Liz's Hired Gunn

New York–based manufacturing giant Liz Claiborne Inc. hired “Project Runway” star and Parsons School of Design’s Tim Gunn as chief creative officer, a new position for the company. He will report to Liz Claiborne’s new Chief Executive Officer William L. McComb. Gunn will relinquish his long-standing position as chair of Parson’s fashion department but will continue to appear on Bravo TV’s fashion-focused reality show, “Project Runway.”