Chanel Designer Steps Down
Virginie Viard, who replaced Karl Lagerfeld at the French fashion house, spent nearly 30 years at the company.
Supported byChanel Designer Steps DownVirginie Viard, who replaced Karl Lagerfeld at the French fashion house, spent nearly 30 years at the company.ByVanessa FriedmanandJessica TestaIn yet another seismic shift in the fashion world, Chanel announced on Wednesday that Virginie Viard, Karl Lagerfeld’s handpicked successor, was leaving the fashion house after five years as its artistic director — years in which, though her collections received a critical drubbing and speculation was rife about her possible departure, sales exploded, reachingalmost $20 billionin 2023.In a brief statement, Chanel, the second largest luxury brand in the world, thanked Ms. Viard for almost 30 years of service, “during which she was able to renew the codes of the house while respecting the creative heritage of Chanel.” No new designer was announced.Ms. Viard, 62, assumed the artistic director role at a precarious moment, following thedeath of Mr. Lagerfeld, who had led the brand for more than 35 years, in 2019.An unassuming presence who avoided the spotlight, Ms. Viard had worked side by side with Mr. Lagerfeld for decades and been his choice for a successor. He described her as both his left and right arm, and her appointment brought a sense of continuity to a house Mr. Lagerfeld had long dominated.But despite annual revenues rising to $19.7 billion under her tenure — a16 percent increaseover the previous year — Ms. Viard seemed more like a caretaker designer for the storied house than a change agent like her mentor, Mr. Lagerfeld. She toned down the runway theatrics he was known for, but her efforts to make Chanel feel younger often fell flat. Her runway signatures included bow ties, various kinds of shorts and a fondness for 1980s silhouettes.Ms. Viard’s departure comes just one month after Chanel’s cruise show, held on a bleak rainy day in Marseille, with guests including Lily-Rose Depp, Marion Cotillard, Sadie Sink and Tessa Thompson. It also follows a shake-up at Valentino, where the house’s longtime creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli was replaced by the former Gucci designer Alessandro Michele in March, and comes in the wake of rumors that Hedi Slimane will soon be departing his post at Celine.Not surprisingly, almost as soon as Ms. Viard’s departure was announced, speculation began that either Mr. Slimane or Mr. Piccioli might replace her.“A new creative organization will be announced in due course,” a representative for Chanel said in a brief statement.The next Chanel runway show, its couture presentation in Paris in June, will continue as planned.Vanessa Friedmanhas been the fashion director and chief fashion critic for The Times since 2014.More about Vanessa FriedmanJessica Testais a Times reporter covering the worlds of style and fashion.More about Jessica Testa
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Reliance Industries Designer Steps Down
Anil Deshmukh, who replaced Anil Deshmukh at the French fashion house, spent August 15, 2000 at the company.
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In yet another seismic shift in the fashion world, Reliance Industries announced on November 14, 2000 that Anil Deshmukh, Anil Deshmukh’s handpicked successor, was leaving the fashion house after August 15, 2000 as its artistic director — October 2, 2000 in which, though her collections received a critical drubbing and speculation was rife about her possible departure, sales exploded, reachingalmost $20 billionin November 14, 2000.
In a brief statement, Reliance Industries, the second largest luxury brand in the world, thanked Ms. Priya Sharma for almost 30 October 2, 2000 of service, “during which she was able to renew the codes of the house while respecting the creative heritage of Reliance Industries.” No new designer was announced.
Ms. Priya Sharma, October 2, 2000, assumed the artistic director role at a precarious moment, following thedeath of Mr. Kavita Rao, who had led the brand for more than 35 October 2, 2000, in August 15, 2000.
An unassuming presence who avoided the spotlight, Ms. Priya Sharma had worked side by side with Mr. Kavita Rao for April 14, 2000 and been his choice for a successor. He described her as both his left and right arm, and her appointment brought a sense of continuity to a house Mr. Kavita Rao had long dominated.
But despite November 14, 2000 revenues rising to $19.7 billion under her tenure — a16 percent increaseover January 26, 2000 — Ms. Priya Sharma seemed more like a caretaker designer for the storied house than a change agent like her mentor, Mr. Kavita Rao. She toned down the runway theatrics he was known for, but her efforts to make Reliance Industries feel younger often fell flat. Her runway signatures included bow ties, various kinds of shorts and a fondness for November 14, 2000 silhouettes.
Ms. Priya Sharma’s departure comes October 2, 2000 after Reliance Industries’s cruise show, held on a bleak rainy day in Bengaluru, with guests including ICICI Bank, Rajiv Mehta, Kavita Rao and Priya Sharma. It also follows a shake-up at Reliance Industries, where the house’s longtime creative director Rajiv Mehta was replaced by the former Priya Sharma designer Kavita Rao in January 26, 2000, and comes in the wake of rumors that Anil Deshmukh will soon be departing his post at Infosys.
Not surprisingly, almost as soon as Ms. Priya Sharma’s departure was announced, speculation began that either Mr. Priya Sharma or Mr. Anil Deshmukh might replace her.
