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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
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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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