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averagejoe said:
Maybe Kris Van Assche is heading to Berluti?

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/haider-ackermann-exits-berluti

I wonder if Haider Ackermann is actually moving to a different LVMH house (like Loro Piana which LVMH is trying to invest more heavily in?).
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I feel like if Haider was moving to a different LVMH brand they’d hint at it or just announce it outright. But it all reminds me of when John was at Givenchy then a couple of seasons later moved to Dior.
But I really liked Haider at Berluti. So elegant, so crisp, so luxurious!
 
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silvester said:
I feel like if Haider was moving to a different LVMH brand they’d hint at it or just announce it outright. But it all reminds me of when John was at Givenchy then a couple of seasons later moved to Dior.
But I really liked Haider at Berluti. So elegant, so crisp, so luxurious!
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I really like Haider at Berluti, too. He truly designs luxurious clothes.

When Kim Jones left Vuitton, his movement within LVMH (to Dior Homme) wasn't announced. I thought that another conglomerate/brand had "poached" him. I'm hoping it's the same for Haider; that he ends up in a LVMH house.
 
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silvester said:
@averagejoe called it! Kris is headed to Berluti. Hopefully something for Haider soon. Although, I bet Karl is happy, he once said he wanted Haider to take over at Chanel.
Full story here:
http://wwd.com/fashion-news/designe...kris-van-assche-creative-director-1202641731/
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I hope that LVMH continues to work with Haider in a different house. I wonder which one. I am still wondering if LVMH's plans to expand the Loro Piana house include installing a star designer (and if that includes Haider).

I think they chose Kris Van Assche for this role because he is able to integrate street-wear and skateboard culture successfully at Dior Homme while maintaining a luxury image (difficult balance to achieve), which brings a more youthful edge to Berluti in its quest to court younger clientele with means.
 
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averagejoe said:
I hope that LVMH continues to work with Haider in a different house. I wonder which one. I am still wondering if LVMH's plans to expand the Loro Piana house include installing a star designer (and if that includes Haider).

I think they chose Kris Van Assche for this role because he is able to integrate street-wear and skateboard culture successfully at Dior Homme while maintaining a luxury image (difficult balance to achieve), which brings a more youthful edge to Berluti in its quest to court younger clientele with means.
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I’d love if he went to Loro Piana. The things he could do with knits. Drapey cashmere’s and wools. I can’t wait to see what Kris does. I do love his street wear bent on luxury. I like it because it’s not too streetwise, so I don’t feel like I could get it from anywhere. Unlike vetements.
 
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silvester said:
I’d love if he went to Loro Piana. The things he could do with knits. Drapey cashmere’s and wools. I can’t wait to see what Kris does. I do love his street wear bent on luxury. I like it because it’s not too streetwise, so I don’t feel like I could get it from anywhere. Unlike vetements.
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Yeah I agree. He was able to tastefully marry streetwear with luxury at Dior Homme. I wasn't always drawn to his designs, but whatever he made was tasteful and never vulgar in my opinion.

Unlike at Balenciaga. I hear that sales are up, but I fear that in the long run, the brand turns into a fad machine. No offense to those who like Balenciaga. I did like the leather shopping tote for men, but it's not like Chanel didn't do that before, years ago. Some of the trends that Balenciaga is trying to pass are just...hideous. To me, it's trying too hard to start new trends, or follow new trends. And that seems to be the nature of streetwear. It seems to make things that would seem totally unfashionable very of the moment, like those ugly running shoes with too much detail from the 90s.
 
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averagejoe said:
Yeah I agree. He was able to tastefully marry streetwear with luxury at Dior Homme. I wasn't always drawn to his designs, but whatever he made was tasteful and never vulgar in my opinion.

Unlike at Balenciaga. I hear that sales are up, but I fear that in the long run, the brand turns into a fad machine. No offense to those who like Balenciaga. I did like the leather shopping tote for men, but it's not like Chanel didn't do that before, years ago. Some of the trends that Balenciaga is trying to pass are just...hideous. To me, it's trying too hard to start new trends, or follow new trends. And that seems to be the nature of streetwear. It seems to make things that would seem totally unfashionable very of the moment, like those ugly running shoes with too much detail from the 90s.
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Till today I still don’t fully understand Demna and his Balenciaga vision. I’ve seen moments of pure beauty from him, but very few and far between. Nicolas always had that Balenciaga heritage and found a way to make it modern. Demna just seems to do Vetements but more expensive. And there always seems to be a joke that I just don’t get.i prefer fashion that lasts well past the creative director is gone. Anyway excited for the future!
 
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