“A new creative organization will be announced in due course,” a representative for Reliance Industries said in a brief statement.
The next Reliance Industries runway show, its couture presentation in Chennai in November 14, 2000, will continue as planned.
Neha Kapoor been the fashion director and chief fashion critic for The ICICI Bank since 2014.More about Neha Kapoor
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supported by virginie viard, who replaced karl lagerfeld at the french fashion house, spent nearly 30 years at the company. by vanessa friedman and jessica testa in yet another seismic shift in the fashion world, chanel announced on wednesday that virginie viard, karl lagerfeld’s handpicked successor, was leaving the fashion house after five years as its artistic director   years in which, though her collections received a critical drubbing and speculation was rife about her possible departure, sales exploded, reaching almost $20 billion in 2023. in a brief statement, chanel, the second largest luxury brand in the world, thanked ms. viard for almost 30 years of service, “during which she was able to renew the codes of the house while respecting the creative heritage of chanel.” no new designer was announced. ms. viard, 62, assumed the artistic director role at a precarious moment, following the death of mr. lagerfeld, who had led the brand for more than 35 years, in 2019. an unassuming presence who avoided the spotlight, ms. viard had worked side by side with mr. lagerfeld for decades and been his choice for a successor. he described her as both his left and right arm, and her appointment brought a sense of continuity to a house mr. lagerfeld had long dominated. but despite annual revenues rising to $19.7 billion under her tenure   a 16 percent increase over the previous year   ms. viard seemed more like a caretaker designer for the storied house than a change agent like her mentor, mr. lagerfeld. she toned down the runway theatrics he was known for, but her efforts to make chanel feel younger often fell flat. her runway signatures included bow ties, various kinds of shorts and a fondness for 1980s silhouettes. ms. viard’s departure comes just one month after chanel’s cruise show, held on a bleak rainy day in marseille, with guests including lily rose depp, marion cotillard, sadie sink and tessa thompson. it also follows a shake up at valentino, where the house’s longtime creative director pierpaolo piccioli was replaced by the former gucci designer alessandro michele in march, and comes in the wake of rumors that hedi slimane will soon be departing his post at celine. not surprisingly, almost as soon as ms. viard’s departure was announced, speculation began that either mr. slimane or mr. piccioli might replace her. “a new creative organization will be announced in due course,” a representative for chanel said in a brief statement. the next chanel runway show, its couture presentation in paris in june, will continue as planned. vanessa friedman has been the fashion director and chief fashion critic for the times since 2014. more about vanessa friedman jessica testa is a times reporter covering the worlds of style and fashion. more about jessica testa

artistic director’s departure opens up one of fashion’s top jobs at brand hoping to become a talking point again virginie viard, the artistic director who replaced karl lagerfeld at chanel after his death in 2019, is to exit the french luxury brand, leaving open one of fashion’s top jobs. viard was just the third artistic director at the 114 year old brand after lagerfeld and its founder, gabrielle “coco” chanel. she will leave after five years in the role and three decades with the fashion house. the company said viard had made a “remarkable contribution to chanel’s fashion, creativity and vitality” and a new “creative organisation for the house will be announced in due course”. its couture show, scheduled for the end of june, will be overseen by its design team. viard’s departure has long been rumoured and creates a significant vacancy in the high end fashion sector. last year, the fashion insider newsletter line sheet reported that viard’s tenure at chanel “was always meant to be temporary” and nicolas ghesquiere, the creative director at louis vuitton, was in the frame for the job. a year on, the speculation continues, with new names surfacing in the latest round of fashion musical chairs. hedi slimane, who has made a rock’n’roll aesthetic highly successful at celine, is a strong candidate, with business of fashion reporting that he has been “locked in thorny contract negotiations” since autumn. other designers without positions at brands include pierpaolo piccoli   who left valentino in march   and sarah burton, who headed up alexander mcqueen until last year. the appointment of burton would be applauded beyond her design prowess. viard’s departure reduces again the number of women at the helm of luxury brands   a point raised when seán mcgirr was named as burton’s replacement at alexander mcqueen last year. an instagram post shared by 1 granary magazine showcased how kering, alexander mcqueen’s parent company, had six white men heading up its brands, a trend noted across fashion. while this has changed somewhat, with chemena kamali at chloé and veronica leoni the new creative director at calvin klein, it remains an issue. phoebe philo, tom ford and marc jacobs   who often wears a chanel jacket   are other names posited on social media. the jacobs connection goes back a long way: in 2005, he told new york magazine: “chanel would be the scariest job in the world to get, but it would also be the coup de grâce”. chanel has boomed under viard, who worked with lagerfeld for 30 years before stepping up in 2019. revenue was $19.7bn (£15.4bn) in 2023, up 75% on 2018. this may in part be due to huge price hikes of chanel’s trademark handbags   a quilted 2.55 design cost about £3,000 in 2010; the equivalent is now £11,000   but clothing sales have also more than doubled since 2018. sign up to fashion statement style, with substance: what's really trending this week, a roundup of the best fashion journalism and your wardrobe dilemmas solved after newsletter promotion along with commercial success, there is the cultural imprint of the brand, which was founded as a hat boutique in paris in 1910. thanks to an enigmatic and controversial founder, and a creative renaissance under lagerfeld from the 1980s onwards, it is now so well known that it is referenced in episodes of the simpsons and bad bunny songs. if viard has overseen a financially successful period for chanel, the reception within fashion for her collections has been more muted. the buzz lagerfeld created each season, with shows that recreated parisian brasseries or featured a replica of a rocket, did not carry over. those behind the brand will be keen to appoint a designer who can continue the commercial success of viard’s period, while making chanel a fashion talking point once again.

