Luxury fashion brand Belstaff dismissed a handful of employees last week amid restructuring. The company, headed by CEO Harry Slatkin, let go of eight employees as what a rep described as “a singular incident” and “part of a normal restructuring of a company of over 200 employees.” Some miffed fashionistas scoffed to us that Slatkin ran off to Palm Beach after the cuts had been made, and then made a feeble attempt to boost morale by sending an e-mail to the staff encouraging them to “keep their heads up.” But, a rep for the company explains, Slatkin regularly spends weekends in Palm Beach and went last weekend while his daughter was on spring break. The CEO was back in the office on Monday. “Harry’s e-mail addressed the staff restructuring and the consequential emotional outburst from some of those let go,” a rep told us. In 2011, Slatkin and Labelux group acquired Belstaff — known for making weatherproof motorcycle jackets worn by Steve McQueen and Amelia Earhardt. They’ve since relaunched the brand, opening stores and expanding their product line with the help of new creative director Martin Cooper, who joined from Burberry. Fans of the brand include Gemma Kidd, Poppy Delevigne and Plum Sykes.