The single best reason why Belgian designer Meryll Rogge makes such an awesome appointment as the new creative director of Marni is her work. To see it for yourself, simply slide into Vogue Runway and check out Laird Borrelli-Persson’s reviews alongside nearly all of Rogge’s collections. As Borrelli-Persson put it in her first season covering…
With the exit of Francesco Risso, Marni joins the club of fashion houses having to manage a creative transition. Which of course comes with challenges, such as the overlap of products that have been designed by different creative teams in stores. “When the incoming designers present their debut collections this September, the stores will be…
Photo: Penske Media via Getty Images After ten years as creative director, Francesco Risso is leaving Marni. Risso came to Marni as a relative unknown after an eight-year stint in the design studio at Prada. Back then, Marni was known for its playfulness — bright, boisterous colors and reinterpreted, unorthodox silhouettes. In many ways, Risso…