Designers Switching Houses & Moving to New Brands

[Kimihiro]

Ludovic is OUT

I pray this and the Bally thing won’t set precedence with CD turnovers.

 

[IloveDiorHomme]

I wonder what happened between LDSS and Claudio Antonioli…the show was less than 3 months ago !

I never saw a creative director getting fired before his first collection hits the stores. We need the truth.

 

[Nimsay]

I wonder what happened between LDSS and Claudio Antonioli…the show was less than 3 months ago !

I never saw a creative director getting fired before his first collection hits the stores. We need the truth.

prob bc the die hard ann d clients scoffed at it. Thats the only thing that could make that kind of move sensible.

similar to bally. Bally is one of my favs because their minimal look and good quality - goes with everything. Turning Bally literally on its head with wild branding and tacky looks is the opposite of why you go to Bally in the first place. I like the store remodels - they needed it because for a while it was too late 90s and gave duty free energy.

 

[IloveDiorHomme]

Maybe LDSS doesn’t even know because the bio on his Instagram is not changed yet ….

 

[Nimsay]

Wow they really must hate his *** to do him like that.

 

[vetements]

prob bc the die hard ann d clients scoffed at it. Thats the only thing that could make that kind of move sensible.

similar to bally. Bally is one of my favs because their minimal look and good quality - goes with everything. Turning Bally literally on its head with wild branding and tacky looks is the opposite of why you go to Bally in the first place. I like the store remodels - they needed it because for a while it was too late 90s and gave duty free energy.

Is there still a thing like die hard Ann Dem fans these days? I mean maybe 10 years ago but those fans must have already defected since Ann has left some many years ago, and it was at best a cult brand that sold very well in Japan and some fashion forward people globally at best but never a driving force exactly.
Either ways, I am just upset that decisions are made so hastily these days, more so that whether the CD is really talented, or not.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

I wonder what happened between LDSS and Claudio Antonioli…the show was less than 3 months ago !

I never saw a creative director getting fired before his first collection hits the stores. We need the truth.

There's definitely more to this story.

 

[Cocteau Stone]

It was clear that Ludovic wasn't exactly the right choice, but it does make me feel sad seeing such a quick letting go/firing. Especially sad towards the industry at large.

Clearly something behind the scenes didn't work out at all. Wonder if it was a Raf-Dior style behavioural thing or perhaps he tried to reap more benefits that were allowed. Maybe too many pleasure trips put onto the company account that were claimed as a business write off...

 

[Lola701]

That’s a first in fashion history but it’s also a lesson for those executives…
Everybody is seeking hype, thinking short-terms instead of having a vision and choosing the talents to execute the vision.

Obviously, the right questions and answers weren’t given when the parties signed the contracts.

Revolving doors are never good for a brand…i hope they got that!

 

[bc collector]

I am almost sorry for LDSS (almost). After his half-successful debut I was kind of curious to see what he would do next.
Also, since Claudio Antonioli took forever to find a CD, I thought he would stick with Ludovic no matter what, at least for a while. At this point either the man is highly incompetent and/or incapable of discerning, or there's more to the story than we know of.

 

[Norden]

Maybe she finally got bored of doing (rather mediocre) furniture and she’s gonna pull a Jil and come back

 

[IndigoHomme]

Whooooa, this sets a new record

 

[Salvatore]

Wow. I don’t remember ever seeing a departure so soon after a hiring. Unnerving, but I do not believe this will become the industry standard.

 

[rip_ian curtis]

Was this even shorter than Justin O’Sheas stint at Brioni?

 

[LostInNJ]

prob bc the die hard ann d clients scoffed at it. Thats the only thing that could make that kind of move sensible.

similar to bally. Bally is one of my favs because their minimal look and good quality - goes with everything. Turning Bally literally on its head with wild branding and tacky looks is the opposite of why you go to Bally in the first place. I like the store remodels - they needed it because for a while it was too late 90s and gave duty free energy.

Perhaps the suits should be satisfied with what numbers their brands are doing in the first place, rather than essentially asking someone to turn up the volume, only to be displeased that it hasn't taken off like a rocket. Too much of this expectation of instant gratification is not a good thing and is really damaging to this industry.

 

[yslforever]

Was this even shorter than Justin O’Sheas stint at Brioni?

Papers say O'Shea stayed 7 months so yes LDSS have just broken a record.

 

[perhydrol]

^ Lars Nilsson worked for five months at Gianfranco Ferre, I think that's the record.

I'm actually surprised by the news, I thought Ludovic's direction was rather ok. There must have been a really strong disagreement behind the scenes and I'm waiting for some news on that part of the drama.

 

[Lola701]

Was this even shorter than Justin O’Sheas stint at Brioni?

Justin collection was already produced and sold the day after the show so the suits had time to evaluate that their short term decision (hiring O’Shea) was a mess…


It would be ironic if this collection by De Saint Sernin is a smash it commercially lol

 

[thatsfierce]

lol that was fast. I’m here for the TEA!!

 

[Nimsay]

Perhaps the suits should be satisfied with what numbers their brands are doing in the first place, rather than essentially asking someone to turn up the volume, only to be displeased that it hasn't taken off like a rocket. Too much of this expectation of instant gratification is not a good thing and is really damaging to this industry.

Thats just the nature of business. Until we are post scarcity we will always require continued growth.

the real issue is bally trying to become gucci-like in its omnipresence. Bally has never been a visible brand. They shouldve expanded their presence continuing in their vein of minimally branded product that goes with everything. Nobody walks around in head to toe bally. People buy bally to go with their other stuff. Its like cartilege - it holds stuff together but isnt the main driver like muscle and tendon.