Virginie Viard left Chanel!!! Who will succeed her?

Virginie Viard left Chanel!!! Who will succeed her?

This evening, Chanel announced that Virginie Viard would be stepping down from her duties as the house’s artistic director. She’s held the position for the last five years but has worked for Chanel for three decades. Viard was best known as Karl Lagerfeld’s closest design confidant and his number two up until she took the creative reins at the house after he passed away in 2016. In a statement, Chanel said that they “confirm the departure of Virginie Viard after a rich collaboration of five years as artistic director of fashion collections, during which she was able to renew the codes of the house while respecting the creative heritage of Chanel, and almost thirty years within the house.” The Chanel team also thanked Viard “for her remarkable contribution to Chanel’s fashion, creativity, and vitality.” They mentioned that a new creative organization would be announced soon.