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Article: Byblos boys out after 15 years, as Milan firm appoints Richard Tyler.(Keith Varty and Alan Cleaver of the Byblos label of Genny Holding SpA)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- November 12, 1996
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NEW YORK -- The Byblos boys are out and Richard Tyler is in.
Tyler has been named design director of the Italian sportswear label Byblos, with a three-year contract. He replaces Keith Varty and Alan Cleaver, the design team that has overseen Byblos since 1981.
Tyler will be in charge of design for the women's and men's sportswear collections and will oversee the runway shows, but he will not be responsible for Byblos's numerous licensees.
While their recent collections for Byblos received negative reviews, Cleaver and Varty -- who became known as "the Byblos boys" shortly after taking over the label 15 years ago -- were the force behind one of the ...