Elie Tahari Names New President of Retail

Most Recent Articles On Fashion Scoops More Articles By David Moin CELESTINO TO TAHARI: Elie Tahari has tapped Michael Celestino, the former Barneys New York executive, to be president of retail, according to sources. Celestino left Barneys in February 2011 after a 20-year career at the luxury chain where he last served as executive vice president of store operations and played a crucial role during the two-year stretch that Barneys operated without a chief executive officer until the arrival of Mark Lee in the fall of 2010. Celestino was on the front lines in the stores, talking to managers