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Leon and Lim will continue to lead the company and have established a board of directors, with Glen T. Senk to serve as non-executive chairman.
Founded as a single store on Howard Street in New York's Soho neighborhood in 2002, Opening Ceremony has become a global platform for cool that has helped orchestrate the rediscovery by young consumers of countless heritage brands, from Pendleton to Levi’s, as well as introduce new fashion brands such as Proenza Schouler and Rodarte.
Today, Opening Ceremony has stores in New York, London, Los Angeles and Tokyo, and the Opening Ceremony apparel and accessories collection is sold in more than 200 stores worldwide. Lim and Leon, who grew up in Los Angeles and met at Berkeley, are also the creative directors of the LVMH-owned Kenzo brand.
Lim said, “Our growth over the years has been organic, but also strategic, and the relationship with |