FASHION Magazine

  • They said/We said: Giles Deacon splits from Ungaro, do we hear Vuitton in his future?

    by Laura Kathleen Maize
    Photography by Peter Stigter

    This morning, news broke that Giles Deacon is no longer working as creative director and leading designer at Ungaro. The story of the reported mutual breakup is being met with surprise, coming just weeks shy of Paris fashion week, and after only two collections (and two very well received collections at that) with the Parisian fashion house. The Spring 2012 line will be the last collab between Deacon and Ungaro, and is rumoured to not even have been designed by Deacon himself, but instead “reflect the work of the design team.”

    Deacon was the latest in a long list of short-lived collaborations with the likes of Giambattista Valli, Peter Dundas, Esteban Cortazar and even Lindsay Lohan. His departure begs the question: is the brand stable?

    Having such a tumultuous staff does not bode well, and with no replacement named, we will wait with baited breath to see what the future holds for the Ungaro name as well as its place within the industry.

    Posted in Emanuel Ungaro, Esteban Cortazar, Giambattista Valli, Giles Deacon, Linday Lohan, Peter Dundas, Rani Sheen, Style, They said/We said