Durand guion biography

Guion joined Macy's in 1990 as a sales manager of fashion accessories in the Union Square flagship in San Francisco.
Guion will serve as a Senior Vice President and Creative Director and will utilize his experience in trend forecasting and marketing to help.
Born and raised in San Francisco where he lived until Macy's moved him to NYC ten years ago, Guion describes a happy childhood.

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Durand Guion to Exit Macy’s, Join Fair Harbor

The pandemic has caused scores of people to reexamine their lives and careers, and long-tenured Macy’s executive Durand Guion is one of them.

So after more than 30 years at Macy’s, the vice president of the store’s fashion office will exit his position Friday, WWD has learned. On May 16, he will join Fair Harbor, a growing sustainable swimwear brand, in the newly created role of senior vice president and creative director.

He will work closely with cofounders and siblings Caroline and Jake Danehy as they work to build Fair Harbor into a full lifestyle brand by adding a variety of categories, opening retail stores and expanding its wholesale presence.

In an exclusive interview, Guion characterized his 32-year career at “America’s most iconic department store,” as “outstanding.

“I’ve accomplished so much, but after careful consideration, it was time to start a new chapter. Most people are fortunate enough to find one company that they love, but I plan to double down with Fai

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Durand Guion to join beachwear brand Fair Harbor after departing Macy’s

The New York clothing brand Fair Harbor is set to welcome the departing Vice President of Macy’s fashion office, Durand Guion, this week after a 32-year career with the renowned department store. Guion will serve as a Senior Vice President and Creative Director and will utilize his experience in trend forecasting and marketing to help elevate the emerging swimwear-based company into the next American heritage brand.

Fair Harbor was created in 2014 to memorialize the childhood summers of sibling founders, Caroline and Jake Danehy, in the “barefoot, tight-knit” beach community bearing the same name on Fire Island. Reducing waste from waterways and shorelines is at the heart of the brand’s ethos and so the trunks and tanks are made incorporating their signature BreezeKnit material made from 90 percent upcycled plastic bottles. The company claims to have transformed more than 27 million plastic water bottles into their moderately-priced beachwear that is designed specifically to reduce chafing and discomfort tha

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