Fashion’s Musical Chairs 2024

The fashion industry has indeed seen quite a bit of musical chairs with creative directors in recent years. Alessandro Michele's departure from Gucci in 2022 certainly made headlines, and his subsequent appointment at Valentino in March 2024 has been a major talking point. This week, Kim Jones exited Fendi, and Filippo Grazioli passed the baton to veteran Alberto Caliri at Missoni. Alberta Ferretti announced she would retire after the Summer 2025 show.

Hedi Slimane left Celine two days after delivering an incredible collection “Un Ete Francais” with a movie. His seven year tenure at the brand has placed Celine as mega brand making it the third largest fashion brand with an increased revenue to 2.5 billion euros under his  direction. Now the reins have been passed onto his colleague Michael Rider, who arrived from Ralph Lauren. Questions such as ‘Is Hedi going to Chanel?, where Karl Lagerfeld once wanted him to be. Let’s see if Chanel is willing to give him the 100% control he requested to close the deal.

John Galliano’s contract at Maison Martin Margiela is coming to an end, with Anna Wintour being vocal about wanting him back at Dior. JW Anderson’s contract at Loewe is also nearing its end soon. What will become of Pier Paolo Piccioli, formerly of Valentino - is he landing a new contract soon? These are questions we are eager to have answered, while some brands keep the suspense alive. British writers always hope to see new names, while big companies like LVMH tend to feel more comfortable with established, proven creative directors.