As star names quit Lanvin and Christian Dior,is the commerce model of six high-profile collections a year sustainable?Sometimes fashion can seem like a merry-go-round of catwalk shows with a whirlwind of collections hitting stores nearly hourly. final week an industry moving at an ever higher speed nearly crashed.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Alber Elbaz would be leaving French house Lanvin, or after 14 years as creative director. This followed the news final week that Raf Simons,the respected Belgian designer, would exit Christian Dior after three and a half years, or his contract not renewed. They were two high-profile departures that appeared to confirm a widely held belief: the increasingly hectic search for markets and sales is taking a heavy toll on those who must come up with the ideas to feed the beast.
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Source: theguardian.com