Haider Ackermann has been named the brand new inventive director of Tom Ford, efficient instantly, a press launch introduced on Wednesday (Sept. 4). The Colombian-born, Paris-based designer succeeds Peter Hawkins, an organization veteran who left the inventive director function in July, lower than a yr after taking on from Tom Ford himself. “It’s with great satisfaction that I’ll search to honor the legacy of Tom Ford, a person I’ve lengthy admired and have the utmost respect for,” stated Ackermann of his new function, “I’m very enthusiastic about what lies forward.”
Larger Heights
Ackermann, who’s critically acclaimed for his sensual tailoring (worn usually by muses and superstar shoppers together with Tilda Swinton, Zendaya, and Timothée Chalamet), was additionally appointed Inventive Director at Canada Goose in Could this yr. His current roles embody collaborations with Jean-Paul Gaultier—for whom he visitor designed the Spring/Summer time 2023 high fashion assortment. Earlier than that, Ackermann served as inventive director of the French luxurious males’s label Berluti for 3 seasons (2016-2018).
In gentle of his new appointment, Ackermann might be primarily based in Paris, the place he’ll lead Tom Ford’s design groups, and in addition proceed in his function at Canada Goose on a part-time foundation.
Provided that Tom Ford is owned by the Estée Lauder Corporations and licensed to the Ermenegildo Zegna Group, Ackermann will report back to Guillaume Jesel, Tom Ford President and CEO and Head of Luxurious Enterprise Growth on the Estée Lauder Corporations, in addition to Lelio Gavazza, CEO of Tom Ford Trend on the Ermenegildo Zegna Group.
Massive Expectations
Ackermann’s first assortment for Tom Ford will debut at a runway present through the AW25 version of Paris Trend Week in March 2025. Tom Ford himself is especially trying ahead to that present. With out hiding his pleasure, he stated: “I’ve lengthy been an awesome fan of Haider’s work. I discover each his womenswear and menswear equally compelling. He’s an unimaginable colorist, his tailoring is sharp, and above all, he’s trendy. We share lots of the identical historic references, and I couldn’t be extra excited to see what he does with the model. I believe that I would be the first on my ft to applaud after his present in March.”
In an announcement shared with Vogue Enterprise, Ermenegildo ‘Gildo’ Zegna, chairman and CEO of Ermenegildo Zegna Group, stated: “The Tom Ford trend enterprise has lengthy had great development potential. The appointment of Haider because the model’s new inventive director will additional strengthen the workforce we’re constructing and makes me much more assured in the way forward for Tom Ford Trend.”
Tom Ford’s Buyout Temporary
- After Tom Ford’s founding in 2005, the model licensed its menswear line to Zegna in 2006. In 2022, Tom Ford offered a majority stake in his model to Estée Lauder Corporations Inc (ELC) for $2.8 billion. This deal allowed Zegna to broaden its attain to all Tom Ford trend classes.
- ELC acquired the model’s magnificence and skincare enterprise whereas licensing the style enterprise to Zegna, which already operated the menswear division.
- By April 2023, the acquisition was accomplished, with Zegna buying Tom Ford Worldwide, the entity accountable for the style enterprise, by way of a joint operation with ELC.
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