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Annual overview: Musical chairs of creative directors in 2019

The rotating door of creative directors continues. In 2019 it was another busy year comings and goings in the fashion industry. FashionUnited created an overview of the most shocking changes of the year in case you missed it. January - Bruno Sialelli new creative director of Lanvin The new owner of Lanvin, the Chinese conglomerate Fosun...

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Why Do Fashion Creatives Change Their Minds So Much?

An outsider might assume that the creative visionaries heading up our favorite fashion houses make decisions with singular focus. At the start of the season, decrees on themes, color palettes, silhouettes are swiftly issued and it’s off to the races. That’s what separates them from us mere mortals who can’t even decide what sandwich filling to...

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The Cult of The Designer Who Transcends The Brand

Upon hearing the news that Bouchra Jarrar was out at Lanvin, and Olivier Lapidus had been signed, many in the fashion world sighed at the reopening of an old wound. The widespread feeling that the company is flogging a dead horse and hoping it will still pull the weight of management’s series of tone-deaf, misguided decisions can be felt in...

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DKNY names Public School Founders co-Creative Directors

Time for a fresh start at DKNY. The sister label to Donna Karan New York has put the rumours to rest by naming Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, founders and creative directors of Public School as its new co-creative directors. The design duo, who won the CFDA award last year, will take over all creative direction for DKNY’s collection, with...

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Design houses recruit from within

A new pattern seems to be emerging amongst big fashion houses. After years of fashion merry-go-round behaviour where artistic, creative directors generally helmed brands for a few seasons, turned the label around, caused a buzz and thus bought in big bucks, the ride is drawing to an end. A number of major brands are now deciding that instead of...