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Kris van Assche relaunches his eponymous fashion label after more than ten years

Kris Van Assche is relaunching his eponymous fashion brand with a new approach for both men and women, reports WWD. The Belgian designer is focusing the new edition of the label on a compact selection of garments, made from deadstock fabrics and sold directly to consumers. Van Assche closed his then ten-year-old label in 2015, when he was also...

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Berluti parts ways with Kris Van Assche

Berluti, the LVMH-owned label best known for its high-end footwear, is bidding goodbye to artistic director Kris Van Assche. The notorious three-year contract re-shuffle was perhaps not entirely unexpected after the Maison’s fashion codes (and its logo) were fully disrupted and did not achieve the growth LVMH has come to expect. Belgian designer...

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Kris Van Assche to take over the creative helm at Berluti

London - Berluti has confirmed the rumours - former Dior Homme designer Kris Van Assche is set to succeed Haider Ackermann as its new creative director. In his new role as creative director at Berluti, Van Assche will be in charge of all ready-to-wear, footwear, leather goods and accessories collections. The Belgian designer is set to present...

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Dior Homme designer Van Assche quits

Designer Kris Van Assche said Monday that he was leaving Dior Homme after 11 years at the head of the French menswear label. The departure of the Belgian creator comes only weeks after the arrival of new Christian Dior Couture chairman Pietro Beccari from Louis Vuitton. Speculation is already rife that he will be replaced by the British designer...

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Paris Men's Fashion Week Day 3

Kris van Assche presented sportswear with an urban edge. Swirling jacquards and prints on knitwear and tailoring, were offset with abstract camouflage patterns and oversized proportions. Green and grey were two key colours, and strong outerwear styles came in bomber jackets and fur-collared parkas. Comme des Garcons Homme Plus saw its designer...