Designer’s Last Collection Before Being Let Go (Their Swan Song)

[TomBlanksFullFatMiuMiu]

With all the musical chairs going on, I want to start a thread focusing on designers' final collections ~ their swan songs before being let go from a major house. Do they go big, or have they already given up and are just collecting their paychecks?

This season, FW2025, we have Jil Sander and Kim Jones at Dior Homme so far
And maybe Maria’s Dior, maybe Daniel Lee's Burberry

My favorite will always be Marc Jacobs' Louis Vuitton Spring 2014 collection, and I am grateful that LVMH allowed for such an elaborate set

 

[IsabelMarantBoy]

Olivier Theysken's for Nina Ricci Fall 2009, what a show! Those platform shoes live rent free in my mind, I hope to one day find a pair



Other honorable mentions include Gucci Fall 2005 by Alessandra Fachinetti, Marni Spring 2017 by Consuelo Castiglioni, and Chloe Fall 2008 by Paulo Melim Andersson.

 

[TomBlanksFullFatMiuMiu]

Alber Elbaz's Lanvin Spring 2016 (with original soundtrack)

 

[Olaffo]

Karl Lagerfeld’s last Chanel collection. Always and forever!

 

[Salvatore]

Let me just say, great thread idea @TomBlanksFullFatMiuMiu !!!

I'm too lazy to post Tom Ford's last collections for Gucci and YSL. I preferred his YSL collection to the Gucci one for sure !

 

[Kanzai]

The last show of legendary Jean Paul Gaultier ofc

 

[Nimsay]

Hedi Slimane for Dior Homme. It still mostly looks great.

 

[JohannesL]

Raf's last Jil Sander and NG's last Balenciaga.

 

[blueorchid]

Some of the ones in would post have already been posted, so here’s Givenchy’s last show. The end is sweet.



Karl’s last Chanel Métiers d’art show, too. His last ovation.

 

[fruitdots]

Claire Waight Keller's gorgeous final Givenchy show, before the terror that was Matthew Williams.

 

[GivenchyHomme]

Karl Lagerfeld’s last couture collection is one of my all time favorites. It truly is a beautiful show. It’s so serene, romantic, and glamorous.

 

[Maayan]

Some of the ones in would post have already been posted, so here’s Givenchy’s last show. The end is sweet.

Wasn't it his last Haute Couture show? I thought his Ready-To-Wear SS 1996 was his final collection.

 

[blueorchid]

Hmmm... I think they can both count @Maayan!

 

[Maayan]

Gianfranco Ferre's last Christian Dior collection - RTW Spring/Summer 1997:

 

[blueorchid]

Lindsay Lohan for Ungaro

 

[blueorchid]

Karl's (first) last show for Chloé Spring/Summer 1984



Karl's (second) last show for Chloé Fall 1997

 

[blueorchid]

Marc Bohan for Dior RTW Fall 1989 (I suppose he didn't know it though 😬)

 

[Lola701]

Karl's (first) last show for Chloé Fall 1983

SS1984 was his last show for Chloe.

 

[blueorchid]

@Lola701 That's the correct show, but mislabeled! Because the video is definitely 1984, I'm illiterate.

 

[Lola701]

Haider Ackermann for Berluti FW2018