NICOLE FISCHELIS

Group Vice President/Fashion Director – Global Forecasting

From a family of furriers in France, Nicole was born with fashion in her blood. She began her career in the early eighties on the Right Bank of Paris where she was a buyer for Gimbels Saks – which represented America’s and Canada’s prestigious specialty stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Marshall Field’s, Neiman Marcus and Holt Renfrew. As European Fashion Director for Saks Fifth Avenue and Marshall Fields, she collaborated with then Chairman and CEO Philip Miller to recreate the spirit of the store adding collections that were essential for its renaissance. In 1991 she crossed the Atlantic to work at Saks Fifth Avenue as VP Corporate Fashion Director. As the store’s arbiter of style, Ms. Fischelis attended the shows in Paris, London, Milan and New York and championed such designers as Alexander McQueen and Alber Elbaz. In 1999, she was approached to join Ferragamo and joined them in the Fall as Senior Vice President of Fashion Worldwide. In 2004, Macy’s welcomed Ms. Fischelis to its fashion office. In her role as Group Vice President, Global Forecasting and Fashion Director, she currently forecasts and communicates seasonal trends from the runways of Paris, London and New York to the selling floor. In addition, she seeks out undiscovered talent and new resources to enhance Macy’s position as a fashion destination. Her expert sense of style consistently finds the right fashion mix for the Macy’s customer.

DURAND GUION

Vice President/Fashion Director – Men’s

A retail veteran with extensive merchandising experience, Durand has been an integral resource in reinforcing private label and menswear brands to meet the lifestyle needs of our shoppers. Currently, Durand identifies forecasts and communicates seasonal trends and direction for the Men’s business, helping to raise the bar in Macy’s Men’s fashion presentations. Durand has identified new resources in the market and enhanced Macy’s merchandise mix by discovering fresh talent and brands.

STEPHANIE MUEHLHAUSEN

Vice President/Fashion Director – Ready-To-Wear/Millennial

A Minnesota native, Stephanie was first introduced to the world of retail with an internship overseas at Harvey Nichols. There, she gained insight into the world of high-fashion and international business, and served as a stylist for prominent figures including fashion icon Princess Diana. Upon returning to the United States, Stephanie held various planning, buying and product development positions for a wide range of retailers. Now, as Vice President Fashion Director for Macy’s, Stephanie is a key influencer in providing trend direction to the buying and product development teams to ensure product is fashionable, relevant and client focused. Stephanie collaborates with merchants and marketing partners to ensure the fashion vision is clear and consistent across all marketing vehicles. A highly experienced retailer with an innate sense of style, Stephanie effectively communicates seasonal fashion direction that provides the right mix of fresh, new looks for the Macy’s customer.

KIMBERLY HUGONNET

Vice President/Fashion Director – Center Core

Kimberly joined Macy’s Fashion Office in 2013 after living in Paris for 10 years and working as a brand consultant and buyer for various department stores and websites. She was responsible for curating brand assortments, managing flash sales online and communicating new brands and trends to international clients. Before living in Paris, Kimberly worked as a buyer for Macy’s West in San Francisco in women’s Ready-to-Wear, coats and men’s designer. She studied at Illinois Wesleyan University, has a BA in International Business and is fluent in French.

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