The creative director shuffle is back. It wasn't so long ago that we waited with baited breath to find out where names like Nicolas Ghesquière and Alexander Wang would settle. And now, again, after Peter Copping stepped down from his role as creative director of Nina Ricci (rumored to be going to Oscar de la Renta), WWD has confirmed the gossip: Guillaume Henry will serve as Nina Ricci's new creative director.
Henry made a name for himself as French design house Carven's creative director by giving it a youthful vibe. He begins his stint at Nina Ricci on January 5th and his first collection will show for Fall 2015.
Ralph Toledano, the president of Puig fashion division (Ricci?s parent company), commented that Henry?s arrival foreshadows "great ambitions for the brand fueled by his artistic vision, intuition, intelligence, charisma and curiosity."
About Nina Ricci:
The house of Nina Ricci was founded by Turin-born Maria "Nina" Ricci and her son Robert in Paris in 1932. The brand rapidly expanded over the next few decades, thanks to its refined, romantic, and always feminine aesthetic. In 1948, Robert created a bit of beauty history by introducing the now-iconic L'Air du Temps fragrance, which continues to be a top seller today (in 2008 the house launched a limited-edition run of the fragrance for the 60th anniversary). At one point, the house reached such notoriety that Andy Warhol designed its window displays, and in January 1998, the Puig Group officially bought the company. The design direction has changed hands several times over the years; Belgian-born Olivier Theyskens joined as creative director in 2006, and his collections won ardent praise by fashion critics for his ability to channel the house's airy romance through chiffon layers and jeweled accents, consistently creating glamour with a Parisienne-punk edge. But to the industry's disappointment, Puig head Mario Grauso let Theyskens go after the fall 2009 season, hiring former Louis Vuitton designer Peter Copping to take the reigns.
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