What I Learned From Bud: Friends and Former Colleagues Describe His Lasting Influence on Their Lives

Like his father Albert before him, Nicole Miller’s former chief executive officer Bud Konheim spent more than 50 years in the apparel industry. As a fourth-generation apparel producer, the younger Konheim’s view of the ever-changing Garment District was epic. After serving in the U.S. Marines, Konheim used a certain level of stewardship and tactility in dealing with the day-to-day dealings of the sprawling fashion business. Always taking the long view, regardless of whatever minor victory or major hassle was at hand, Konheim saw discussion and debate as essential to trying to find any resolution. In the days since Konheim died last Saturday at the age of 84, many who had worked with or who had befriended him through the years shared favorite Bud-isms and other takeaways from their time together. Voracious about the fashion industry and life, Konheim influenced many lives along the way. WWD caught up with some of his former staffers and close friends about what they learned from Konheim. Judy Scarpulla, a 16-year Nicole Miller veteran, who is now senior vice president of wholesale sales for BCBG There is a Henry Kissinger quote that says, “The task of a leader is to get people from where they are to where they have

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