Discussion: Who Should Be The Creative Director of Chanel?

[Nimsay]

right now Chanel only has Marc Jacobs, John Galliano and Hedi Slimane as contenders.

Phoebe and Ricardo are 2nd tier because they've never stepped into 1st tier labels...for Celine and Givenchy, being successful wasn't a requirement...

John would be best at Fendi. He made it clear that the needs of a Super House like Dior or Chanel are beyond his bandwidth. Fendi is the best we can reasonably expect from him since there is only RTW and the Haute Fourrure shows once a year.

...at this point if Hedi or Marc is not chosen ... Chanel has nobody who can produce credible haute couture.

 

[vogue22]

right now Chanel only has Marc Jacobs, John Galliano and Hedi Slimane as contenders.

Phoebe and Ricardo are 2nd tier because they've never stepped into 1st tier labels...for Celine and Givenchy, being successful wasn't a requirement...

John would be best at Fendi. He made it clear that the needs of a Super House like Dior or Chanel are beyond his bandwidth. Fendi is the best we can reasonably expect from him since there is only RTW and the Haute Fourrure shows once a year.

...at this point if Hedi or Marc is not chosen ... Chanel has nobody who can produce credible haute couture.

Do you really think the Wertheimers would choose someone as unstable as Marc to fill the role of CD for a historic parisian couture house that would have to stay at least 10 years as such?

 

[blueorchid]

Galliano at FENDI? Can we get back to reality, PLEASE.

 

[Kimihiro]

What do they mean by ‘long-term’? I think Karl is an unreasonable standard for that.

 

[LadyJunon]

What do they mean by ‘long-term’? I think Karl is an unreasonable standard for that.

I'm imagining 10 to 12 years, 15 years max. I don't think we'll have another 40-year tenure like Karl.

right now Chanel only has Marc Jacobs, John Galliano and Hedi Slimane as contenders.

Phoebe and Ricardo are 2nd tier because they've never stepped into 1st tier labels...for Celine and Givenchy, being successful wasn't a requirement...

John would be best at Fendi. He made it clear that the needs of a Super House like Dior or Chanel are beyond his bandwidth. Fendi is the best we can reasonably expect from him since there is only RTW and the Haute Fourrure shows once a year.

...at this point if Hedi or Marc is not chosen ... Chanel has nobody who can produce credible haute couture.

The issue with Chanel is that HC isn't just window dressing with a red carpet operation like most businesses. Chanel HC may only make up a small part of the brand's revenue, but it's an actual business with an actual clientele.

 

[Living Proof]

It was heavily rumoured that Chanel considered an outside hire back in 2018 after Karl became unwell, and Phoebe was one of the top candidates, so I highly doubt she’d be seen as second tier. Bottom line is, she just started a business that’s still finding its footing, she’s not gonna take a job of this magnitude, just not happening.