Ann-Sofie Johansson and representative. Her job involves travel, fashion research, designer collaborations, and the overseeing of H&M's "brand building" collections. Ann-Sofie Johansson Ann-Sofie Johansson is a Swedish fashion designer, known for being the Creative Advisor and former Head of Design for retailer H&M. Johansson grew up in Ronneby, an hour away from Stockholm, Sweden. As a youth, she shopped often at H&M, calling it the "heaven of fashion". After first thinking about becoming a veterinarian, Johansson instead pursued art science studies and archaeology at Gothenburg and Lund universities – it was then that she realized she wanted a career involving artistic creativity.
Republic (retailer) Intu and Land Securities. As a result, 20 stores were closed. The remaining Republic stores were subsequently merged with USC. The company was positioned in the mass sector of the clothing market, and had a focus on young fashion. Lines were stocked from casual brands including Bench, Fenchurch, G-Star Raw, American Apparel, Henleys and Drunknmunky, as well as own brands SoulCal & Co, Miso, Crafted, Fabric, and ex-brand White Label. Before entering administration, Republic introduced a new own-branded line, @Republic, which transferred to USC. Republic (retailer) Republic was a clothing retailer with 121 stores in the United Kingdom. In February