ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative head Simone Cipriani and Saturdays Surf NYC founders Colin Tunstall, Morgan Collett and Josh Rosen as part of its international speaker line-up.
As recently reported on ragtrader.com.au, Bespoke will also see fellow speakers Sass & Bide chief executive David Briskin, Oroton creative director Ana Maria Escobar, Karen Walker and Nicky Zimmermann take to the stage to discuss key industry topics.
The power lineup will also include Crown chairman James Packer; J Brand CEO Jeff Rudes; Cire Trudon pioneer Ramdane Touhami; Arty Fragrance founder Elisabeth de Feydeau and fashion blogger Adam Bryce.
In particular, Cipriani will share the stage with Sass & Bide CEO David Briskin and designers Sarah-Jane Clarke and Heidi Middleton, to discuss an ongoing collaboration with the brand and share details on the United Nations’ ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative.
Saturdays Surf NYC founders, Tunstall, Collett and Rosen will also visit Australia for the first time to present at Bespoke and give insight into how they have built their New York-based brand into a successful empire since its inception in in 2009.
The Australian Financial Review Magazine's international fashion editor and Bespoke curator Marion Hume said the new speakers on board reflect the diversity of the event.
“The contrast between Simone Cipriani and Saturdays Surf NYC shows just how diverse the notion of luxury has become,” she said.
The additions, now bring the tally of speakers for Bespoke to a total of 16, including:
• Elisabeth de Feydeau, Arty Fragrance, founder
• Imran Amed, The Business of Fashion, founder and editor
• Ramdane Touhami of Cire Trudon
• James Packer, Crown Resorts, chairman
• Simone Cipriani, ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative, founder and chief technical advisor
• Jeff Rudes, J Brand, CEO and founder
• Karen Walker, Karen Walker , founder and designer
• Nicky Zimmermann, Zimmermann, co-founder and designer
• Jeremy Langmead, MrPorter.com, editor-in-chief
• Ana Maria Escobar, Oroton, creative director
• David Briskin, Sass & Bide, CEO
• Heidi Middleton, Sass & Bide, co-founder and designer
• Sarah-Jane Clarke, Sass & Bide, co-founder and designer
• Colin Tunstall, Saturdays Surf NYC, co-founder and designer
• Josh Rosen, Saturdays Surf NYC, co-founder and designer
• Morgan Collett, Saturdays Surf NYC, co-founder and designer