US EditionHermes Taps British Designer to Lead Its Menswear Line
Grace Wales Bonner is the first Black woman to lead Hermès menswear and will debut her first collection in January 2027, succeeding a 37-year predecessor.
- Hermès International announced in Paris that Grace Wales Bonner has been appointed creative director of men's ready-to-wear.
- This past week, following Véronique Nichanian's exit, Grace Wales Bonner will succeed Nichanian, who announced her departure Oct. 16 after 37 years as Hermès' artistic director of menswear.
- Her namesake label has, over a decade, combined Savile Row tailoring, football uniforms and Jamaican heritage, earning Wales Bonner the CFDA International Men's Designer of the Year and British Menswear Designer of the Year .
- Hermès leaders welcomed the appointment, with Pierre-Alexis Dumas saying `her appetite and curiosity resonate with the house` as Wales Bonner becomes the first Black woman to lead Hermès' creative direction.
- Looking ahead to January 2027, Grace Wales Bonner will present her first Hermès menswear collection as part of a considered succession amid Hermès' strong ready-to-wear business.
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Designer Grace Wales Bonner has had a dream come true: she has become the new creative director of menswear at French fashion house Hermès. The 35-year-old Londoner has become the first black woman to lead design at a major European fashion house.
British designer Grace Wales Bonner replaces Véronique Nichanian, artistic director of the men's line at Hermès for 37 years. Winner of the LVMH Prize, she is also a member of the Order of the British Empire.
British Designer Grace Wales Bonner Is Headed to Hermès
In an poignant addendum to the game of designer musical chairs that’s swept up the luxury fashion world in recent months, British designer Grace Wales Bonner has been tapped as the new creative director of men’s ready-to-wear at luxury French label Hermès. The appointment, quickly announced Tuesday morning on the heels of the departure of longtime menswear designer Véronique Nichanian, comes as both a welcome surprise for a fashion industry that…
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