Kim Jones to Exit Fendi, Maintains Dior Homme Role, Fendi Says

The logo of fashion house Fendi is seen outside a shop in Milan, Italy, April 8, 2024. (Reuters)
The logo of fashion house Fendi is seen outside a shop in Milan, Italy, April 8, 2024. (Reuters)
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Kim Jones to Exit Fendi, Maintains Dior Homme Role, Fendi Says

The logo of fashion house Fendi is seen outside a shop in Milan, Italy, April 8, 2024. (Reuters)
The logo of fashion house Fendi is seen outside a shop in Milan, Italy, April 8, 2024. (Reuters)

Fendi artistic director Kim Jones is leaving the Italian fashion house but will stay on at Dior Homme, LVMH's Fendi said in a statement on Friday, the latest in a series of designer shuffles at big name labels as the industry adjusts to a downturn.

A new creative organization for the label will be announced "in due time," the company said. One of the industry's highest profile designers, Jones succeeded Karl Lagerfeld at the label in 2020, designing ready-to-wear and couture collections.

Last week, LVMH named Michel Rider to succeed Hedi Slimane at Celine, and in September named Sarah Burton to take over creative direction at Givenchy.



Mango Fashion Tycoon Andic Dies in Mountain Accident

Pedestrians walk by the entrance of a Mango shop on Passeig de Gracia street in Barcelona on February 28, 2024. (AFP)
Pedestrians walk by the entrance of a Mango shop on Passeig de Gracia street in Barcelona on February 28, 2024. (AFP)
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Mango Fashion Tycoon Andic Dies in Mountain Accident

Pedestrians walk by the entrance of a Mango shop on Passeig de Gracia street in Barcelona on February 28, 2024. (AFP)
Pedestrians walk by the entrance of a Mango shop on Passeig de Gracia street in Barcelona on February 28, 2024. (AFP)

Istanbul-born founder and owner of fashion empire Mango Isak Andic died on Saturday in a mountain accident, the company said. He was 71.

The businessman slipped and fell from a 150-meter cliff while hiking with relatives in the Montserrat caves near Barcelona, Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia said.

"His departure leaves a huge void but all of us are, in some way, his legacy and the testimony of his achievements. It is up to us ... to ensure that Mango continues to be the project that Isak was ambitious and proud of," Mango's CEO Toni Ruiz said in a statement.

Andic moved with his family to the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia from Türkiye in the 1960s and founded Mango in 1984. He was worth $4.5 billion, according to Forbes. He was non-executive chairman of the company when he died.

He was seen as a rival to Amancio Ortega, the owner of Inditex, the world's largest fast-fashion retailer.

Mango had a turnover of 3.1 billion euros in 2023 with 33% of its business online and a presence in more than 120 markets.