Hanae Mori was quick to praise Pamela for her work developing a cashmere line for the house and couldn’t resist mentioning that Pamela - a former model who retains her tall, attractive looks - had also been busy raising her five children. Also on hand were Hanae Mori’s younger son Kei Mori, president of Paris-based Hanae Mori Haute Couture SA, and Max-Michel Grand, the managing director of the French subsidiary.

Mori discussed her daughter-in-law’s appointment at a luncheon in the Garden Room of the Plaza Athenee here, where the occasion was marked by champagne and familial banter between the in-laws. “Pamela has been involved in the company, and now she and I will be working closely together.” “We are very interested in keeping the fashion house in the family,” said Hanae Mori. An American, Pamela Mori has lived in Tokyo for more than 20 years. Pamela Mori is married to Hanae Mori’s elder son Akira Mori, who succeeded his father, the late Ken Mori, as president of the Hanae Mori Group. PARIS - Keeping it a family affair, Pamela Mori has been named to the new post of creative director for women’s ready-to-wear at Hanae Mori.

IT’S ALL IN THE FAMILY: PAMELA MORI CREATIVE CHIEF OF WOMEN’S RTW