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DvF appoints co-chair as Saunders shows his second collection

Lauretta Roberts | 13th February 2017

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Diane von Furstenberg announced the appointment of Marc Menesguen as co-chairman this weekend as British designer Jonathan Saunders presented his second collection for the US brand at New York Fashion Week.

Menesguen was formerly president of L’Oréal Consumer Products Division and is a personal friend of von Furstenberg. His appointment is effective from today.

He had retired from L’Oréal after 30 years’ service in April of last year when von Furstenberg approached him to co-chair the business she founded more than 40 years ago when she unveiled her signature wrap dress.

Marc Menesguen: appointment effective from today

The appointment comes after von Furstenberg parted company with the brand’s former CEO Paolo Riva last November, after just 18 months. During Riva’s tenure Saunders was appointed as chief creative officer having decided to shutter his own label which he used to show at London Fashion Week.

For the Diane von Furstenberg show on Saturday, Saunders drafted in British accessories designers Katie Hillier to produce a range of handbags to complement his second collection.

The brightly coloured bags featuring mixed media (in some cases patchwork or plaited straps) and distinctive hoop charms were the perfect foil to Saunders’ colourful collection which included stripy blanket coats, brightly coloured faux fur, striped knits and sequinned dresses. Saunders’ (and now Hillier’s) influence has lent the brand a younger, more contemporary edge and injected some fun into the proceedings.

Menesguen’s arrival has led to speculation that having moved into accessories in earnest, the next step for the brand will be the launch of beauty and fragrance, though he told WWD such a move was not on the immediate horizon.

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About Author / Lauretta Roberts

Lauretta Roberts is managing director and Editor-in-Chief of The Industry, having acquired the business along with business partner Antony Hawman in July 2015. She is also the former director of brand & propositions of trend forecaster WGSN and a former editor of Drapers magazine.

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