BarkerGilmore is a premier team of recruiters specializing in fashion executive search of legal, compliance, and senior leadership talent for apparel, retail, luxury, lifestyle, and consumer goods brands. From heritage fashion houses to emerging direct-to-consumer labels and global retail chains, we connect organizations with high-impact executives who can navigate complex regulations, strengthen brand integrity, and drive sustainable growth.
As one of the leading fashion executive search firms, we understand the rapid transformation and global challenges shaping today’s consumer markets. Whether your company is expanding omnichannel retail, enhancing supply chain transparency, advancing ESG initiatives, or managing international sourcing and manufacturing, our recruiters deliver legal, compliance, and operational leaders with the expertise to guide change and support long-term success.
Why Leading Fashion & Apparel Companies Choose BarkerGilmore
Deep Fashion & Consumer Industry Expertise — Our recruiters bring extensive experience partnering with apparel brands, retailers, luxury houses, and consumer goods companies, ensuring a strong understanding of the legal, regulatory, and operational challenges unique to the fashion ecosystem.
Curated Talent Network — We maintain trusted relationships with proven General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officers, and senior executives across fashion, retail, hospitality, and consumer products industries.
Proven Results Across Growth Stages — From emerging DTC fashion startups to global apparel brands and multinational retail groups, our placements are tailored to each organization’s evolving structure, strategy, and growth objectives.
Discreet & Strategic Process — As trusted fashion executive headhunters, we deliver confidential, high-touch search engagements aligned with your brand’s mission, culture, and long-term vision.
Our clients span a wide range of segments across the fashion, retail, and consumer landscape, including:
- Apparel, footwear, and accessories brands
- Luxury, lifestyle, and designer labels
- Global retail chains and omnichannel merchants
- Consumer packaged goods and consumer products companies
- Hospitality, entertainment, and restaurant groups with lifestyle-driven brands
BarkerGilmore’s fashion executive search capabilities help you identify legal and compliance leaders who:
- Navigate global trade regulations, product safety requirements, labeling laws, and environmental compliance
- Oversee intellectual property strategy, brand protection, licensing, and international distribution agreements
- Build compliance programs that address supply chain transparency, ESG, ethical sourcing, and labor practices
- Guide companies through IPOs, M&A transactions, international expansion, and evolving data privacy requirements
Whether your company is launching innovative product lines, scaling global sourcing operations, or expanding retail and digital channels, our fashion executive recruiters deliver legal and compliance talent that drives long-term success.
Beyond executive search, BarkerGilmore provides personalized coaching and strategic advisory services for legal and compliance professionals across the fashion, apparel, retail, and consumer sectors. We help leaders excel through:
- Integration support for new General Counsel and compliance executives
- Executive presence development and boardroom readiness
- Confidential counsel on evolving regulatory, ESG, supply chain, and brand protection issues
For General Counsel: Legal Leadership That Protects Brands & Enables Growth
General Counsel in the fashion and apparel industry are more than legal advisors. They are strategic partners who help companies manage risk, safeguard brand integrity, and compete in a fast-paced global marketplace defined by shifting consumer expectations and complex supply chains.
Our fashion executive recruiters evaluate GC candidates on their:
- Experience with international trade, product safety requirements, labeling laws, and regulatory compliance
- Ability to oversee complex global supply chains, sourcing relationships, licensing agreements, and distribution networks
- Track record of advising on intellectual property, brand protection, digital commerce, ESG, and sustainability initiatives
- Leadership capabilities that inspire confidence among boards, regulators, business partners, and investors
BarkerGilmore ensures your General Counsel is equipped to protect today’s operations and lead your brand into the future of fashion and retail.
Partner with Fashion Executive Recruiters You Can Trust
BarkerGilmore is one of the most respected fashion executive search firms for legal and compliance leadership. Whether your organization is expanding global sourcing, scaling omnichannel retail, strengthening ESG initiatives, or building a world-class brand protection strategy, we help you secure transformative legal talent aligned with your vision.
Our executive recruiters approach every search with discretion, thoughtful precision, and a nuanced understanding of the fashion and consumer landscape. In an industry fueled by creativity, rapid market cycles, and intricate global regulations, securing the right legal is foundational to protecting your brand and enabling future growth.
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