Whatever Happened to... ?

[Deleted member 7575]

Moderators, please go ahead and delete if something like this already exists.

But, I thought it would be worthwhile to start a thread to celebrate, discuss, debate, and share updates on designers who have dropped out of the fashion conversation.


Like, for starters, whatever happened to...

Anne Sofie Back?
Bernhard Willhelm?
Dirk Bikkembergs?
Bruno Pieters?
Damir Doma?
Mary Katrantzou?

 

[Toni Ahlgren]

This is what happened to Bernhard Willhelm. No news of him after this.

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[jeanclaude]

Great idea! I add the following names:

1. Rifat Ozbek
2. Antonio Berardi
3. Red or Dead
4. Ghost
5. Behnaz Sarafpour
6. Heatherette
7. Jean Colonna
8. Chantal Thomass
9. Martine Sitbon
10. Popy Moreni
11. Romeo Gigli
12. Todd Oldham
13. Isaac Mizrahi
14. Maria-Grazia Chiuri...ooppps, did I write that?

 

[StoneSkipper]

Does anyone know what happened to Faustine Steinmetz? I used to really admire her work...

 

[Deleted member 7575]

This is what happened to Bernhard Willhelm. No news of him after this.
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I know he moved his operation back to Paris after working out of LA but I haven't heard much of anything about him since. I just checked his website and he's got a new collection for SS 22 but it seems like no one is covering it.

 

[LadyJunon]

As for what happened to Mary Katranzou:
Lockdown Has Been Good to Mary Katrantzou, Who Is Spreading Her Wings – WWD
Long story short, she's stopped making seasonal designer collections to focus of her diffusion brand and collaborations.

 

[LadyJunon]

And for Antonio Berardi:
Antonio Berardi Designs New Affordable Luxury Brand TWOBC – WWD
He's has a new job as the AD of this new brand called TWOBC.It's a mid-market streetwear brand. That said, I haven't heard of anything else about the brand since late 2021.

 

[JohannesL]

Marco Zanini & Peter Copping, I like their short stay at Schiaparelli and ODLR!

 

[tricotineacetat]

I would be curious to hear where Hussein Chalayan went after he put his collection on halt. Is he looking to open it again or consulting elsewhere for the time being? Likewise, I do wonder where Veronique Branquinho went after he liscensing deal with Gibo ended and her mainline collection was closed.

 

[perhydrol]

Marco Zanini & Peter Copping, I like their short stay at Schiaparelli and ODLR!

Marco Zanini launched his namesake brand (which was truly great!) and closed it few months ago. And according to WWD, Peter Copping works for Balenciaga's haute couture division.

 

[loveisnotlost]

Adding a few more names...

Jay Ahr and Hakaan, who were contemporaries of Anthony Vaccarello and had a similar sexy-girl aesthetic.
Bouchra Jarrar
Umit Benan
Anne Valerie Hash, part of a new wave of young couturiers in the early aughts

 

[eugenius]

I wonder what happened to Tim Coppens + Robert Geller. I'm probably the only one here who enjoyed their menswear.

I would ask whatever happened to damn near every menswear designer from NY, but...I won't.

(And yes, there's definitely a duplicate thread from yesteryear, but good luck trying to find it.)

 

[thiago:)]

- Stefano Pilati?
- Alessandra Facchinetti?

 

[Deleted member 7575]

I would ask whatever happened to damn near every menswear designer from NY, but...I won't.

I liked Tim's work! I interviewed him once and he's a super cool, easygoing guy. Don't quote me on this but I believe he's back working at Ralph Lauren? I could be totally wrong but I thought I gleaned that somewhere.

Here's what I know about the rest:

Patrik Ervell: Closed his line and was hired to be design director of Vince menswear out in LA. He JUST recently left and plans are unknown.

Tim Hamilton: Closed his line and is now the creative director of The North Face.

Scott Sternberg: After selling Band of Outsiders, he made a comeback with a lower-priced J.Crew/Everlane-esque label called Entireworld. It recently closed due to the pandemic. He's now a creative entrepreneur for hire.

Adam Kimmel: Closed his line. Living fabulously and lurking around in the art world with his wife, Leelee Sobieski.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

- Stefano Pilati?

On Pilati:

After designing Zegna and Agnona for a few seasons, he moved to Berlin and became the city's unofficial fashion guru/kook. He had started his own contemporary-priced, Italian-made label called Random Identities which was good but very disjointed and poorly marketed and I think Pilati himself is prone to distraction. He's pretty interconnected with the city's two other fashion entities, GmbH and 032c magazine.

 

[tigerrouge]

I remember Christian Lacroix being the height of fashion in the late 80s. I don't think he's ever stopped working in some capacity - I think he does costume design now? - but he's never been regarded with the same fervour as he once was.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

I remember Christian Lacroix being the height of fashion in the late 80s. I don't think he's ever stopped working in some capacity - I think he does costume design now? - but he's never been regarded with the same fervour as he once was.

He co-designed a collection with Dries Van Noten not too long ago.

 

[kasper!]

Christopher Decarnin please come back, we don't need hoodie designers right now.

 

[Frederic01]

What happened to Frida Giannini? She would have been perfect for reviving Salvatore Ferragamo IMO.

 

[tricotineacetat]

Also, whatever happened to Narciso Rodriguez? Is he happy to just keep his fragrance business running or is he moving somewhere/looking to re-launch his label?