Chiuri On Her Fendi Debut: “It’s About Time We Mentioned Someone Else Besides Karl Lagerfeld”

Fashion loves nothing more than a debut. And the key one from LVMH was in Milan last week, with Maria Grazia Chiuri now at the helm of Fendi.

Probably the most important feminist designer working today, Chiuri is known for working with female artists, craftspeople, and collaborators, and prized for turning the brands she leads into commercial hits.

In 2008, she and Pierpaolo Piccioli took over at Valentino, growing the business threefold in just seven years. Subsequently she was named the couturier of Christian Dior, tripling revenues to €10bn (approx. $11.7bn) before departing last year.