Raf Simons to Leave Christian Dior Couture
October 22 2015 - 2:11PM
Dow Jones News
By Jason Chow And Christina Binkley
PARIS-- Raf Simons is leaving his post as creative director at
Christian Dior SA, a surprise exit after three-and-a-half-years at
the helm of the French couture house.
Mr. Simons's collection presented in Paris on Oct. 2 was his
last for the brand, the designer and company said Thursday.
"Christian Dior is an extraordinary company, and it has been an
immense privilege to write a few pages of this magnificent book,"
Mr. Simons said.
Christian Dior is majority-owned and controlled by Christian
Dior SE, the holding company that controls luxury conglomerate LVMH
Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, owning more than 42% of its
shares.
LVMH Chairman and chief executive Bernard Arnault pays special
attention to the house, having hand-picked Mr. Simons in April 2012
after an exhaustive search that lasted more than a year.
The brand said that Mr. Arnault acknowledged Mr. Simons's
decision and "warmly thanked" him for his contribution.
Write to Jason Chow at jason.chow@wsj.com and Christina Binkley
at christina.binkley@wsj.com
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 22, 2015 13:56 ET (17:56 GMT)
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