A dedicated traveler and foodie, Gn also plans to pursue other longtime interests, such as floral arranging, home decor, and the fine and decorative arts (he is a noted collector of ceramics). Reflecting on the pace of today’s fashion landscape, he said, “it’s beyond fast. You’ve done something and you are on to the next step in the blink of an eye. You’re reinventing yourself all the time. I’m not being pretentious when I say I’m a lot of other things too, and I want to do it while I can.”
Elizabeth van der Goltz, Chief Executive Officer Browns and Chief Fashion and Merchandising Officer at Farfetch, first met Gn as a buyer for Bergdorf Goodman in 2003. “I have watched as he and his partner Erick have personally put all their passion, efforts and hard work into growing Andrew’s brand and business for many, many years,” she said in a statement. “It is a major milestone, and I look forward to spending a lot more time with him in his retirement.”
“There’s sure to be a run on his last collection over the news,” said Linda Fargo, SVP of Fashion and Store Presentation Director at Bergdorf Goodman. “Andrew consistently designed beautiful, wearable, joyous clothes, with touches of exoticism and unabashed glamour. He inherently knew our clients’ lifestyles and needs as he himself lives a life of taste and connoisseurship.”
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