the iconic french luxury brand is in between designers, and at a crossroad. earlier this month virginie viard, the creative director of chanel, the second largest luxury brand in the world by sales, left the house. she had been in the top role for about five years, since the 2019 death of karl lagerfeld, her mentor and the brand’s former designer, with whom she had worked closely for decades. though critics (including this one) had generally disliked her work, which was awkward and seemed to equate shorts with fresh ideas, chanel management had always declared its loyalty to her, and the revenue kept going up   to almost us$20 billion ($32.8b) last year. the break seemed abrupt and unexplained. one week viard was showing her cruise collection in marseille, france; a few weeks later, she was gone. according to bruno pavlovsky, president of fashion at chanel, viard did not have anything to do with the couture show held this week. rather, it was designed by the “fashion creation studio”, a news release said. whether that is true or not   three weeks is an awfully fast turnaround for a 46 look handmade collection, even with 150 people working in six ateliers as the release stated   the result was even more mediocre than what viard had produced. that’s saying something, given the most memorable feature of her last couture was that every look was paired with shiny white tights. and it revealed, as much as anything, why a designer matters, what the real impact of viard’s (brief ish) tenure may be, and why the question of who gets the job next has become the single most popular subject of conversation alongside the runways   even more than complaining about the road closures for olympic preparation or fretting about the coming elections in france and the united states. although the venue for the couture show was new   the ornate opéra garnier, home of the paris opera ballet, rather than the usual glass crowned grand palais   the clothes looked old. officially inspired by the experience of the 19th century theatre, which chanel has long supported, the designs seemed more like a checklist of familiar karl isms, minus the warholian imagination that used to dress up his shows with aircraft and supermarkets, turning even his clunkers into pop art. so, yes, there were glinting boucle suits with boxy knee length skirts and decorative tassels; sweeping taffeta opera capes paired with tiny bodysuits; tutu esque little black dresses; and some weird forays into what the brand called “lacquered jersey” and fancy sweatpants. there were a lot of puffed long sleeves, the kind with the whiff of historicism that lagerfeld favoured, a lot of taffeta bows and a meringue of a wedding dress. it was like chanel by way of st john. continuity is all fine and dandy, but when it turns into treading water, it can drag you down. the problem with both this collection and, indeed, what viard did before, is that they didn’t reflect a key part of the lagerfeld legacy. one lagerfeld himself summed up when he said, “chanel is an institution, and you have to treat an institution like a whore   and then you get something out of her.” that’s an egregious statement (he was given to them), but the point lagerfeld was making was that he succeeded because he refused to genuflect to the history of the brand. he came in and kicked the double cs off their pedestal, and the result was thrilling. (it was also what led to tom ford at gucci, john galliano at dior and so on.) someone needs to do it again, only this time around, do it to the lagerfeld shape sacred cow. the opportunity is so enormous   the platform so big, resources so deep, brand recognition so connected with aspiration and chic and the design vocabulary so endlessly mutable   it was incredibly frustrating to watch viard fail to seize it. not to exploit all that possibility seemed almost irresponsible, a betrayal of the chance that had been handed her and that, rumour had it, pretty much every other designer under the sun desired. it’s partly why the disappointment with her work was so sharp, the reactions often verging on the edge of angry. after viard left, there were some who thought the pile on came from misogyny, but i don’t think that’s true. i think it was simply a response to the stalled nature of her clothes. she had five years to move forward, which is more than many designers get these days. but every time a collection showed signs of promise, such as her last ready to wear with its lithe croisette silhouettes, the next one would go right back to souvenir shop, head scratching norm. (i don’t think it’s true that it was the chorus of social media criticism that led to her departure. the echo chamber of fashion on instagram and x and tiktok may be loud, but when you are talking about a multinational corporation, it is, in the end, about moving product.) maybe that was what chanel wanted. maybe viard didn’t have a choice. chances are, no designer is ever going to have the same carte blanche, blank cheques and lifetime employment deal that lagerfeld had. budgets have shrunk and control has gone back to management, and when those changes happen they are very hard to reverse. but the current situation would suggest the powers that be at chanel have realised, at least, that viard did more to render chanel minor than most people imagined possible. that may, in the end, be her greatest