{"id":903320,"date":"2025-05-19T14:42:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefashionspot.com\/?p=903320"},"modified":"2025-05-19T14:53:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T18:53:22","slug":"forum-members-react-to-pierpaolo-piccioli-becoming-balenciaga-creative-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefashionspot.com\/runway-news\/903320-forum-members-react-to-pierpaolo-piccioli-becoming-balenciaga-creative-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum Members React to Pierpaolo Piccioli Becoming Balenciaga Creative Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, the world of fashion is digesting the news of Pierpaolo Piccioli becoming Balenciaga creative director – with the guessing game<\/a> coming to an abrupt halt. The post has been vacant subsequent to Demna<\/a> switching houses to save Gucci (following the not-so-unexptected departure of Sabato De Sarno<\/a> in February). Demna will present his final Balenciaga collection in July during Haute Couture Paris Fashion Week<\/a> – with Piccioli taking the reins July 10. The Italian designer joins the Spanish Paris-based fashion house after parting ways with Valentino<\/a> in early 2024, having served as creative director for 25 years. The revered designer joins Balenciaga at a challenging moment for parent company Kering, who reported a 14% year-on-year decline in first quarter sales to \u20ac3.9bn.\u2060<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Balenciaga Appoints Pierpaolo Piccioli Creative Director<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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