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Sheena Butler-Young

09 November 2022

On a Thursday morning sitting in his office at the New York corporate headquarters for Xcel Brands, parent of clothing brands Halston and C. Wonder by Christian Siriano, chief executive Robert D’Loren is still contemplating his breakfast order from two hours before.

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Sheena Butler-Young

Sheena Butler-Young is Senior Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers workplace, talent and issues surrounding diversity and inclusion.

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