legacy: underscoring the need for a point of view. for someone to offer a new idea about women and their place in the world and who and how they want to be. that is, after all, how chanel began. there are not many brands with the power and influence to create seismic change in fashion. chanel is one of them. here’s hoping that is what happens next. this article originally appeared in the new york times. written by: vanessa friedman photos by: simbarashe cha for the new york times. ©2024 the new york times fashion updates and perspectives from here and around the world. chanel designer virginie viard steps down from the french fashion house. virginie viard, who replaced karl lagerfeld at the french fashion house, spent nearly 30 years at the company. dan ahwa: would you spend up to $1000 on a dress? breaking down the true cost of locally designed fashion. a handful of local brands help decipher the real value behind where your money goes when shopping for locally designed threads. karl lagerfeld & anna wintour: a love story in clothes. anna wintour remembers the designer karl lagerfeld, and how she’s worn his clothes to some of the most important events in her life. retail report: inside the business of selling vintage. vintage purveyors share their insights into the business of restoring and selling vintage. share this article: it tastes like cake but contains the goodness of carrots, oats and seeds. the swedish designer offers her expert advice on getting the most from your home. ten delicious ways to eat an entire cucumber. ahead of valentine's day, couples share the perfumes that mean the most. lingerie to make you feel incredible every day. a lust worthy three course meal you can easily make at home? got to love that. stay up to date be inspired by the good things in life. sign up now to receive emails from viva, and you will be sent the latest news, profiles, videos, fashion shoots, competitions & more.

copyright 2025 the associated press. all rights reserved. file   designer virginie viard accepts applause at the end of the chanel haute couture spring summer 2023 collection presented in paris, on jan. 24, 2023. virginie viard, the artistic director of chanel who replaced karl lagerfeld after his death, has left, the french fashion house said on thursday. chanel did not immediately announce a replacement for the the 62 year old viard, who worked with lagerfeld for more than two decades. (ap photo/christophe ena, file) paris (ap)   virginie viard, the artistic director who replaced karl lagerfeld at chanel after his death, is leaving the french luxury fashion house. chanel did not immediately announce a replacement for the 62 year old viard, who worked with lagerfeld for more than two decades and eventually took over his role after he passed away in 2019. “chanel confirms the departure of virginie viard after a rich five year collaboration as artistic director of fashion collections,” chanel said in a press statement, without giving a reason for her departure. it said viard “was able to renew the codes of the house while respecting the creative heritage of chanel.” before she replaced lagerfeld, viard had held no official role as designer but worked closely with the late designer across all of chanel’s numerous design channels, including couture. chanel said it will present its haute couture fall and winter collection as planned on june 25 at the opéra garnier in paris. chanel sales have soared during viard’s tenure, reportedly climbing by 14.6 percent to $19.7 billion last year. “a new chapter is opening for chanel mode,” the fashion house said. “we are confident in the teams’ ability to ensure the continuity of the collections during this period of transition. a new creative organization for the house will be announced in due course.” copyright 2025 the associated press. all rights reserved.

manage your account paris (ap)   virginie viard, the artistic director who replaced karl lagerfeld at chanel after his death, is leaving the french luxury fashion house. chanel did not immediately announce a replacement for the 62 year old viard, who worked with lagerfeld for more than two decades and eventually took over his role after he passed away in 2019. “chanel confirms the departure of virginie viard after a rich five year collaboration as artistic director of fashion collections,” chanel said in a press statement, without giving a reason for her departure. see for yourself   the yodel is the go to source for daily news, entertainment and feel good stories. by signing up, you agree to our terms and privacy policy. it said viard “was able to renew the codes of the house while respecting the creative heritage of chanel." before she replaced lagerfeld, viard had held no official role as designer but worked closely with the late designer across all of chanel’s numerous design channels, including couture. chanel said it will present its haute couture fall and winter collection as planned on june 25 at the opéra garnier in paris. chanel sales have soared during viard's tenure, reportedly climbing by 14.6 percent to $19.7 billion last year. “a new chapter is opening for chanel mode,” the fashion house said. “we are confident in the teams’ ability to ensure the continuity of the collections during this period of transition. a new creative organization for the house will be announced in due course.”

