This season didn’t just bring updates in our wardrobes, also there were changes in the creative teams. Indeed, this is going to be a season of departures for some of our favorite fashion brands.
The first was Jonathan Saunders, who resigned as the chief creative officer of Diane von Furstenberg in December 2017. The news of his sudden exit comes days after Diane von Furstenberg, the woman, announced that she’s selling a stake in the company.
During New York Fashion Week, Diane von Furstenberg declared that Nathan Jenden will be DVF’s new Chief Design Officer and Vice-President of Creative. Jenden’s first DVF collection will be fall/winter 2018, to be shown in February. We can expect both a revival of early-2000s DVF as well as a new beginning.
Saunders joined DVF in 2016 after closing his eponymous label in London. He is widely credited with reviving the brand famous for its 1970s wrap dresses and these windows prove it.
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG – Los Angeles, June 2016
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG – Los Angeles, June 2015
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG – London, November 2015
In Paris, Louis Vuitton’s menswear designer Kim Jones will be leaving the brand. Michael Burke, Vuitton’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, told WWD, “All of us who have been fortunate to work with Kim wish him continued success in his next venture.” Jones’s career at LV has been amazing and his collection with Supreme and Ludwig Bonnet has been a complete success that they sold out before they arrive at the stores, and without mention, his windows always called to our attention.
In his Instagram account, Jones declared: “Thank you @louisvuitton for 7 wonderful years! You really have been the best and I am grateful to @themarcjacobs for giving me the opportunity to be here in the first place! I also want to thank Michael Burke for being so great and believing in me and Delphine Arnault for her support.”
LOUIS VUITTON – Tokyo, January 2017
LOUIS VUITTON – London, January 2017
LOUIS VUITTON – London, January 2017
After 17 years leading Burberry and giving a revolutionary aspect to the brand famous for their beige trench coats and plaid fabrics, Christopher Bailey showed his last runway at the London Fashion Week as Chief Creative Officer and President.
“It has been the great privilege of my working life to be at Burberry, working alongside and learning from such an extraordinary group of people over the last 17 years. Burberry encapsulates so much of what is great about Britain. As an organization, it is creative, innovative and outward looking,” Bailey declared in a statement. ”I am excited to pursue new creative projects but remain fully committed to the future success of this magnificent brand and to ensuring a smooth transition.”
Bailey’s famous plastic raincoats and their gothic military jackets were always a great impact in the windows of Burberry, among other great pieces.
BURBERRY – London, November 2017
BURBERRY – Los Angeles, June 2017
BURBERRY – London, October 2016
Last but not the least, Carolina Herrera started New York Fashion Week by announcing that she is stepping down as the Main Designer of the House that she established in the early eighties and will become a new Global Brand Ambassador.
Wes Gordon ,32, who is becoming the new Creative Director, worked as an intern for Oscar de la Renta and Tom Ford when he finished his studies at St. Martins in London and recently he has been a creative consultant for the last 11 months. After the first week of February, he will take control of the Creative Team.
Every season Carolina Herrera showed through the windows a sophisticated woman behind the brand, who was a fanatic of romantic long dresses and masculine, strong plain shirts.
CAROLINA HERRERA – Los Angeles, August 2015
CAROLINA HERRERA – New York, August 2015