Career Discovery Channel
This week, the indefatigable Kelly Hoey sits with Barbara Kolsun, Executive VP and General Counsel for Stuart Weitzman. Barbara started Stuart Weitzman’s first in-house legal department and manages all legal matters for the company. With a history that includes being General Counsel of Seven For All Mankind and Assistant General Counsel of Calvin Klein Jeanswear Co., she’s a proven name in fashion law. But it doesn’t stop there— Barbara also clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Barbara recently published Fashion Law: A Guide for Designers, Fashion Executives, and Attorneys (Fairchild Books), the first textbook on Fashion Law. She also lectures at the University of Chicago Law School.
How do you want your name to appear?
Barbara Kolsun, Executive VP and General Counsel – Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC
Describe your first “real” job. What are you doing now?
First “real” job was babysitting for money at age 12. See above for current job – also Adjunct Professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
What was the best piece of advice you’ve received?
The Madeline Albright “There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women.”
Brag. Tell us about something really great or that you’re proud of or excited about.
I co-conceived, co-edited and co-authored the first book on Fashion Law (and still the only textbook on the subject).
What do you plan to accomplish by February?
Travel to Panama Canal; read 2 novels.
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