Buckingham Palace is not the only place where a changing of the guard will be happening this summer. Two of Europe's most distinguished fashion houses will be undergoing enormous changes on the creative front.
Yesterday afternoon, The Cut announced that Jean Paul Gaultier would be departing Hermes after his Spring 2011 show. I wasn't even aware that JPG was thinking of leaving Hermes, but apparently he is leaving to spend more time on his namesake line. Fortunately the folks at Hermes have already figured out who will be replacing him, so fashion enthusiasts need not worry that Lindsay Lohan will be stepping in (insert audible sigh here). According to the ladies at The Cut, Christophe Lemaire, the man behind women's ready-to-wear at Hermes, will be taking over. I'm sad to see JPG go, but not entirely surprised. His work always seemed like an odd fit for Hermes to me. I guess we'll have to see what Mr. Lemaire has in store for us!
And, over in London, Sarah Burton has been given the arduous task of replacing the irreplaceable Alexander McQueen at his namesake line. British Vogue announced this morning that the Central Saint Martins grad (is there any other design school?), who had worked with McQueen for sixteen years and who had served as head of womenswear design since 2000 would be taking the reins. We have already seen a glimpse of Ms. Burton's work, as she was credited with completing the autumn-winter 2010/11 collection following McQueen's suicide. That collection was highly lauded.
Both Mr. Lemaire and Ms. Burton have their work cut out for them in continuing the creative genius of the Hermes and Alexander McQueen visions, respectively. Let us not forget, though, that it was a young Yves Saint Laurent who was called to step up to the plate at Dior after Monsieur Dior himself had passed. And look how well that turned out. Christophe Lemaire and Sarah Burton, I'll be cheering for you!
(** photo of Sarah Burton is courtesy of British Vogue**)
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