Clare Waight Keller says goodbye to Givenchy

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Clare Waight Keller says goodbye to Givenchy
The designer has ended her time at the helm of the French fashion house.

For the past few months, there has been speculation in the fashion world that Clare Waight Keller’s time as Givenchy’s artistic director might be coming to an end.

The rumour became an official announcement over the weekend when Waight Keller announced that she would be stepping down after just three years at the helm of the French fashion house. Waight Keller joined Givenchy in 2017 becoming the house’s first female artistic director in the brand’s history.

“After three truly wonderful years, the time has come to close my chapter at Givenchy,” Waight Keller wrote in an Instagram post. 

“As the first woman to be the Artistic Director of this legendary Maison, I feel honoured to have been given the opportunity to cherish its legacy and bring it new life.”

In the post, Waight Keller thanked her supporters and said she looks forward to embarking on her next episode. “Love and creativity remain central to what I do, and who I am, as does a heartfelt belief in kindness, and the courage to be true to your art.”

During her time at Givenchy Waight Keller reintroduced couture to the house, revived the menswear arm of the brand and designed the most-talked-about wedding gown of the decade: the wedding dress for Meghan Markle. 

“Under her creative leadership, and in great collaboration with its ateliers and teams, the Maison reconnected with the founding values of Hubert de Givenchy and his innate sense of elegance,” said Sidney Toledano, the chairman and chief executive of LVMH Fashion Group, in a statement. “I wish Clare all the best in her future endeavours.”

According to reports, Givenchy will not show a couture collection this autumn and new creative team will be announced at a later date.

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