There's an untimely fate frequented when many designers find their running tap turning to a trickle, and whether it's by choice or by appointment, a new era for a design house emerges.
The first most notable new name is that of Sarah Burton, the late Alexander McQueen's right hand creative aide for a sweet sixteen years, as she quietly ties up her shoe laces on his very fancy shoes. Burton was the master who managed to continue the finishing touches on his final and breathtaking collection a month after his untimely death. It therefore seems only fitting that the woman who was able to work in sync with the late genius and understand his vision without so much as uttering a word take her Armadillo heels and run with them.
Closing the door to the most luxurious of the luxury brands is one Jean-Paul Gaultier at Hermes. Tuned out by the clopping horses on Rue Boissy D'Anglaise in Paris, Gaultier has had his run and after seven years, will present his final collection for Hermes in October during the international Spring/Summer shows. In my opinion, he understood the true values of the brand inherently and will be a hard man to follow, good luck to his predecessor.
And so the wheel keeps spinning.
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