On this week’s prime vogue information, extra artistic director break-ups surfaced on-line, 2025 Met Gala particulars had been revealed and cross-cultural initiatives hailed from the skate world.
Whereas Gucci formally introduced artistic director Sabato De Sarno‘s departure, Mugler has but to verify Casey Cadwallader’s rumored departure, and Yeezy artistic director Gosha Rubchinskiy took to his personal social channels to announce his departure from Ye‘s model. Because the Met Gala approaches, this yr’s costume code and host committee have been introduced, together with British designer Grace Wales Bonner and legendary African American designer Dapper Dan. Elsewhere, French home Louis Vuitton tapped NY skateboarder Tyshawn Jones as an envoy, whereas British skate label Palace arrange a brand new outpost in Seoul, South Korea.
Beneath, Hypebeast has rounded up the highest vogue tales of the week so you’ll be able to keep updated on developments within the business.
Sabato De Sarno Steps Down as Artistic Director of Gucci
On Thursday, February 6, Italian vogue home Gucci introduced that Sabato De Sarno is departing from his artistic director place after serving for simply two years. “I wish to specific my deep gratitude to Sabato for his ardour and dedication to Gucci. I sincerely recognize how he honored Gucci’s craftsmanship and heritage with such dedication,” Stefano Cantino, CEO of Gucci, stated in a press release supplied to Vogue Enterprise. Moreover, it was shared that the home’s forthcoming Fall/Winter 2025 runway present at Milan Trend Week can be helmed by the Gucci design studio.
“I sincerely thank Sabato for his loyalty and professionalism. I’m happy with the work that has been finished to additional strengthen Gucci’s fundamentals. Stefano and the brand new inventive course will proceed to construct on this and to information Gucci in direction of renewed vogue management and sustainable progress,” added Francesca Bellettini, deputy CEO of Gucci’s dad or mum firm, Kering. A brand new artistic director is but to be introduced.
The comparatively quick interval through which De Sarno served as director was considerably of a reset of the home’s design codes. Following the departure of Alessandro Michele, who pushed the model’s id to new limits together with his maximalist type, De Sarno introduced a refined strategy to new collections that focussed on the model’s retro sensibilities. Nonetheless, in direction of the top of his two-year presence at Gucci, the model was hit laborious by the luxurious disaster, which rocked the business with dwindling gross sales as 2025 approached.
Mugler Artistic Director Casey Cadwallader Reportedly Stepping Down
Earlier within the week, WWD reported that sources hinted on the coming departure of Casey Cadwallader from Mugler. The transfer maybe explains why Mugler was not listed on the provisional calendar for Paris Trend Week this coming March. WWD talked about a possible departure as early as Spring 2025.
The designer joined the French vogue home in 2018, following roles at Marc Jacobs, Loewe, Narciso Rodriguez, and Zits Studios. Throughout his time with Mugler, Cadwallader has given the home a up to date relevance together with his attractive and refined silhouettes, all whereas honoring Mugler’s wealthy archival collections.
In September, Cadwallader offered Mugler’s SS25 assortment and launched a brand new documentary referred to as Contained in the Dream: Mugler, which celebrated the home’s fiftieth anniversary. The characteristic delved into Mugler’s boundary-pushing couture moments just like the “Chimère” mermaid costume and took viewers behind the scenes of Cadwallader’s SS24 presentation. Mugler’s workforce has not confirmed Casey Cadwallader’s departure right now.
Gosha Rubchinskiy and YEEZY Finish Collaboration
In a brand new Instagram publish, Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy introduced that his collaboration with YEEZY would come to an finish, after working because the Ye-founded streetwear model’s head of design for nearly two years. Following the bitter finish of Ye’s relationship with adidas over hate speech, Rubchinskiy joined YEEZY in 2023.
On the publish, Rubchinskiy said, “Our partnership with YEEZY has reached its conclusion. The December drop was final for me. I’m deeply grateful to Ye and your complete YEEZY workforce for a memorable expertise—one that can at all times stick with me.” He concluded, “As I transfer ahead, I proceed to develop my artistic imaginative and prescient, exploring new tasks and evolving previous concepts in ways in which really feel true to me. In due time, I’ll share extra about what’s subsequent for upcoming GOSHA RUBCHINSKIY model relaunch.”
2025 Met Gala Unveils Costume Code & Faucets Grace Wales Bonner, Dapper Dan, Edward Enninful for Host Comittee
On Tuesday, the Met Gala uncovered extra particulars surrounding the annual vogue festivity, together with the host committee members and the official costume code. A becoming theme “Tailor-made to You,” leans into the exhibition’s sartorial focus. “‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Type” will supply an in-depth evaluation of Black dandy vogue, a motion of stylish Black menswear that dates again to the nineteenth century.
To hitch co-chairs, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell, Lewis Hamilton, Colman Domingo, Lebron James, and Anna Wintour, the occasion will enlist British designer Grace Wales Bonner, former British Vogue chief editor Edward Enninful, and legendary Black vogue determine Dapper Dan. Different members embrace André 3000, Simone Biles, Doechii, Ayo Edebiri, Spike Lee and Olivier Rousteing.
In a press release shared with Enterprise of Trend, Costume Institute Curator Andrew Bolton stated “Superfine: Tailoring Black Type is our division’s first exhibition dedicated to menswear in additional than 20 years.” “The present additionally displays our ongoing dedication to diversifying our exhibitions in a approach that’s genuine to The Costume Institute,” he continued.
Tyshawn Jones Joins Louis Vuitton because the Latest “Good friend of the Home”
Louis Vuitton has welcomed a brand new ambassador, however this time, the French label shouldn’t be enlisting one other musician or entertainer. Skateboarder Tyshawn Jones was welcomed as Louis Vuitton’s latest “Good friend of the Home,” reinforcing their dedication to embracing numerous abilities throughout vogue and tradition. The New York Metropolis native and outstanding skate determine was personally invited to Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton FW25 present, marking the beginning of their cross-category partnership.
Pharrell’s Pals of the Home ambassador program, which beforehand enlisted footballer Jude Bellingham, rapper Pusha T, and extra goals to construct out the model’s ties throughout the spectrum of latest tradition, aligning with the artistic director’s multi-faceted inventive breadth.
Palace To Open Second Retailer in Seoul
After opening its first South Korean flagship in Seoul’s Apgujeoung ward, Palace is about to open an outpost within the capital metropolis’s Mapo-gu space, recognized for its youthful vitality and universities. The brand new house, designed in collaboration with Steve Oh of OSTVO, is impressed by London’s Southbank skating landmark the place Palace was born. Design options like brutalist inside decals, large floor-to-ceiling home windows, concrete pillars and sprawling display screen partitions evoke the sights from Palace’s hometown.
“The pillars are such an iconic a part of rising up at Southbank. The workforce labored actually laborious to imitate the wood-like texture of the concrete,” Palace’s design workforce informed Hypebeast. “Total, we wished it to really feel welcoming, and we hope they get pleasure from taking a look at it and checking all of the finer particulars out of the house.” Palace’s new Seoul retailer is slated to open on February 8.
