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A Letter to Burberry’s New CEO

It is time for the British megabrand to again choose which way it’s really going: up or down?

"Burberry’s new aesthetic is more in tune with the current streetwear zeitgeist. And yet it is not very original or deeply rooted in the brand’s heritage," writes Luca Solca. (Getty Images)

Luca Solca

13 December 2021

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As incoming chief executive Jonathan Akeroyd prepares to lead Burberry into the next chapter of the “brand elevation” journey it started two decades ago, he should focus less on the possible departure of designer Riccardo Tisci (my grandmother used to say: “everyone is useful, nobody is indispensable”) and more on the strategic steps Burberry must take to fulfil its upmarket ambitions.

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