Raf Simons Leaving Christian Dior; Maria Chiuri Rumored In

[gossiping]

i am not biggest fan of people who just do dresses that look the same every season, why not hire elie saab if thats what dior wants

 

[Fashionstuff]

We are honestly making a mountain out of a molehill. This is not going to happen. Everyone knows that she won't be able to maintain Dior's machinery for more than four of seasons. Her look would be beyond burnt in two years. She's a one trick pony and Dior shows six collections per year. There's no 'fashion' in her offerings, she can just make 'dresses'. There's no depth at all in her collections, she hasn't a 'vision', she has no charisma.[/B] I would be beyond shocked to see her in the second most important brand of the world. It sounds really crazy.

Right!
Sarah Burton has no charisma.
Galliano has very charismatic personality.
Lagerfeld is very charismatic person.
Olivier Rousteing , Riccardo Tisci.
It seems that today's fashion requers not only talent and creativity. We are living in the digital era, and make dresses is not enough anymore.
Maybe in Dior she will have more opportunity, who knows...

If Pugh will go to McQueen - i hope- than it could be really interesting. McQueen by Gareth Pugh ?!

@ Gossiping , yes, Elie Saab and Sarah Burton, all about pretty Dresses and nothing more. IMO

 

[Nymphaea]

#SuzyCouture: Who's Hiding Behind Dior's Silk Curtains?

TWO SWISS DESIGNERS will snowboard into Paris high fashion at Christian Dior on Monday - their names still officially unknown.

Serge Ruffieux, 41, born near Geneva in 1974, joined Dior in 2008 during the John Galliano years and became head designer in 2012 when Raf Simons was chosen as artistic director. Lucie Meier, born in Zermatt in 1983, was head-hunted by Dior after five years with Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton, followed by a period at Balenciaga with Nicolas Ghesquière.

Both designers - and especially Ruffieux, who advanced from Moschino Cheap and Chic, through Sonia Rykiel, furrier Yves Salomon, Gerard Darel and Cacharel - have impeccable credentials and a current skill set that encompasses haute couture. The question is whether they will confirm a recent trend for finding talent in-house, or be seen merely as a stop-gap until a high profile designer can be lured to the house.

The Force is with the back-room guys. It has worked spectacularly well at Valentino, where, since 2008, the house has found a fresh spirit under Italian duo Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli. They had both worked for a decade with Valentino before they were appointed.

Then there is Gucci, where a complete re-think of image and product by Alessandro Michele, 42, makes one wonder how he could have managed to keep silent his wild hippie-de-luxe vision for the previous decade.

The departure of Raf Simons, the Belgian designer who left Dior unexpectedly in October 2015, overwhelmed by the demanding workload and struggling to find time for his own line, has left the house disappointed and hurt. According to insider information, senior management at Dior felt they had bent over backwards to accommodate their new designer and his resignation made them wary of continuing a system that had been in place 35 years.

It was Karl Lagerfeld's appointment to Chanel in 1983, followed by Tom Ford at Gucci in 1994 and Galliano at Dior in 1996, which set the standard. But the dismissal of Alber Elbaz from Lanvin late last year showed that the previous system was cracking.

Significantly, LVMH Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault and his extended family turned out for the Dior Homme show at the weekend in support of menswear designer Kris Van Assche, who gave up his own personal brand last year after a decade. There was also a powerful line-up of celebrities and loyal front-row regulars, including Karl Lagerfeld.

A dramatic set of skateboarding ramps, streaks of red neon lighting, and a sparking scarlet chandelier created the set for a confident and colourful show.

Although the overall effect was youthful and street-wise - as in baggy rapper pants, puffa coats and woolly hats - there was plenty of tailoring, especially in coats, to speak for Dior elegance. Persistent check patterns gave a smart balance between bold and sober.

I didn't know whether the show's claim to "The Art of Falling Apart" was an ironic comment on Dior's current designer-less state - or to the mildly distressed clothes.

To cement Kris Van Assche's position at Dior Homme, Sidney Toledano, CEO of Christian Dior, held a celebration dinner alongside the Andy Warhol exhibition, at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs.

Celebrity guests at the long, flower-filled tables included hip-hop artist A$AP; Oliver Sim from rock band The xx (now a face of Dior Homme's Spring/Summer 2016 ad campaign); and actors Christian Slater, Noomi Rapace and Lambert Wilson.

Then there was Pierre Niney, who starred as Yves Saint Laurent in the 2014 biopic, for which he won a César Award for Best Actor.

