“Complete understanding of our customer and how to grow the business with the most creative product.”

Neiman Marcus has been the premier destination for luxury fashion, superior service and an elevated retail experience for more than a century. When Neiman Marcus recruited Clay to become Design Director, he was all in. Clay set his sights on expanding the home décor and fashion categories and launched exclusive partnerships with fashion houses Shanghai Tang, Burberry, St. John and Lulu Guinness. It was while traveling the world seeking inspiration for a color and trend program as well as products that he would ultimately bring to market through Neiman’s various channels, that Clay broadened his perspective on the relationship between art, fashion, nature and color, which would become a signature of his work.