# Creative director changes since 2024: who replaced whom

> Since January 2024, 22 of the 58 fashion houses we track have named a new creative lead. Each row links to its announcement.

- Canonical: https://thecastindex.com/houses/creative-director-changes
- Records checked: 2026-10-22

| House | New creative lead | Replaced | Announced | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Versace](https://thecastindex.com/houses/versace) | Pieter Mulier (Chief creative officer) | Dario Vitale (2025) | 2026-02-05 | https://www.pradagroup.com/en/news-media/news-section/26-02-05-versace-pieter-mulier-chief-creative-officer.html |
| [Balmain](https://thecastindex.com/houses/balmain) | Antonin Tron (Creative director) | Olivier Rousteing (2011–2025) | 2025-11-12 | https://fashionunited.uk/news/people/balmain-names-antonin-tron-as-creative-director/2025111284871 |
| [Hermès](https://thecastindex.com/houses/hermes) | Grace Wales Bonner (menswear) (Women’s ready-to-wear artistic director; men’s ready-to-wear creative director) | Véronique Nichanian (menswear, 1988–2026) | 2025-10-21 | https://finance.hermes.com/en/publications/grace-wales-bonner-joins-hermes-creative-director-mens-ready-wear/ |
| [Fendi](https://thecastindex.com/houses/fendi) | Maria Grazia Chiuri (Chief creative officer) | Silvia Venturini Fendi (1994–2025) | 2025-10-14 | https://www.lvmh.com/en/news-lvmh/maria-grazia-chiuri-named-chief-creative-officer-at-fendi |
| [Proenza Schouler](https://thecastindex.com/houses/proenza-schouler) | Rachel Scott (Creative director) | Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez (2002–2025) | 2025-09-02 | https://cfda.com/news/rachel-scott-appointed-creative-director-of-proenza-schouler/ |
| [Marni](https://thecastindex.com/houses/marni) | Meryll Rogge (Creative director) | Francesco Risso (2016–2025) | 2025-07-15 | https://www.otb.net/en/news/marni-appoints-new-creative-director |
| [Dior](https://thecastindex.com/houses/dior) | Jonathan Anderson (Creative director of women’s, men’s and haute couture collections) | Maria Grazia Chiuri (2016–2025), Kim Jones (2018–2025) | 2025-06-02 | https://www.lvmh.com/static/letter-to-shareholders-july-2025/fashion-and-leather-goods.html |
| [Balenciaga](https://thecastindex.com/houses/balenciaga) | Pierpaolo Piccioli (Creative director) | Demna (2015–2025) | 2025-05-19 | https://www.kering.com/en/news/pierpaolo-piccioli-appointed-creative-director-of-balenciaga/ |
| [Jean Paul Gaultier](https://thecastindex.com/houses/jean-paul-gaultier) | Duran Lantink (Creative director) | — | 2025-04-15 | https://www.puig.com/en/newsroom/Duran-Lantink-new-permanent-Creative-Director-Jean-Paul-Gaultier/ |
| [Loewe](https://thecastindex.com/houses/loewe) | Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez (Creative directors) | Jonathan Anderson (2013–2025) | 2025-03-24 | https://fashionunited.uk/news/people/loewe-proenza-schouler-founders-take-over-creative-direction/2025032480753 |
| [Gucci](https://thecastindex.com/houses/gucci) | Demna (Artistic director) | Sabato De Sarno (2023–2025) | 2025-03-13 | https://www.kering.com/en/news/demna-appointed-artistic-director-of-gucci/ |
| [Jil Sander](https://thecastindex.com/houses/jil-sander) | Simone Bellotti (Creative director) | Lucie and Luke Meier (2017–2025) | 2025-03-10 | https://www.otb.net/en/news/jil-sander-appoints-new-creative-director |
| [Bottega Veneta](https://thecastindex.com/houses/bottega-veneta) | Louise Trotter (Creative director) | Matthieu Blazy (2021–2024) | 2024-12-12 | https://www.kering.com/en/news/louise-trotter-appointed-creative-director-of-bottega-veneta/ |
| [Chanel](https://thecastindex.com/houses/chanel) | Matthieu Blazy (Artistic director of fashion activities) | Virginie Viard (2019–2024) | 2024-12-12 | https://www.chanel.com/au/fashion/event/chanel-fashion-new-artistic-director/ |
| [By Malene Birger](https://thecastindex.com/houses/by-malene-birger) | Emilie Martinsen-Kønigsfeldt (Creative director) | Maja Dixdotter (2020–2024) | 2024-12-03 | https://www.textilwirtschaft.de/people-culture/by-malene-birger-mit-neuer-design-spitze-91905 |
| [Alberta Ferretti](https://thecastindex.com/houses/alberta-ferretti) | Lorenzo Serafini (Creative director) | Alberta Ferretti (1981–2024) | 2024-10-15 | https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/Alberta-ferretti-lorenzo-serafini-named-the-new-creative-director,1671709.html |
| [Celine](https://thecastindex.com/houses/celine) | Michael Rider (Creative director) | Hedi Slimane (2018–2024) | 2024-10-02 | https://fashionunited.uk/news/people/celine-names-michael-rider-as-new-artistic-director/2024100277906 |
| [Givenchy](https://thecastindex.com/houses/givenchy) | Sarah Burton (Creative director) | Matthew M. Williams (2020–2023) | 2024-09-09 | https://www.lvmh.com/en/news-lvmh/sarah-burton-appointed-creative-director-of-givenchy |
| [Tom Ford](https://thecastindex.com/houses/tom-ford) | Haider Ackermann (Creative director) | Peter Hawkings (2023–2024) | 2024-09-04 | https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2024/09-05-24 |
| [Blumarine](https://thecastindex.com/houses/blumarine) | David Koma (Creative director) | Walter Chiapponi (2023–2024) | 2024-07-31 | https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/Blumarine-names-david-koma-creative-director,1654860.html |
| [Calvin Klein Collection](https://thecastindex.com/houses/calvin-klein) | Veronica Leoni (Creative director of Collection) | — | 2024-05-30 | https://www.pvh.com/news/press-releases/calvin-klein-inc-names-veronica-leoni-as-creative-director-of-collection |
| [Valentino](https://thecastindex.com/houses/valentino) | Alessandro Michele (Creative director) | Pierpaolo Piccioli (2016–2024) | 2024-03-28 | https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/Breaking-news-valentino-names-alessandro-michele-new-creative-director,1619594.html |

No successor named yet: Alexander McQueen, Nina Ricci, Saint Laurent, Etro.