WWD has confirmed with Maison Alaïa that its Belgian creative director and designer Pieter Mulier has resigned his post at Alaīa Paris. Alaïa said Mulier would conclude his tenure as creative director after Alaïa’s summer-fall 2026 show during Paris Fashion Week in March.
While his next position remains unconfirmed, it’s widely expected that the designer will join Versace, now owned by Prada group. WWD posits a potential announcement from Prada Group next week.
Parent company Compagnie Financière Richemont expressed gratitude to Mulier, adding an important compliment to this breaking news. Their statement praised the designer for his contributions to a corporate culture “that values creative exploration, transcending any one individual, and lives through the hands, eyes, and sensibilities of the maison’s teams.”
Supermodel Earth Mother Gisele Bundchen headlines Alaïa’s Spring 2024 campaign with bright red lips and a mile-wide smile. Now, THIS is a glam drop.
The red lipstick blew Anne away — with a big smile. Just two days ago she was saddened by a group of women — ones Anne regards as strong women’s rights activists and people she’s worked with on political campaigns — just crucifying Taylor Swift over her red lipstick.
Lulu, AOC’s AI assistant, reminded her that red lipstick has long been associated with the suffragettes and women’s rights.
Comparing the Kaia GerberAlaïa WS2023 campaign with Anna Ewer’s Alaïa [IG] a year later WS2024 images, words like ‘stern’ come to mind in the new campaign lensed by Sam Rock [IG].
Supermodel Amber Valletta is styled by Sarah Richardson in ‘Strategy of Desire’, ALAÏA’s modern vision under Pieter Mulier of the glamazonian power of female physicality that defined the house’s DNA from its birth.
The spirit of Tunisian couturier and shoe designer Azzedine Alaïa is alive and thriving in images by Craig McDean [IG] for Document Journal Spring/Summer 2023./ Hair by Anthony Turner; makeup by Lucia Pieroni
