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Balenciaga concludes Piccioli's tenure after less than two years

Balenciaga has confirmed the departure of its creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, via a statement from Kering. The Italian designer steps down after less than two years in the role. This news arrives just weeks after Kering confirmed the exit of Anthony Vaccarello from Saint Laurent and Seán McGirr from McQueen. Consequently, the group led by...

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Drew Henry named new creative director of Courrèges

According to industry reports, French house Courrèges has quickly moved on from the departure of Nicolas Di Felice, which was announced just last week. This resolves the uncertainty surrounding its creative direction. The owner, Artémis, the Pinault family's investment vehicle linked to Kering, has reportedly appointed British designer Drew...

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Tropicfeel appoints former Nike executive Peter Hudson as Creative Director

Madrid – Tropicfeel, the emerging fashion firm from Spanish entrepreneur Alberto Espinós, is taking a decisive leap forward in its brand-building process with the appointment of Peter Hudson as creative director. The American will bring everything he learned during his two decades with the innovation and development team at sports multinational...

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Urban Outfitters: "Every Store is like an Experiment"

Amsterdam - With 47 stores across Europe and Asia, there seems little holding back the international expansion of American lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters. As the doors of it's latest pop-up venture open in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, FashionUnited takes a moment talk to the man behind the brand's visual artistic direction, Creative...