Discussion: Who Should Be The Creative Director of Chanel?

[justpassingthrough]

Just talked with a friend of mine who’s pretty high up at Chanel & they said the only talks as of recent are to let the design team take over for the next couple of years. They said the suits want another Karl, someone who will retire (or die, their words not mine) at Chanel & not play a part of the CD music chairs.

 

[jeanclaude]

Just talked with a friend of mine who’s pretty high up at Chanel & they said the only talks as of recent are to let the design team take over for the next couple of years. They said the suits want another Karl, someone who will retire (or die, their words not mine) at Chanel & not play a part of the CD music chairs.

Then they are stucked with the design team forever and ever...

 

[brandon J pierre]

Then they are stucked with the design team forever and ever...

Oh I hope not but they should keep the team for a year or two. this is why Jacquemus would be a good choice, he's young and fresh and has a lot of room to grow. The older customers will eventually have to be put to rest and replace for new customers which will be in his design sensibility.

 

[jeanclaude]

Oh I hope not but they should keep the team for a year or two. this is why Jacquemus would be a good choice, he's young and fresh and has a lot of room to grow. The older customers will eventually have to be put to rest and replace for new customers which will be in his design sensibility.

The design team sounds better than Jacquemus for me...and they are bad!

 

[brandon J pierre]

The design team sounds better than Jacquemus for me...and they are bad!

No we are no longer letting designers grow like we used to, we critique too harshly also their design team is horrible which is very surprising. that means that Karl was really the force behind that brand what a man

 

[jeanclaude]

No we are no longer letting designers grow like we used to, we critique too harshly also their design team is horrible which is very surprising. that means that Karl was really the force behind that brand what a man

After seeing Jacquemus trajectory, I honestly do not think he can grow as a designer. As a gay p*rn actor surely; but not as a fashion designer.

 

[tourbillions]

The problem with their design team is its very very obvious that they are all trying to steal the spotlight from each other rather than having 1 cohesive vision. Otherwise they are quite talented

 

[yslforever]

Just talked with a friend of mine who’s pretty high up at Chanel & they said the only talks as of recent are to let the design team take over for the next couple of years. They said the suits want another Karl, someone who will retire (or die, their words not mine) at Chanel & not play a part of the CD music chairs.

I have rainbows and purebred unicorns to sell them.

 

[tourbillions]

I have rainbows and purebred unicorns to sell them.

its tfs, all our friends are high up somewhere. or sometimes just high

 

[Caffeine]

the "higher ups" said that they would pick one by the end of the month. Today is the last day!

 

[Lola701]

Just talked with a friend of mine who’s pretty high up at Chanel & they said the only talks as of recent are to let the design team take over for the next couple of years. They said the suits want another Karl, someone who will retire (or die, their words not mine) at Chanel & not play a part of the CD music chairs.

Nicolas! Nicolas! But that’s too long to wait. 5 years…
But I can understand the vision. They needs someone stable at the CD as they will experience some change because of the succession.

 

[avonlea002]

If they want someone who will die at Chanel just call Armani or Valentino, they will sure do

 

[blueorchid]

the "higher ups" said that they would pick one by the end of the month. Today is the last day!

No, they said before the holidays... but they didn't specify WHICH holidays.

 

[nationalsalt]

Apparently Marc Jacobs is still vying for the position:




Does he know what the kids are into? I'm reminded of this NY Times article from 2018 which claims he kind of doesn't anymore :/



Thoughts?

 

[blueorchid]

With those witch nails? 🧙 💅🏻

 

[Ninocka98]

I would like to see him at Chanel. Classy in a new direction

Source: GQ France

 

[tourbillions]

I would like to see him at Chanel.
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Source: GQ France

its gonna be a either you hate it or you love it run. But I think he is Balmain and he will probably/hopefully grow old there.

 

[GivenchyHomme]

its gonna be a either you hate it or you love it run. But I think he is Balmain and he will probably/hopefully grow old there.

He is the Karl Lagerfeld of Balmain. I honestly can’t see anyone else taking his spot.

 

[Creative]

Just talked with a friend of mine who’s pretty high up at Chanel & they said the only talks as of recent are to let the design team take over for the next couple of years. They said the suits want another Karl, someone who will retire (or die, their words not mine) at Chanel & not play a part of the CD music chairs.

If that’s the case it will be the team the one dying at Chanel, because finding a Karl in 2024 is just impossible. The context would not allow a designer to develop a career like Karl’s. It just won’t happen. We live in the Instagram era, in the momentum era…

I really doubt they think that, though. You just need to have eyes to see how the industry devores designers and how the industry works. They last 5 years at most in the top, then they fall into irrelevance, people get tired and numbers get red.

It’s like that… they would eventually need to play the game.

I think Marc could’ve been a great option if we were in 2007, now… he is so out of touch.

Hedi I think won’t be able to last for more than 5/6 years… he always ends up arguing with somebody and I think Chanel is not ready for that.

Jacquemus… well we better not talk about him.

Phoebe Philo would’ve been a nice option but she launched his label and I think she doesn’t even care about fashion anymore…

Nicolas is doing terrible at LV.

Who else? These are the only names that could’be had a chance.

 

[PDFSD]

The fashion house founded by Gabrielle Chanel will announce in December who will succeed Virginie Viard as creative director.
The choice will reflect a new balance of power and a change of generation within the famed brand.