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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedPAYLESS TAPS MICHAEL KORS DESIGNER BERNARD FIGUEROA.(Brief article)
Footwear News, March, 2007 by Newman, Eric
Byline: Eric Newman
NEW YORK - Payless ShoeSource went straight to the luxe footwear world for its latest design hire.
The value-priced retailer will announce today that it has tapped Bernard Figueroa, former VP of design for Michael Kors footwear at licensee Schwartz & Benjamin, to be its new director of design for women's footwear.
"We were looking for someone who understood design," said President and CEO Matt Rubel, adding that the move was part of Payless' larger strategy to beef up the fashion quotient across its offering and expand its presence in the Big Apple.
Figueroa will join Robert Mingione, VP of product design, and other Payless personnel in the company's New York design center, which is expected to open later...
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