Kim Jones to Design Fendi Women's, Continue at Dior Men - Business Insider

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Fendi finally taps a replacement for Karl Lagerfeld one year after the legendary artistic director's death

, the German designer who had created furs and women's rtw for the Roman house since 1965.

It also resolves the delicate issue of succession at Fendi, which never officially said that Venturini Fendi was replacing Lagerfeld, unlike Chanel, which immediately upon the German designer's passing The appointment of Jones should bring considerable heat to Fendi, given his formidable design chops, flair for unexpected collaborations, and his wide circle of famous friends, including Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Donatella Versace and David Beckham.

"Kim Jones is a great talent and since joining, he has continuously proven his ability to adapt to the codes and heritage of the LVMH houses while revisiting them with great modernity and audacity," said Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive officer at LVMH. "At Fendi, I am convinced that his vision and passion will highly contribute to the success of the women's collections.

It is understood Jones has harbored ambitions to design women's wear for some time, and held discussions with Versace in Milan in recent years. "I think the perception of me has changed quite a lot in the last year and a half, but I'm still the same person," he told WWD in an interview last year. "I'm more publicly visible, people come up to me in the street a lot more. I appreciate that. I'm always shocked when people that I really admire know who I am."

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