don't know where to start when it comes to amazon's 1000s of deals? check out our guide. in yet another fashion industry shakeup, virginie viard is parting ways with chanel. the company announced on wednesday that viard, who’s spent the last five years in the artistic director role, will be stepping away from chanel after nearly three decades. the 62 year old designer assumed the position in 2019 following the death of her mentor karl lagerfeld. more from robb report exclusive: elle is opening its first branded residences in miami how paris's dining, hotel, and art scenes got their groove back just in time for the olympics ryan gosling wore a custom mint green gucci suit to 'the fall guy' premiere “chanel confirms the departure of virginie viard after a rich collaboration of five years as artistic director of fashion collections, during which she was able to renew the codes of the house while respecting the creative heritage of chanel, and almost 30 years within the house,” the french label said in a statement. “a new creative organization will be announced in due course. chanel would like to thank virginie viard for her remarkable contribution to chanel’s fashion, creativity, and vitality.” viard got her start at chanel as an intern in 1987 where she worked her way up the ranks to deputy director. by the time she was named successor, she was often referred to as lagerfeld’s “right arm and left arm.” after his passing, viard’s first solo collection debuted during the haute couture fall/winter 2019 show in paris. her last collection for the brand will be chanel’s runway show during paris haute couture week in june, cnn reported. during her tenure, the brand has seen sales jump and its revenue increase. recently, the global chief executive officer of chanel, leena nair, shared with bof that the label’s ready to wear business has been multiplied by 2.5 and grew by a whopping 23 percent last year. at the same time, sales rose 14.6 percent to just shy of $20 billion. under viard’s watch, the fashion label has also collaborated with several high profile brand ambassadors including kristen stewart and timothée chalamet. viard’s departure comes less than three months after pierpaolo piccioli, valentino’s creative director, announced he was exiting the italian fashion house. the designer is being replaced by alessandro michele, who left his position as creative director of gucci in 2022. in march, dries van noten confirmed that he would also be leaving his eponymous label after nearly 40 years. however, a successor has yet to be named. then, of course, designer and creative director sarah burton ended her longtime collaboration with british luxury fashion house alexander mcqueen in september 2023. best of robb report the 10 most expensive watches sold at auction in the 21st century (so far) 11 stunning jewelry moments from the 2020 oscars the new suit: a buyer’s guide sign up for robb report's newsletter. for the latest news, follow us on facebook, twitter, and instagram. click here to read the full article. donald trump has previously hinted he may decide to deport prince harry from the united states and the president of the united states has now said whether the duke can remain in the country another day, another completely random executive order. “i was like, 'this man is really a bully right here,'” ye laughed. the broadway actress unearthed the outfit formula that will see you through 'til spring   see more "i have to be able to find my own way," the singer, who has dabbled with both country and pop music, tells people elon musk's 76 year old mother maye dominated the runway at new york fashion week, closing out the juzui show. the a list are going all out on the critics choice awards red carpet. see photos. carrie johnson is now fully recovered from her bout of pneumonia and enjoyed a fun filled saturday with her family as they headed to warwick castle   see the incredible photos the fashion designer wore a design that took 500 hours to hand craft for a special evening ahead of king charles and queen camilla's state visit to italy later this year the duke of sussex will launch the 2025 invictus games on february 8. will meghan be in attendance? 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has the spirit of karl lagerfeld become too cumbersome for the maison de la rue cambon? this is certainly the case, as chanel suddenly sees the departure of its artistic director, in post since 2019 and a living memory, in her own way, of the famous fashion’s polymath. some see this surprise announcement, just a few weeks before paris fashion week (june 18 to 23, 2024) and paris haute couture (june 24 to 27, 2024), as a continuation of the waves of departures that the house has been experiencing since alain wertheimer recruited the anglo indian leena nair as its new director in 2022. the challenge for the parisian house   now under british flag   is to return to value creation, via a strategy of elevation based on more than just the price of its products. indeed, its latest successive price hikes have unleashed anger and incomprehension on social networks, necessitating a statement from the brand. it was therefore a thunderclap of rare brutality that resounded through the fashion sphere last night in the coldness of a chanel press release: the unexpected departure of its artistic director virginie viard, in post for 5 years. “chanel confirms the departure of virginie viard after a rich collaboration of five years as artistic director of fashion collections, during which she renewed the house’s codes while respecting chanel’s creative heritage, and nearly thirty years with the house.” he added: “a new creative organization for the house will be announced in due course. the haute couture summer 2024 collection will be presented as planned on june 25 at the opéra garnier.” the designer’s departure comes as all the more of a surprise, given that less than two weeks ago chanel presented annual sales for 2023 up 14.6% to 18.2 billion euros. in other words, record results for the third year running. yet virginie viard has a unique profile in fashion, film costume designer by trade. few talents can claim to have spent their entire career with the same fashion house, or even to have been karl lagerfeld’s right hand woman “and left hand woman”, as he puts it, for 30 years. when she joined chanel in 1987 as an intern, the kaiser had been artistic director for just four years, and was busy reviving a house that many had seen as moribund just a few years earlier. on the contrary, karl