EPISODE BY CAR0LYN WIGHT FREEMAN LADIES VINTAGE PURE SILK LUXURY BLAZEREXTREMELY WELL DESIGNEDFABRIC (SILK)COVERED BUTTONSPADDED SHOULDERSPURE SILK FULLY LINEDAMAZING PIECE!* HONG KONGFASHION NEWSSeptember 22, 2023Freeman Resigns as Episode DesignerNEW YORK -- Carolyn Wight Freeman has resigned as head designer for the Episode sportswear collection sold by the specialty chain of the same nameEpisode is one of six brands produced and marketed by Toppy International, a Hong KongNEW YORK — Carolyn Wight Freeman has resigned as head designer for the Episode sportswear collection sold by the specialty chain of the same nameEpisode is one of six brands produced and marketed by Toppy International, a Hong Kong company owned by S.C. Fang Bros., a $450 million retail and manufacturing giantFreeman, who is Scottish, is leaving to return to Europe, according to Richard Catalano, president, and chief executive officer of Episode in the U.S. According to Catalano, Freeman was in Europe Friday and unavailable for commentFreeman has been the chief designer for Episode for seven years. She will remain with the firm through April and complete the holiday resort lineCatalano said there are no plans to name a successor. “We have a substantial in-house design team in place, and we’ll use those designers to continue the collection for now. It would have been too difficult to have the designer in Europe, the production in Hong Kong, and the merchandising in New York”
