February, 28th, 2013

Milano | Francesco Russo is leaving Sergio Rossi

“But there comes a time, often when a br and has matured, when it needs to broaden its scope and its artistic vocabulary and that’s when you need to ask yourself if it’s time for something else. That’s also what happened with Stefano” — last year Pinault replaced the designer Stefano Pilati at Yves Saint Laurent, another PPR br and, with Hedi Slimane — “ and that’s what happened with Nicolas Ghesquière — today it was his successor Alex ander Wang’s baptême de feu à Paris.”

Founded in 1968, Sergio Rossi has become the Italian shoe crea tor par excellence. Since 2008, Francesco Russo was projecting an incredible modernity on to a traditional br and. Yet, Chris tophe Melard, The CEO of Maison Sergio Rossi alongside François-Henri Pinault opted for a change. In line with PPR’s strategy of revamping its creative leaders. A needed second soufle.