Moda Operandi hires Neiman Marcus, Marie Claire alums

Moda Operandi, which has been making a splash since launching in February with fashions fresh from the runway, has hired away two executives from the more traditional fashion world. This week, the company named long-time Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman executive Roopal Patel as fashion director and former Marie Claire style director Taylor Tomasi Hill as creative director.