Yves Saint Laurent, of course, started his illustrious career at the House of Dior, after its founder died in 1957, while Hedi Slimane, now at Saint Laurent, made his name at Dior Homme. According to the Paris rumour mill, Hedi is set to fly back and take over Dior. Unless it's Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen - or almost any other current designer.

With so much festering gossip, a little crisp, clear, clean Swiss air could be just what haute couture needs. And I wish Serge Ruffieux and Lucie Meier all the best for their Dior debut.

vogue.co.uk

 

[perhydrol]

Please, don't let them stay at Dior for more than one season. They're going to destroy this maison with their 'fashion'.

 

[Creative]

According to insider information, senior management at Dior felt they had bent over backwards to accommodate their new designer and his resignation made them wary of continuing a system that had been in place 35 years.

And Bieber asks:

What do they mean?

 

[RedSmokeRise]

^ sounds like a bunch of petty corporate politics to me

 

[vetements]

The article above even states that hedi and Sarah burton are rumored to be coming to Dior. And both are from Kering, wouldn't this wage a war?
And I actually agree with her, the clean Swiss air may be just as well, although I am more puzzled with the 'cementing' of Kris's position at Dior homme, that house seriously needs a revamp quick.

 

[Creative]

^ sounds like a bunch of petty corporate politics to me

I understood it like they don't want to rely on a Creative Director because LVMH bosses are vulnerable to feel disappointed (like with Raf and Galliano). Read it in other languages too and I get that meaning. But what do they want?

 

[KKnardi]

^ I think they're just not used to people quitting their high-profile job suddenly like that, these are often older people that expect a lot of respect for the privilege of such a position.

 

[liberty33r1b]

Dior women will be dead if Hedi takes over look what he did to ysl!

 

[Fashionstuff]

Better Hedi Slimane as Sarah Burton.
I like what Slimane does. First i was shocked but than i started to like what he does.

Anyway, Hedi, Sarah or maybe Theyskens or Olivier Rousteing or Riccardo Tisci, someboy but not this two from Swiss. It will be the end of Dior. (Or end of Dior until they find somebody who will revival the most famous Maison as Dior is- or was??? )

 

[TheoG]

Jonathan Saunders at Dior?

ETA: Seen a few post on instagram where people are congratulating him on the Dior CD position, news should be breaking soon!

 

[Nymphaea]

That would be surprising. I could see him as head designer at Dior, although he wouldn't produce anything groundbreaking I think.

 

[perhydrol]

What about having Jonathan at Dior or Lanvin? It's quite possible imho with those personal reasons.

I told you and I hope it's true, at least he would bring something fresh to Dior

 

[dodencebt]

I don't think Jonathan Saunders at Dior would be what the house needs. He is a fine designer and I think he can successfully continue in the direction Raf took the brand, but that's about it. I am skeptical about him introducing a groundbreaking new look like what's happening at Vuitton, Loewe, Gucci and Balenciaga because he simply doesn't have a strong vision. At least he had never it for his own brand.

 

[gossiping]

oh please no. he is nowhere near the level of dior.

 

[masquerade]

I can see them wanting someone like him tbh. He isn't famous or powerful enough to make demands or leave after a few collections. He needs them more than they need him.

 

[Deleted member 116819]

I love Jonathan! He's a great designer, he masters color perfectly, and I never thought of his name but he's the best man for the job!

He will bring a vibrant energy to Dior! Can't wait to see his work

The telltale that set the rumor on is that he closed his brand, and no one even whispered about it, it was a very subtle move so people wouldn't freak out way ahead of the Resort 2017 Show, and he didn't even showed a FW16 collection.

 

[StoneSkipper]

I can see them wanting someone like him tbh. He isn't famous or powerful enough to make demands or leave after a few collections. He needs them more than they need him.

Bingo. That's exactly what I've understood from that piece at the top of the page - what they really want now is someone that can be an employee, not a designer, and I think they got the man they were looking for. I'm not very excited about this, but I wanna see how this pans out - I really wanna give Jonathan a chance, because I really like some of his work and I hope it pans out.

 

[ThatRascal]

Jonathan Saunders to head Christian Dior?

So the Internet is buzzing with news that Jonathan Saunders is in at Dior. Can't say I saw this one coming...

BREAKING: Heavy reports that Jonathan Saunders has been newly appointed Creative Director of Dior #Dior #ChristianDior #Fashion

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