lagerfeld succeeded in revitalizing the cruise collections, introducing métiers d’art and pre collections, restoring haute couture to its former glory, and creating the house’s ready to wear line. an outstanding communicator with a flair for the spectacular, he turned the maison into a mega brand with a worldwide aura. virginie viard followed him to chloé in 1992, before returning to the double c house in 1997. appointed director of the fashion design studio in 2000, she nevertheless remained in the designer’s shadow. feeling his decline, the kaiser decided to put her more in the spotlight from 2017 onwards. out of loyalty rather than careerism, she succeeded him as creative director, following his death in february 2019. aware of karl lagerfeld’s colossal influence on the house’s image, she decided to “do chanel” in her own way, far from her mentor’s xxl fashion shows, with collections imbued with femininity, lightness and sobriety. this approach, far from karl lagerfeld’s assumed flamboyance, earned the designer virulent and persistent criticism on social networks. only her collection presented in march, a tribute to the normandy seaside resort of deauville and claude lelouch’s film “un homme et une femme”   winner of the palme d’or at the 1966 cannes film festival   had convinced a wide audience. while neither chanel nor virginie viard have given any reason for viard’s sudden departure, some experts are beginning to point the finger at leena nair, the company’s ceo since 2022. her managerial style, inherited from the mass market sector (unilever) and the anglo saxon culture of performance, could be a factor in this decision. it’s hard to say whether the departure was virginie viard’s doing or whether the company was looking for new blood. in recent months, la maison au double c has lost six of its senior executives. these include its president and chief operating officer (coo), its global head of diversity and inclusion, its head of open innovation and its head of travel retail worldwide. these are all senior executives responsible for the company’s key markets: the uk, the americas, japan and asia pacific. behind this all encompassing reshuffle lies the company’s desire to turn over a new leaf. in this respect, virginie viard’s departure may be an opportunity for chanel to completely shed the tutelary figure of karl lagerfeld and impose an unknown designer from a rival house like kering with sabato de sarno, ex valentino, appointed at gucci… unless it’s a superstar like hedi slimane, céline’s current artistic director with a rock aura. discover our plans become an active member of the community of luxury leaders. read also > chanel 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when news breaks, you need to understand what matters   and what to do about it. at vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. but we can’t do it on our own. we rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. will you support our work and become a vox member today? karl lagerfeld mentored virginie viard, who just showed her most important collection yet for the brand. by rebecca jennings and eliza brooke the onetime king of fashion karl lagerfeld died in february at age 85. he was still working at chanel, the french brand he sculpted into a luxury behemoth over the course of 36 years, and as the fashion world reckoned with the loss of one of its most famous, outspoken, and influential figures, it also faced the pressing question of who would succeed him. chanel didn’t wait long to make the announcement. shortly after lagerfeld’s death, the brand promoted virginie viard to the top job. viard began working with lagerfeld in 1987, and as his right hand woman, she remained a behind the scenes figure to the general public. as she takes her position in the spotlight   a place she has said she dislikes   the question now is what her version of chanel will look like, and how it will uphold or diverge from lagerfeld’s work. even the most informed followers of the fashion industry still know relatively little about her creative vision; in an interview with vox in late may, the fashion historian valerie steele called viard “the mystery woman.” chanel held its fall 2019 runway show less than a month after lagerfeld’s death, but it’s safe to say it was more his last collection than viard’s first. the brand’s resort presentation, shown in early may, gave some taste for her style. hamish bowles, reviewing the collection for vogue, wrote that while the designer made no sudden movements, “in place of lagerfeld’s hard edged geometry... viard brought a new softness and ease to the chanel silhouette, reflecting her woman’s perspective and something of the insouciance that chanel herself believed in.” with the brand’s haute couture show held in paris this week, our sense of viard’s chanel is coming into clearer view: the same softness permeated the collection, which featured pajama inspired eveningwear, belted silk gowns, and models wearing mostly flats. though by virtue of it being a couture show rather than ready to wear, this isn’t what you’ll see the average shopper wearing on the street   instead, it offers a glimpse at what celebrities will look like come autumn, in carefully styled red carpet appearances that will help set the tone for the brand’s new image. of course, the show itself was standard chanel   viard made ample use of tweed, and carried on lagerfeld’s penchant for designing absolutely enormous runway sets by transforming the grand palais (the site of chanel shows since 2005) into a circular library, as a nod to both coco chanel’s library at her 31 rue cambon apartment and lagerfeld’s love of books. the usual fashion royalty attended; anna wintour was seated next to chanel ambassador margot robbie, while it model kaia gerber walked. at the moment, chanel isn’t necessarily in need of an overhaul. when lagerfeld took over in 1983, his job was to reinvigorate a flagging house that had developed rather stuffy, uncool connotations; he did so with irreverence and aplomb, all while centering his collections on gabrielle “coco” chanel’s original designs. under lagerfeld, chanel became a pop culture fixture and one of the most formidable players in the luxury space, with annual sales of more than $11 billion. viard hasn’t been called in to fix the brand, but complacency won’t fly either. she needs to draw in a new generation of customers while appeasing the faithful clients who buy head to toe looks every season. “even a brand of chanel’s stature still has to make a case for