Solely The Courageous (OTB), father or mother firm of Marni, has introduced that Belgian designer Meryll Rogge is its new Artistic Director. Rogge replaces Francesco Risso after virtually ten years at Marni’s helm.
Stefano Rosso, CEO at Marni, mentioned: “It’s a nice pleasure to welcome Meryll to Marni.
“She is an distinctive artistic expertise and an inspiring lady, whose imaginative and prescient and experience will play a key function in shaping the way forward for this wonderful model.”
Meryll Rogge is a Belgian designer whose eponymous label has carved out a particular house in modern womenswear since launching in 2020.
A graduate of the Royal Academy of High quality Arts in Antwerp, Rogge honed her craft at Marc Jacobs in New York and Dries Van Noten in Antwerp earlier than setting out together with her personal imaginative and prescient. Her namesake model blends subversive femininity with sharp tailoring, incomes her worldwide stockists like Dover Avenue Market and SSENSE.
OTB Founder and Chairman, Renzo Rosso, added: “We met many extremely certified candidates, confirming how Marni continues to encourage and entice creatives from world wide. Meryll impressed us with the sensitivity she dropped at reinterpreting the model’s DNA, providing a up to date imaginative and prescient that embraces Marni globally and throughout all its dimensions — together with equipment, inside design, communication, and particular tasks.
“I want her one of the best in carrying this imaginative and prescient ahead with ardour, supported by a workforce and a bunch which have at all times positioned creativity on the core of their id.”
This appointment marks the primary time a girl has taken the artistic helm of an OTB model, and follows current management strikes together with Glenn Martens at Maison Margiela and Simone Bellotti at Jil Sander, signalling the group’s evolving imaginative and prescient for its future.
Based in 1994 by Swiss-born Castiglioni, Marni constructed a cult following for its offbeat prints, architectural silhouettes, and early dedication to recycled supplies. OTB Group took full possession in 2015, setting the stage for a brand new period below Risso’s management, who was appointed in 2016 following the departure of founder Consuelo Castiglioni. Risso introduced he was leaving the group after ten years in June.
