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family who are always there. I know that when I go home they're going to be there and everything can be normal again. It helps having a supportive boyfriend - Matt Trethewey - who works in the industry." er leaves the British apparel maker with plenty to prove. Angela Ahrendts, chief Discount Gucciexecutive of the $11 billion fashion house, is leaving next year to run Apple’s retail operation. News of her departure lopped 4.5 percent off Burberry shares on Tuesday morning. No wonder: her tenure was good for investors. Worse, Burberry is flirting with a risky concentration of power. the landlord.

 Burberry has been on its corner at Connecticut and Rhode Island Avenue and M Street NW for nearly 30 years; it was the first tenant to occupy the space when the building opened in 1984. At CityCenter, the British apparel company would join luggage retailer Tumi and luxury handbag and accessories store Kate Spade. The only confirmed restaurant tenant so far is Daniel Boulud's DBGB Kitchen; Boulud said earlier this year he It is replacing Ms. Ahrendts with the company’s creative director, Christopher Bailey. But he will keep his affordable Chanel handbagscurrent job. It is easy to see what drew the technology-savvy Ms

. Ahrendts to California. She’ll no longer be the leader. But she will oversee both Apple Stores and online sales. Apple is also a more prestigious berth than Burberry, at least in business circles, and is much Gucci cluthesbigger, too. Pay and perks will probably re And as for her advice to aspiring models? "My advice would be to - and this sounds really cringe - but to follow your heart. Get advice, from your agent and friends and family, but do what you think is best. Don't put yourself under too much pressure because it is very easily done. Have a strong head, because it can easily go