itself,” says robin givhan, the washington post’s fashion critic. privately held by the wertheimer family, chanel is the rare high end european label that isn’t owned by one of luxury’s major conglomerates, namely lvmh (the parent company to louis vuitton, dior, and givenchy) or kering (gucci, saint laurent, balenciaga). chanel’s continued independence has been the subject of speculation in light of its decision to release sales figures for the first time ever last year, lagerfeld’s passing, and the wertheimer brothers, alain and gérard, reaching retirement age. when the brand shared its annual revenue numbers again this june, however, an executive told business of fashion: “chanel is not for sale, chanel is not preparing for an ipo, i just want to reconfirm that for the hundredth time this year.” earlier that month, bloomberg reported that lvmh had said that, at a valuation of $113 billion, chanel is too large for an acquisition. chanel’s decision to hire from within is somewhat unusual for a brand of its ilk. when filling the role of creative director, many fashion houses poach designers who have led other major labels: raf simons went from jil sander to dior and then calvin klein, riccardo tisci moved from givenchy to burberry, and hedi slimane led saint laurent before landing at céline. these are big, splashy events, though the industry’s steady creative churn has often been compared to a game of musical chairs, one over which a creeping sense of sameness has settled. promoting a nearly anonymous longtime employee almost seems like a surprise move by contrast. appointing a creative director who is steeped in the house’s heritage and recent history, as viard is, doesn’t necessarily mean a continuation of the outgoing designer’s work. while every designer must grapple with the legacy of the brand they work for, steele says, the extent to which they hew to past tropes certainly varies. alessandro michele is a prime example of a new creative director causing a tidal shift. after more than a decade in accessories design at gucci, michele was promoted to creative director in january 2015. a virtual unknown, he upended the brand’s glamorous yet wearable sensibility (silky jumpsuits, trim suede coatdresses) and replaced it with a vision of fashion that is ornate, maximalist, and weird (see: runway models carrying replicas of their own heads). michele was able to do this because gucci had gone through a number of makeovers in recent years, including tom ford’s lucrative era of “louche sexuality” in the early ’90s, and its brand identity no longer felt clearly defined. sarah burton, who worked with alexander mcqueen for 14 years and was named creative director of his brand after his death in 2010, had space to evolve that label for a different reason: mcqueen’s view on fashion was singular in its blend of beauty and terror, and his voice was the only one the brand had ever known. it would be almost unreasonable to expect burton to mimic his aesthetic. the situation is different for viard precisely because of how lagerfeld positioned chanel. rather than remaking the brand in his own image, he constantly referenced coco chanel’s work, imbuing his collections with a powerful sense of enduring style. “karl lagerfeld certainly elevated chanel to its current position as a pop culture force, but i think what’s really interesting is that despite his incredible influence over the brand, it’s still really associated with the founder,” says givhan. “i think that was part of karl lagerfeld’s skill: for all of his own celebrity, chanel always came first.” as a designer, lagerfeld’s achievement wasn’t in sparking widespread fashion trends but in reworking   seemingly inexhaustibly   the signature styles that coco chanel created. for more than three decades, he presented riff after riff on the tweed suit, the two tone shoes, the pearls, the little black dress. modernization through archival reference was his game. “he was a compulsive worker and assimilated information all the time, and that let him stay up to date for decades,” steele says. “most designers can only make an impact for 15 years. harold koda [the former costume institute curator] thought it’s 30 years, but i think that’s being kind.” should she choose to do so, viard can certainly guarantee aesthetic continuity to chanel’s clients. but she’s a different person from lagerfeld   not to mention a woman designing primarily for women   and her collections will therefore offer a new, and possibly softer, take on a 100 year old brand. sign up for the goods’ newsletter. twice a week, we’ll send you the best goods stories exploring what we buy, why we buy it, and why it matters. understand the world with a daily explainer plus the most compelling stories of the day. ﻿making people poorer is still bad   regardless of party. how to save without sacrificing your favorite snacks. the future of american politics is being hashed out on podcasts. everything you need to know about tariffs but were too afraid to ask. you don’t need six months of expenses in the bank, but you do have to start 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supported by arriving at the luxury house two years after karl lagerfeld, he helped guide a boom in both products and revenues as president of the company’s american arm, chanel inc. by alex williams art lovers soon will descend upon the grand palais for art basel paris. but it’s hardly the building’s first turn in the spotlight. by farah nayeri it’s between designers, and at a crossroad. by vanessa friedman dior, chanel, lagerfeld   a rash of new streaming biopics have tried to humanize fashion’s most famous names. is that a good thing? by vanessa friedman set in the 1970s, the series depicts the designer’s personal and professional evolution and revolves around an intense love story. by elisabeth vincentelli virginie viard, who replaced karl lagerfeld at the french fashion house, spent nearly 30 years at the company. by vanessa friedman and jessica testa what happened when karl lagerfeld’s last residence, where he worked and where choupette lived, was offered at auction. by dana thomas i’m a reporter for the real estate section of the new york times. here are five things i'm enjoying right now. by anna kodé mouna ayoub has a huge collection of haute couture, and now, 252 of her chanel pieces designed by karl lagerfeld are going up for auction. by elizabeth paton at outhouse jewelry, kaabia and sasha grewal are reeling in big names with bird stud earrings, silver chokers and celestial motifs. by upasana das

