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End of an era for Mark Thomas, artistic director of fashion brand Carven

Carven, owned by Icicle Carven China France (ICCF), a subsidiary of the premium Chinese brand Icicle, has announced the departure of Mark Thomas. He became artistic director following the departure of Louise Trotter and will leave the house at the end of April 2026. Mark Thomas joined Carven in 2023 as senior designer and Louise Trotter's...

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Carven appoints Daphné Cousineau as General Manager

Icicle Group has hired Daphné Cousineau for the role of General Manager of Carven, according to WWD. The Chinese group saved the French label from bankruptcy last year, planning to relaunch it. Cousineau is the first big hire after the dismissal of former creative director Serge Ruffieux in November. “I am delighted to join Carven, this...

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Serge Ruffieux confirms departure from Carven

Serge Ruffieux confirmed his departure from the role of Creative Director at French label Carven today. The fashion designer, who previously worked as Head Designer for Christian Dior’s women’s ready-to-wear, said on Instagram: “I have cherished these past 18 months at Carven, a big thank you to my team; the creatives, the studio and the...

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Serge Ruffieux dismissed from Carven after Icicle acquisition

Serge Ruffieux will no longer be Carven’s creative director, following the label’s acquisition by Chinese apparel company Icicle. The 4.2 million euro deal covers job contracts for 72 out of 73 employees -- all but Ruffieux, according to the document approved by the Paris commercial court, obtained by American fashion news publication WWD. “We...

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China’s Icicle Fashion Group acquires French label Carven

Shanghai-based Icicle Fashion Group has announced the acquisition of struggling French fashion label Carven. The Chinese company, which saw a retail turnover of 178 million pounds (235 million US dollars) last year, issued a statement today saying it intends to “relaunch and redeploy” the Carven brand in France, China and the international...

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China’s Icicle closing in on acquisition of Carven

Chinese company Icicle Fashion Group may acquire troubled Parisian fashion label Carven, reports WWD quoting sources familiar with the development. It added that the deal could be announced by the end of this week. In May, Carven had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the Paris Commercial Court. The final decision on the matter would be...

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Carven files for bankruptcy

Carven isn't in the money. The Paris-based brand and its parent company Société Bérange have filed a voluntary petition with the Commercial Court in Paris placing it in receivership. The motion mirrors the equivalent to chapter 11 bankruptcy here in the United States. In 2016 Carven sold a majority of its stake to Hong Kong's Blue Bell Group and...

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Confirmed: Guillaume Henry’s departure from Nina Ricci

London - Rumours that Guillaume Henry, creative director at Nina Ricci, was set to leave his role at the fashion house first emerged two weeks ago during Paris Fashion Week. But now these rumours have been put to bed as Nini Ricci confirmed his departure. In a joint statement, first seen by WWD, the French fashion house confirmed Henry is set to...

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Serge Ruffieux takes over as the new Creative Director of Carven

Serge Ruffieux is joining as the new Creative Director of Carven, reports Vogue. Starting February 1, 2017, Ruffieux will look after all women’s ready-to-wear and accessories lines. The company announced that his debut collection for Carven would be launched during the Resort 2018 season this spring. Ruffieux along with his partner, Lucie Meier...

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Paris Fashion Week: Five Striking Trends

Five striking trends from the first few days of the Paris autumn-winter womenswear collections which run until March 9: Decadent dandies The front row guests at Dries Van Noten's sumptuous show were ready to give their (redone) front teeth for anything from what Vogue called this "spine-chillingly elegant" collection of leopard-spot suits, gold...

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Hints of sportswear at Paris Fashion Week

Sportswear permeated the spring/summer 2016 womenswear collections of Chloe, Carven and Paco Rabanne on the Paris catwalks Thursday, while Balmain unashamedly celebrated sexy women. Chloe's hippie sportswear Chloe mixed a long floaty skirt studded with small flowers and a two-colour tracksuit top, or wide black pants with sleeveless t-shirts....

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A series of 'firsts' witnessed at Paris Fashion Week

Although most of the attention for the chic collection presented by Lanvin's head designer Alber Elbaz's was taken away by the appearance of Kim Kardashian's new platinum blonde hair as she appeared through an elaborate orchestrated appearance, a first for the fashion house, Rick Owens hosted one of the most memorable shows to date during Paris...