MILAN (AP) — fendi nominated on tuesday Maria Grazia Chiuri Appointed as new creative director as successor Silvia Venturini FendiShe resigned last month to become honorary chairman of the fashion house founded by her grandparents and now owned by French luxury conglomerate LVMH.
Chiuri’s first collection for the Rome-based fashion house will be previewed during Milan Fashion Week next February.
Chiuri, 61, was most recently creative director at LVMH’s Dior and previously co-creative director with Pierpaolo Piccioli at Valentino. She started her career designing handbags at Fendi.
LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault said in a statement: “Maria Grazia Chiuri is one of the greatest creative talents in fashion today and we are delighted that she has chosen to return to Fendi to continue expressing her creativity.”
After Venturini Fendi stepped down last year, he took over womenswear in addition to menswear. Kim Jones After the fashion giant’s death, she became artistic director of womenswear and haute couture in 2020. karl lagerfelda person who shaped Fendi for half a century.
This year, Fendi 100th anniversary Founded in Rome by Edoardo and Adele Fendi as a handbag manufacturer and furrier. Their five daughters (Paola, Anna, Franca, Carla and Alda) turned the company into a global luxury fashion house.
“I had the privilege of starting my career under the guidance of the five sisters who founded Fendi, and I return to Fendi with honor and pleasure,” Chiuri said in a statement.
Chiuri’s appointment was announced amid a massive game of musical chairs between creative directors at major brands, with many debuts taking place during fashion week in September and October.
They include Matthieu Blazy of Chanel, Jonathan Anderson of Dior, Piccioli of Balenciaga, Demna Gucci, Alessandro Michele, Valentino, Simone Belotti At Jil Sander, Dario Vitale Versace and Louise Trotter At Bottega Veneta.