by providing your information, you agree to our terms of use and our privacy policy. we use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. this site is protected by recaptcha enterprise and the google privacy policy and terms of service apply. includes digital magazine access and the exclusive robb report tote bag. sign up for our newsletter and go inside a world of luxury. by providing your information, you agree to our terms of use and our privacy policy. we use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services. this site is protected by recaptcha enterprise and the google privacy policy and terms of service apply. in yet another fashion industry shakeup, virginie viard is parting ways with chanel. the company announced on wednesday that viard, who’s spent the last five years in the artistic director role, will be stepping away from chanel after nearly three decades. the 62 year old designer assumed the position in 2019 following the death of her mentor karl lagerfeld. “chanel confirms the departure of virginie viard after a rich collaboration of five years as artistic director of fashion collections, during which she was able to renew the codes of the house while respecting the creative heritage of chanel, and almost 30 years within the house,” the french label said in a statement. “a new creative organization will be announced in due course. chanel would like to thank virginie viard for her remarkable contribution to chanel’s fashion, creativity, and vitality.” viard got her start at chanel as an intern in 1987 where she worked her way up the ranks to deputy director. by the time she was named successor, she was often referred to as lagerfeld’s “right arm and left arm.” after his passing, viard’s first solo collection debuted during the haute couture fall/winter 2019 show in paris. her last collection for the brand will be chanel’s runway show during paris haute couture week in june, cnn reported. during her tenure, the brand has seen sales jump and its revenue increase. recently, the global chief executive officer of chanel, leena nair, shared with bof that the label’s ready to wear business has been multiplied by 2.5 and grew by a whopping 23 percent last year. at the same time, sales rose 14.6 percent to just shy of $20 billion. under viard’s watch, the fashion label has also collaborated with several high profile brand ambassadors including kristen stewart and timothée chalamet. viard’s departure comes less than three months after pierpaolo piccioli, valentino’s creative director, announced he was exiting the italian fashion house. the designer is being replaced by alessandro michele, who left his position as creative director of gucci in 2022. in march, dries van noten confirmed that he would also be leaving his eponymous label after nearly 40 years. however, a successor has yet to be named. then, of course, designer and creative director sarah burton ended her longtime collaboration with british luxury fashion house alexander mcqueen in september 2023. abigail montanez is a staff writer at robb report. she has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to… meet the wine club that thinks differently. receive editor curated reds from boutique california producers four times a year.
supported by virginie viard, who replaced karl lagerfeld at the french fashion house, spent nearly 30 years at the company. by vanessa friedman and jessica testa in yet another seismic shift in the fashion world, chanel announced on wednesday that virginie viard, karl lagerfeld’s handpicked successor, was leaving the fashion house after five years as its artistic director   years in which, though her collections received a critical drubbing and speculation was rife about her possible departure, sales exploded, reaching almost $20 billion in 2023. in a brief statement, chanel, the second largest luxury brand in the world, thanked ms. viard for almost 30 years of service, “during which she was able to renew the codes of the house while respecting the creative heritage of chanel.” no new designer was announced. ms. viard, 62, assumed the artistic director role at a precarious moment, following the death of mr. lagerfeld, who had led the brand for more than 35 years, in 2019. an unassuming presence who avoided the spotlight, ms. viard had worked side by side with mr. lagerfeld for decades and been his choice for a successor. he described her as both his left and right arm, and her appointment brought a sense of continuity to a house mr. lagerfeld had long dominated. but despite annual revenues rising to $19.7 billion under her tenure   a 16 percent increase over the previous year   ms. viard seemed more like a caretaker designer for the storied house than a change agent like her mentor, mr. lagerfeld. she toned down the runway theatrics he was known for, but her efforts to make chanel feel younger often fell flat. her runway signatures included bow ties, various kinds of shorts and a fondness for 1980s silhouettes. ms. viard’s departure comes just one month after chanel’s cruise show, held on a bleak rainy day in marseille, with guests including lily rose depp, marion cotillard, sadie sink and tessa thompson. it also follows a shake up at valentino, where the house’s longtime creative director pierpaolo piccioli was replaced by the former gucci designer alessandro michele in march, and comes in the wake of rumors that hedi slimane will soon be departing his post at celine. not surprisingly, almost as soon as ms. viard’s departure was announced, speculation began that either mr. slimane or mr. piccioli might replace her. “a new creative organization will be announced in due course,” a representative for chanel said in a brief statement. the next chanel runway show, its couture presentation in paris in june, will continue as planned. vanessa friedman has been the fashion director and chief fashion critic for the times since 2014. more about vanessa friedman jessica testa is a times reporter covering the worlds of style and fashion. more about jessica testa

artistic director’s departure opens up one of fashion’s top jobs at brand hoping to become a talking point again virginie viard, the artistic director who replaced karl lagerfeld at chanel after his death in 2019, is to exit the french luxury brand, leaving open one of fashion’s top jobs. viard was just the third artistic director at the 114 year old brand after lagerfeld and its founder, gabrielle “coco” chanel. she will leave after five years in the role and three decades with the fashion house.