Designers Switching Houses & Moving to New Brands

[KilltheLook]

Oh I love Diotima! Fantastic indeed.
It would be ironic that she manages to create an identity for PS. And with a little bit of chance, it will be slightly original now.

Pierre Hardy has been doing the Joaillerie/Haute Joaillerie for Hermes for years. He was just asked because he had the imagination and a talent in designs.
I like to believe that if you design, you are curious enough to learn about the world you are entering.
And Victoire came from costume jewelry. So sometimes, having this kind of « not specialists » touch in the beginning could be a great thing. Her earlier collections, and the stones she pushed forward in Haute Joaillerie helped solidify Dior in that world.

I talked about Gnori for him. Maybe he could introduce a collection of high jewelry there and Kering will have their Tiffany.
I can see a future for Alessandro in fashion, but in a much smaller scale than Valentino….Unless they hire him for the Lacroix relaunch.

I honestly think PUIG should just purchased Lacroix and gave the man his old job. He's capable of modernity (look at his collaboration with Dries).

AM can do Codognato... Is Francesca still there?

 

[Lola701]

I honestly think PUIG should just purchased Lacroix and gave the man his old job. He's capable of modernity (look at his collaboration with Dries).

AM can do Codognato... Is Francesca still there?

In my ideal world, Lacroix should remain closed and Christian should continue to do his costumes and maybe make some clothes for some private clients and projects.
We don’t need more brands anymore. Even more brands that always had that « désuet » appeal.
He designed for a fantasy. He is a couturier. Does he need to force himself into selling clothes to a mass? I don’t know.

I don’t think that Christian would love working in the current fashion environment. There’s a lot of commercialism. I don’t know if he would be up for the game. He had fun with Dries. He had fun with the Schiaparelli collection. I don’t think he would have fun with his brand.

 

[hamburgers]

Who in the what and from where?

Local brand hires local designer to make clothes and accessories for local market.

That being said I think she will do great, but it's kind of funny that the hype for her started when she hit the Phoebe Philo Celine button for her collections. At least they're self-aware over there at Proenza HQ...

 

[youthinasia]

Local brand hires local designer to make clothes and accessories for local market.

That being said I think she will do great, but it's kind of funny that the hype for her started when she hit the Phoebe Philo Celine button for her collections. At least they're self-aware over there at Proenza HQ...

Currently looking through her collections. She at least has some sort of aesthetic that isn’t a true carbon copy of Phoebe Philo/The Row/JWA’s Loewe. Just hope she doesn’t bring in the doilies that she’s known for.