Few games are more exciting to the fashion world than the unintentional game of creative director musical chairs. When it comes to upheavals at big luxury brands, fashion fans and industry insiders alike never cease to be surprised.
We thought we’d seen it all with Daniel Lee’s sudden departure from Bottega Veneta in 2021 at the height of his career, only to pick up where Riccardo Tisci had left off at Burberry. Yet 2024 brought us even more exciting changes, with the most coveted seat in all of fashion finally being filled. Matthieu Blazy was named Artistic Director at Chanel.
With so many big designer shakeups, brand loyalty switches are almost inevitable. Last week, we discussed how the changing times at so many luxury brands impacted your shopping habits. Still, with so many changes happening across major players in the handbag game, it can be hard to keep track of them all!
Which Fashion Creative Director Went Where?
Fear not; we created a little cheat sheet of the major designer ins and outs we’ve seen in the last year, including the latest news that Proenza Schouler’s founders, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, have stepped down from the brand.
Of course, this only fans the flaming rumors (far right) that they’ll be replacing Jonathan Anderson at Loewe. Anderson is rumored to head to Dior…
Of all the designers in the Cheat Sheet, Jonathan Anderson’s designs are, in my opinion, the most creative.
I am also a Proenza Schouler fan but only liked their PS1 (and PS1 backpack).
Eager to see what direction Loewe and Dior will be heading if the rumors are true.
I think Jonathan Anderson departure is more than a rumor. As a Loewe fan I’m worried. What do you think about former Proenza Schouler designers??
Im just glad I got the majority of the Loewe bags I wanted under JWA’s reign. I’m not super excited about the rumored replacement only bc I feel like PS really only had one notable design from what I remember.
What kind of madness is it moving J W Anderson from Loewe to Dior. Loewe has been doing so well under his direction, why would LV risk a move to Dior.
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