Episode 09: Conversation with Meisha Brown, VP Dept Stores, Kering Eyewear

Meisha Brown shares her deep experience and perspective in multi-label luxury merchandising in a time of major retail disruption. She discusses everything from developing brands on the store floor through thoughtful merchandising to dealing with vendor relationships. She also offers advice to future merchandisers, including the need to understand both retail math and fashion trends.

Meisha has over 15 years of merchandising experience in the luxury retail fashion industry. She most recently worked for Barneys New York, and began her career with Saks Fifth Avenue. Her expertise is in the women’s designer leather goods and contemporary RTW market. She is a strategic merchant with business acumen and a creative vision. Meisha holds a Master of Arts in Luxury and Fashion Management with the Savannah College of Art & Design and a B.S. in Business Marketing from California State University, Long Beach. 

Meisha is Vice President of Department Stores for the Kering Eyewear in North America, and the former Buying Director of Women’s Designer Leather Goods & Accessories at Barney’s New York.

Learn more: linkedin.com/in/meisha-brown-1a96aa22 | Kering Eyewear

Hosted by: Christopher Lacy, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design

Produced by: Joshua Williams, Assistant Professor, Parsons School of Design

Executive Producer: Fashion Consort