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Demna Gvasalia is the new creative director of Balenciaga

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Iconic Parisian fashion house Balenciaga has just announced the appointment of Demna Gvasalia as the successor to Alexander Wang, who recently left the label after three years.

The 34-year-old Gvasalia is a graduate of Antwerp’s legendary Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and went on to work for fashion houses like Maison Martin Margiela and Louis Vuitton before making his big breakthrough by founding (with six other designers) now cult label Vetements. Under his creative control, Vetements was one of the eight finalists for the LVMH Prize in 2015 and recently presented its Spring/Summer 2016 collection at Paris Fashion Week. Beside his new appointment in Balenciaga, Georgian designer will continue to lead the design collective at Vetements.

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Demna Gvasalia for Vetements Spring/Summer 2016

“I am very pleased to welcome Demna Gvasalia as the artistic director of Balenciaga’s collections,” said Isabelle Guichot, president and CEO of Balenciaga, in a statement. “He has quickly emerged as the best choice for the new artistic direction of the maison. With his mastery of techniques, his expertise and fashion knowledge, in conjunction with his innovative and carefully considered approach, Demna Gvasalia adopts a unique vision of the designer’s role today and thus recalls Cristobal Balenciaga’s own vision. I am confident that he will succeed in embracing Balenciaga’s core values and developing them in harmony with today’s global changes.”

Gvasalia will present his first collection for Balenciaga in Paris in March 2016.


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