Cerruti appoints artistic director

Italian fashion brand Cerruti has announced Jean-Paul Knott is to be the House's new artistic director. Knott follows in the wake of the departure of Nicolas Andrea Taralis. He takes over as artistic director of all its women's and men's ready-to-wear collections having joined earlier this year as designer for the Cerruti 1881 label.

Knott retains the Cerruti 1881 post as part of his new remit and will also continue to design his own labels. He previously worked at Louis Féraud, Krizia and Yves Saint Laurent, according to WGSN.

"Jean-Paul has proven his understanding of the Cerruti heritage and lifestyle with his work on Cerruti 1881 and we look forward to him developing our main collections," said Cerruti CEO Philippe Cleach. "We wish Nicolas the best in his future endeavours."

The appointment of Knott this spring was part of the revamp of the fashion house under MatlinPatterson Fund, which acquired it last year.