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Fred Tutino Named Creative Director at Carlisle Etcetera Tutino will oversee design, merchandising and product development for both the Carlisle and Etcetera lines. BUSINESS NEWS / HUMAN RESOURCES By Vicki M. Young on January 11, 2017 Luxury apparel direct-to-consumer brand Carlisle Etcetera has named Fred Tutino as its creative director and senior vice president. Tutino has more than 20 years experience in women’s luxury apparel , most recently as creative director at Elie Tahari for the past four years. In his new role, Tutino will be responsible for all aspects of design, merchandising and product development for the Carlisle and Etcetera brands. The new creative director grew up in South Africa, Canada and New York. He began his career in New York after graduating from The New School’s Parsons School of Design. Clients included Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Sandra Bullock. As creative Looks from the Carlisle line. Courtesy Photo ESSENTIALIST Coleridge to Give Up Top Condé Nast Roles, Will Serve as Chairman TODAY'S MUST READ Sevyn Streeter Is a ‘Girl Disrupted’ LATEST GALLERIES

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Fred Tutino Named CreativeDirector at Carlisle EtceteraTutino will oversee design, merchandising and product development forboth the Carlisle and Etcetera lines.

BUSINESS NEWS / HUMAN RESOURCES

By Vicki M. Young  on January 11, 2017

Luxury apparel direct-to-consumer brand Carlisle Etcetera has

named Fred Tutino as its creative director and senior vice

president.

Tutino has more than 20 years experience in women’s luxury

apparel, most recently as creative director at Elie Tahari for the

past four years. In his new role, Tutino will be responsible for all

aspects of design, merchandising and product development for

the Carlisle and Etcetera brands.

The new creative director grew up in South Africa, Canada and

New York. He began his career in New York after graduating

from The New School’s Parsons School of Design. Clients

included Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Sandra Bullock. As creative

Looks from the Carlisle line.Courtesy Photo

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director for Roberto Torretta, Tutino created red-carpet dresses

for Princess Letizia of Spain, Penélope Cruz, Rosie Huntington-

Whiteley and Salma Hayek.

Tutino said, “This position has great potential for reaching

people.” He said his mission is to elevate the direction of the

brands. “The lines right now all have a good base. All the

important things are there, great product, great fit,” Tutino said,

explaining that taking the contemporary brands in a different

direction is more about giving them a modern update. Each

lifestyle brand has about 300 stockkeeping units, and each one

has new styles for each of the four seasons. Carlisle represents

the higher price point in the contemporary collection. Etcetera

is the slightly more casual line.

Tutino also said he’s looking to add outerwear, which isn’t

represented in the collection, and possibly accessories such as

handbags and footwear. He reports to Terrence Moorehead, the

company’s chief executive officer.

Moorehead said Tutino “has great vision, and brings a fresh

perspective and new ideas” for the brand. Adding Tutino to the

team is part of the company’s move to expand its luxury

positioning.

The company in January 2016 hired Caden Stobart as its chief

marketing officer. Stobart was previously at French Connection,

Alexandre Birman, All Saints and Gucci. Moorehead said the

company in the past year under her direction has completed a

re-branding for both the upscale Carlisle and the contemporary

focused Etcetera, one that includes all touch points with the

consumer including garment tags and shopping bags. The latest

look at how an atelier should work culminated with Tutino’s

hiring, the ceo said.

Moorehead said price points for Carlisle average $450, with

dresses between $600 and $1,200. For Etcetera, $250 is the

average, with dresses between $275 and $390. Customers have

grown through word-of-mouth from the existing clientele of

stylists, who work on commission either on a part-time or full-

time basis. “We have a wide range of stylists that we work with.

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There are those who have their own private space that they show 

at, and some show at our showrooms around the U.S. It is all 

done by appointment,” Moorehead said.

Dina Wampold, a Carlisle stylist in the Madison Valley 

neighborhood in Seattle, began working for Banana Republic 

and then at the Gap division as a merchandiser before joining 

Carlisle. “Our customer is very diverse. Some are women in their 

late 20s, who buy a piece or two, to women in their 30s, who 

either don’t like shopping or don’t have the time. Many are stay-

at-home moms. Then we have women in their 50s and 60s who 

are involved in charities and philanthropic work. They need to 

look pulled together and polished,” Wampold said. Stylists also 

can clue clients in on who in a nearby area might have bought a 

particular piece so they don’t wear the same outfit to the same 

event, she said.

While customers can check out what’s new at the company web 

site, they can’t make a purchase unless they are connected with 

a personal stylist. 

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