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Gap names Patrick Robinson EVP of Design
Patrick Robinson has been at Giorgio Armani, Anne Klein, Perry Ellis, and Paco Rabanne. Now, the 40-year-old will try his hand at the Gap.
Gap Inc. today named Robinson executive vice president of design for Gap Adult and gapbody. Robinson will oversee all elements of design for the $6 billion retail brand's women's and men's apparel, accessories, and intimates lines in North America. He will report to Marka Hansen, president of Gap North America, and Gary Muto, president, Gap Adult and gapbody. He begins his new role May 29.
"Patrick brings broad experience-from high-end fashion to mass market retail-demonstrating his versatility to interpret and create fresh, clean designs true to the Gap brand aesthetic," Hansen said in a statement. "We believe his skills and experience with some of the most respected apparel labels in the world will be great assets to Gap brand."
Robinson, a graduate of the Parsons School of Design, joins Gap from Paco Rabanne in Paris, where he has been artistic director since 2005. Most recently, he designed a limited-edition collection for Target's GO International initiative. Prior to his tenure at Paco Rabanne, Robinson held senior design and leadership roles at Perry Ellis and Anne Klein, the latter being where he met his wife, Vogue market director Virginia Smith. Robinson served as the design director at Le Collezioni White Label by Giorgio Armani from 1990 to 1994.
Robinson succeeds 54-year-old Charlotte Neuville, the former head designer for Gap North American who left the company in February. Neuville joined Gap in October 2005.
Gap Inc. today named Robinson executive vice president of design for Gap Adult and gapbody. Robinson will oversee all elements of design for the $6 billion retail brand's women's and men's apparel, accessories, and intimates lines in North America. He will report to Marka Hansen, president of Gap North America, and Gary Muto, president, Gap Adult and gapbody. He begins his new role May 29.
"Patrick brings broad experience-from high-end fashion to mass market retail-demonstrating his versatility to interpret and create fresh, clean designs true to the Gap brand aesthetic," Hansen said in a statement. "We believe his skills and experience with some of the most respected apparel labels in the world will be great assets to Gap brand."
Robinson, a graduate of the Parsons School of Design, joins Gap from Paco Rabanne in Paris, where he has been artistic director since 2005. Most recently, he designed a limited-edition collection for Target's GO International initiative. Prior to his tenure at Paco Rabanne, Robinson held senior design and leadership roles at Perry Ellis and Anne Klein, the latter being where he met his wife, Vogue market director Virginia Smith. Robinson served as the design director at Le Collezioni White Label by Giorgio Armani from 1990 to 1994.
Robinson succeeds 54-year-old Charlotte Neuville, the former head designer for Gap North American who left the company in February. Neuville joined Gap in October 2005.
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