"The tectonic plates of the industry are shifting, remaking the landscape in a way that hasn't been seen since well, ever. This year almost 20 fashion houses, including some of the most famous, influential names (Chanel, Dior, Gucci, Balenciaga), appointed new designers, meaning the clothes you see in stores or on the street, or when you're immersed in the endless digital scroll, will soon be very different."
"Yet for all the change taking place, the actual change makers seem, at least on the surface, very much the same. Of the 13 designers whose work we will see this season, only one is a woman Louise Trotter, at Bottega Veneta. A dozen are white men, and 10 are between the ages of 40 and 47. Ten are Europeans and three are Americans."
Nearly 20 major fashion houses appointed new designers, signaling a broad transformation that will alter retail and street fashion. Each incoming designer faces pressure to establish a distinctive vision and reshape contemporary notions of chic. Despite widespread turnover, the new cohort displays notable homogeneity: only one woman among thirteen designers, a preponderance of white men, and many clustered in their early 40s. Most hail from Europe with a few Americans. New designers were questioned about personal tastes rather than strategic brand plans. Pierpaolo Piccioli joined Balenciaga after 25 years at Valentino, known for bold color and humility.
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