Creative tenures in the fashion industry are getting shorter amid a flurry of changes. During the last year alone, heritage brands such as Celine, Alexander McQueen, Givenchy, Moschino, Valentino and Alberta Ferretti saw changes at the design helm.
Many attribute this climate of upheaval to economic pressure, lifestyle trends and outmoded business models.
Here WWD takes a look at fashion’s longest-serving creative directors.
