After his death, Virgie Viad, an art director, who took Karl Lagerfeld in Chanel, has left a French luxury fashion house.
Chanel did not immediately announce the 62 -year -old Viadic replacement, Lagurfeld, who had been working for over 20 years.
“Chanel has confirmed the departure of Virgnie Viad after a five -year collaboration as an artistic director of fashion collections,” said Chanel in a press conference statement without indicating the reason for departure. I did it.
“I was able to update my house code while respecting Chanel’s creative heritage.”
Before she replaced her with Lagerfeld, VIARD did not play an official role as a designer, but was working closely with the late designers on all the Chanel design channel, including Couture.
Chanel said on June 25, as planned in Opera Garnier in Paris, it will introduce the Auto Couture Autumn and Winter collections. Channel sales have risen rapidly during Veed’s employment, and according to what was reported, it increased 14.6 % last year to $ 19.7 billion.
“A new chapter in Chanel mode is open,” said the fashion house. “We are confident in the ability of the team to ensure the continuity of the collection during this transition period. A new creative organization in the House of Representatives will be announced soon.”