FASHION, it seems, is one big game of musical
chairs and as we come to the end of another year, soon to embark on
2015, there are plenty of twists and turns to keep us on our toes
for the new autumn/winter 2015 show season. Here's your cheat sheet
on what you need to know: who's gone where and why, the farewells
and the welcomes.
The Gucci Vacancy
Ending 2014 came the news that Gucci creative
director Frida Giannini and CEO Patrizio di Marco had both stepped down
from their roles. The duo - who are also a couple in real life - will
make their exits at the beginning of 2015, Di Marco leaving on January 1
and Giannini at the end of February once she has presented her final
collection for the house. Who will fill the coveted role? That is the
question that will plentifully be keeping the front rows entertained
next fashion week.
The Galliano Return
One of the biggest fashion stories was surely John Galliano's return to fashion - the designer, who was dismissed from Dior in March 2011 - was announced as the creative director of the famously secretive Maison Martin Margiela label. His first offering will be for couture, which he will show during London Collections: Men, as well as Paris later in January. It's the one we've all been waiting for.The Visitor
It's been seven years since Gareth Pugh, London's enfant terrible of the nu-rave era, has shown in the capital. Last year he went to New York, having previously decamped to Paris. Next year marks the 10th anniversary of the label, so what better way to mark the occasion than with a homecoming? He'll show his autumn/winter 2015 collection on February 21.The CSM Legacy
The Central Saint Martins legacy lives on - Ports 1961 has named former graduate Natasa Cagalj as its new creative director. Cagalj replaces Fiona Cibani, who was at the creative helm of the label for four years. Cagalj was previously at Cerruti in Paris, before she joined Alber Elbaz at Lanvin - where she worked as his right-hand designer - and then headed off for a seven-year stint as head of design, between 2005 and 2012, at Stella McCartney.
The New Name
Ever since Emma Hill departed from Mulberry in June 2013 we've been left wondering who would fill her shoes. And the answer finally came in November when it was announced that former Céline accessories design director Johnny Coca would be the new creative director - after a design team effort and distraction in the shape of a Cara Delevingne bag collection for previous seasons. He'll take up his position officially on July 8.The Hermes Hello
Following four years at the helm of Hermes, Christophe Lemaire said farewell to the label. His final collection was shown in October for the spring/summer 2015 season. In his place comes French-born, former Céline and The Row designer Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski. A new era is born.The Farewell
Just a year after taking on the Schiaparelli mantle, Marco Zannini - formerly of Rochas - stepped down from his role at the couture-revived brand. With just the one debut collection under his belt, Zannini hasn't revealed his next steps and the brand has remained suitably enigmatic on who will head it up next. Watch this space.The Mantle
After weeks of speculation, it was confirmed in October that Peter Copping would be heading off to join Oscar de la Renta, leaving his role as artistic director at Nina Ricci, a role he'd held for five years. A week later on October 20, Oscar de la Renta sadly passed away. The designer had been actively supportive and involved in Copping's appointment.The Paris Switch
October was a speculative month in
fashion and even before it was confirmed that Peter Copping was off to
Oscar de la Renta it was confirmed that Guillaume Henry, of revived
French label Carven, was off to replace him at Nina Ricci. Henry will
take up his new position on January 5 (like the rest of us) and will
show his first collection for Ricci a month later for autumn/winter
2015.
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