Why Do Luxury Brands Keep Firing Their Designers?

With a downturn in the luxury market — driven by Communist China — designer brands are taking a bet on new voices revitalizing their brands.

Courtesy of Getty Images for Gucci
Sabato De Sarno at Gucci. Courtesy of Getty Images for Gucci

Fashion is all about the latest trends. One moment, it’s wide-fit trousers and micro-handbags. The next, leather jackets and oversized shoulder bags; and who knows what follows that. Brands harp on about their codes and signatures, but consumer movement drives everything, and companies are focused on their quarter. One brand tries something, it kicks off, and the rest of the industry rushes to follow them, hoping to mirror their success.

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