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Haider Ackermann is the new creative director of Tom Ford, effective today.
Haiders appointment strengthens our ambitions for this enormously successful brand.
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His unique and insightful vision will further enhance the houses global impact on fashion and culture.
He will also guide the creative vision for the overall brand, the companys statement added.
He said: I have long been a great fan of Haiders work.
I find both his womenswear and menswear equally compelling.
He is an incredible colorist, his tailoring is sharp, and above all, he is modern.
I suspect that I will be the first on my feet to applaud after his show in March.
In Ackermann, the brand has pivoted to a designer who is deeply au fait with fashions limelight.
A seasoned creative leader, he operated his eponymous label for nearly two decades until2020.
Karl Lagerfeld famously oncenominatedAckermann as a possible future candidate to replace him at Chanel.
So what will Ackermann, as an established star designer in his own right, bring to Tom Ford?
Ackermann appears powerfully qualified both to navigate and drive that growth.
His own much-lamented eponymous line came to a sudden and surprising halt in 2020.
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