Pierpaolo Piccioli, who left Valentino final yr, is the brand new artistic director of the long-lasting trend home Balenciaga, guardian firm Kering introduced Monday (Might 19).
He replaces Demna, who joined Balenciaga in 2015 and has since moved to Gucci in a shake-up of Kering’s artistic steady. Gucci can also be owned by Kering. Piccioli takes over at Balenciaga on Jul 10.
“What I’m receiving is a model filled with prospects that’s extremely fascinating. I have to at first thank Demna; I’ve at all times admired his expertise and imaginative and prescient. I couldn’t ask for a greater passing of the torch,” Piccioli stated in an organization assertion.
He’ll head womenswear, menswear, equipment and couture on the Paris-based home.
Demna, who goes by one title, was not with out controversy, typically taking over political and social problems with the day. Piccioli is considered as extra of a romantic than a disrupter.
