The Living Archive of Fashion History & Design Timelines

Ib Kamara led Off-White’s post-Abloh creative phase from 2022 to 2026, first as art and image director and then as official creative director. His tenure expanded the brand’s visual world through styling, music, African references and New York-focused cultural staging.

August 31, 2026

Tapestry announced Jonathan Saunders as Executive Creative Director of Kate Spade New York on 21 July 2026, with his appointment effective 26 August. His remit spans product design and brand visual identity, placing one named creative leader across both areas.

August 26, 2026

Y’s and FAF released their first collaboration on 7 August 2026 as a six-style capsule connected to FAF’s REROW craft line. Kantha quilt textiles were worked into outerwear, trousers and bags and treated with deep-black dyeing, bringing FAF’s reconstruction practice into the Y’s product system.

August 7, 2026

The completed 2026 collaboration connected JULIUS with Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and the TechnoByobu exhibition context. Mechanical outerwear and gas-mask cargo trousers carried long-standing house archetypes into a new visual-media setting.

July 17, 2026

Olivier Rousteing was appointed creative director of Rabanne in July 2026, succeeding Julien Dossena after his 13-year tenure. His arrival brings Balmain-scale image-making, celebrity fluency and a maximalist instinct to Puig’s metal-clad Paris house.

July 14, 2026

Standing Ground joined the official Paris Haute Couture Week calendar as an invited Guest House on 6 July 2026. The status marked an institutional expansion of the London label’s made-to-order practice, but the evidence supports neither permanent FHCM membership nor a continuing couture division.

July 6, 2026

Pieter Mulier became Chief Creative Officer of Versace on 1 July 2026 under Prada Group. No Mulier-authored collection had been released by the 14 July research cutoff.

July 1, 2026

Feng Chen Wang entered a long-term creative partnership with Under Armour on 25 June 2026, with Wang named Long Term Creative Partner at the sportswear company. The first official chapter appeared in the Spring/Summer 2027 runway, and commercial product delivery was announced for later in 2026.

June 25, 2026

Julien Dossena led Rabanne from 2013 to 2026, reviving the house’s metallic futurism through sharp contemporary ready-to-wear, commercial discipline and a less museum-bound reading of Paco Rabanne’s archive.

June 24, 2026

Aeffe appointed Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo joint creative directors of Moschino with immediate effect on 21 June 2026. Their first collection had not yet been presented at the research cutoff, and conflicting pre-show schedule language should not be used to assign authorship in advance.

June 21, 2026

Moschino and Adrian Appiolaza ended their relationship with immediate effect on 19 June 2026. His final completed and presented collection was Autumn/Winter 2026–27; later retail attribution documents product circulation rather than continuing employment.

June 19, 2026

Isaac Mizrahi was named Target’s first creative director at large in June 2026, returning to the retailer more than fifteen years after his influential Isaac Mizrahi for Target line ended. The newly created role positions him as an adviser across Target’s internal design operation, with a brief spanning mentorship, product innovation, storytelling, partnerships and the broader restoration of Target’s design authority.

June 15, 2026

Carven appointed Kai Raffael Nesselrath Design Director on 8 June 2026 after his progression through Chanel and the Saint Laurent womenswear studio. His first Carven runway was announced for Spring/Summer 2027 in Paris.

June 8, 2026

Henry Zankov was appointed artistic director of Diane von Furstenberg on 27 May 2026 in a newly defined role overseeing the house’s collections and visual identity. Nathan Jenden remains creative director inside the design organisation and reports to Zankov, while Zankov continues to lead his independent namesake label.

May 27, 2026

Givenchy appointed Marco De Vincenzo head of leather goods design on 26 May 2026, working under Sarah Burton. The specialist role strengthens the current accessories structure without making him an independent creative director of the house.

May 26, 2026

Canali has appointed former Prada and Brunello Cucinelli menswear designer Alessio Lillocci as creative director, with his first collection set to debut for Spring 2027.

May 8, 2026

A.P.C. has appointed Ludivine Poiblanc as artistic director, drawing from her career as a stylist and creative director for titles including The Wall Street Journal Magazine and from advisory work on product and visual identity. She takes over after Jean and Judith Touitou’s long founder-led creative structure; Judith Touitou had been A.P.C.’s artistic director for nearly 30 years, while Jean Touitou founded the Paris label in 1987.

May 6, 2026

Jacques Marie Mage introduced its collaboration with Ackermann on 5 May 2026. The limited-edition project translated his interest in protection, exposure and tactile luxury into Japanese-made acetate, beta-titanium and leather-wrapped eyewear without establishing an Ackermann-owned eyewear line.

May 5, 2026

ERDEM’s rug collaboration with Christopher Farr and CF Editions became available on 29 April 2026. The project transferred the house’s decorative vocabulary into floor textiles as a bounded interiors collaboration.

April 29, 2026

Prada launched the Made in India / Inspired by Kolhapuri Chappals project on 27 April 2026 after criticism of unattributed sandals in its Spring/Summer 2026 menswear show. The limited edition and training partnership introduced named Indian institutional production, while the original design-source and attribution process remain unresolved.

April 26, 2026

L’IDÉE appointed Pip Edwards to conceive, direct and style its 2026 Australian Fashion Week runway. The commission ran from the April announcement through the 14 May presentation and included music, atmosphere, layering and runway-level silhouette adjustments without transferring continuing house authorship.

April 20, 2026

<p>Vivienne Westwood and George Cox released a limited unisex footwear collaboration on 14 April 2026. The project revived a shoemaking relationship connected to Westwood’s early King’s Road history through a contemporary product release.</p>

April 14, 2026

Carven announced on 2 April 2026 that Mark Howard Thomas would leave at the end of the month. Fall/Winter 2026 was his final runway, and Pre-Fall 2026 was released in May as his final designed collection for the house.

April 2, 2026

Courrèges announced Drew Henry as Artistic Director on 30 March 2026, effective in May. The appointment is his first public house leadership; no credited Courrèges collection or product had appeared by 15 July 2026.

March 30, 2026

Mulberry appointed Christopher Kane Creative Director of Women’s Ready-to-Wear on 26 March 2026. The limited remit restores seasonal womenswear and runway authorship while leaving leather goods and the wider product and image system under the internal Creative Studio.

March 26, 2026

Oakley has appointed Matthew M. Williams as creative director of apparel, footwear and accessories, signalling broader ambitions across performance and lifestyle.

March 26, 2026

Courrèges announced Nicolas Di Felice’s departure on 24 March 2026, twenty days after his final credited collection. No separately documented contractual last day was published.

March 24, 2026

Zara announced a two-year creative partnership with John Galliano on 17 March 2026 to re-author its archive. Custom Galliano-for-Zara designs appeared at the May 2026 Met Gala, while the first announced commercial collection was scheduled for September.

March 17, 2026

Etro has no named creative director after Marco De Vincenzo’s mutually agreed exit, tied to a new strategic phase for the brand.

March 12, 2026

Nina Ricci has no named creative director after Harris Reed departed for his own label, Harris Reed.

March 11, 2026

Bryan Johnson appeared in the Fall/Winter 2026–27 The One Percent runway wearing a close grey knit. His longevity-focused public persona was used as part of the show’s critique of extreme wealth and the idea that extended life can become a purchasable privilege.

March 3, 2026