Discussion: Who Should Be The Creative Director of Balenciaga?

[Frederic01]

Excited to see what Pieter could do with Balenciaga menswear. Daniel Roseberry not so much.

 

[Creative]

I assume they'll pick someone for Balenciaga that can ensure a certain level of commercial success... Pieter seems far away from that. All these years making money off sneakers (that ended up being made in China) and xxl cotton hoodies, I doubt they'll turn full "couture" all of a sudden...

I agree… it’s hard a more “curated” and refined vision can comp with the T-shirts, hoodies and ugly sneakers Balenciaga is known for.

I was in the Montaigne store one week ago and it was the peak of irrelevance… Entering the store you felt you were still in the pre-pandemic era. Such an anachronistic feeling.

 

[squilliam]

WWD is reporting that Pieter or Daniel Roseberry will get it

If Roseberry goes to Balenciaga, I think Galliano should go to Schiaparelli.

Sadly the fashion industry never paid enough attention to Josep Font. Artistically He has always been the best candidate for Balenciaga.

I've thought before he'd be great at Valentino, but I could see him at Balenciaga too. It's a shame he basically disappeared after Delpozo.

Personally I want Balenciaga to go back closer to it's roots, but they'll probably stick with the route Demna took unfortunately. I know people joke about Ralph Rucci but he'd probably be good at Balenciaga even if he's a bit boring at times.

 

[fashionlov]

Give me Pierpaolo Piccioli and I'll be happy. However, seeing Roseberry and Mulier I wouldn't be disappointed.

 

[oioioi]

I can’t believe it but I don’t care…

It's crazy that isn't it?
It was pretty much the most important brand to me and those around me in fashion along with Prada during the Ghesquiere era.

 

[GreyVetiver]

I can only see Kanye taking over Balenciaga with the current direction they are going

 

[BalkaniStaCouture]

Please fashion Gods bring back FRIDA, piss everybody on tfs off, and bring her back!!!

 

[jeanclaude]

Kering execs are dumb and with a total short-term mindset...so I can picture them hiring Guram Gvasalia to give Balenciaga some "continuity with Demna´s heritage" (aka the same crap).

 

[JohannesL]

Can I suggest Virgine Viard and Maria Grazia as co-CDs?

 

[Armani]

After Demna singlehandedly turned Balenciaga into a hypebeast extravaganza… I feel like we’d be shooting for the stars rolling with either the Pieter Mulier or Daniel Roseberry hypotheses, no? :,) But one can only hope - I’d say those two are among the most capable at bringing the Balenciaga image back to its roots as a couture house & away from that segment of the market, all the while maintaining a large enough consumer base + anticipation alike to maintain said level of “hype” so to speak.

Maybe I’m in the minority here but I wouldn’t mind seeing PPP (as previously suggested) go there either.

 

[FelipeV]

Right now at Kering...

 

[Salvatore]

I really don't care who goes where by now. I am so tired.

 

[tourbillions]

christian siriano for balenciaga. NGL Somehow that sounds more exciting than demna at gucci.

 

[youthinasia]

christian siriano for balenciaga. NGL Somehow that sounds more exciting than demna at gucci.

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[Avonlea]

I wonder if they they going to wipe out everything and get rid of all the Demna tropes or instead ask the new CD to try to integrate some of them into his vision. Mulier could work because he also likes to focus on shapes and ignore the decorative side but I just don't see him doing the streetwear in the way that Demna did it.

 

[Beun]

Marie-Adam Leenaert

 

[youthinasia]

Marie-Adam Leenaert

She started at Balenciaga and definitely would have been involved in the first few collections at Demna's Balenciaga as her aesthetic is very much that. Maybe they could go back to that but then again, she's still quite new and needs to cook a little more.

 

[FashioNarrating]

Marie-Adam Leenaert

Would honestly prefer to see someone like her over most of the "big" names people are suggesting (please no Galliano, we don't need him to turn yet another house into a stage for his theatrics), but Kering being Kering will probably go for a more dramatic shift. In any case, I am guessing the next era of Balenciaga will be very much about re-emphasizing the couture heritage of the house while somehow trying to keep at least some of the customers who got into hoodies, monster footwear and Lay's bags.

 

[yslforever]

Josep Font ?

 

[j02215]

I feel like this discussion is only interesting if there is a slight chance that kering might make a right choice. But…