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Pierpaolo Piccioli attends the “Azzedine Alaia Collector – Alaia and balenciaga, Sculptors of the Form” Exhibition preview as part of Paris Fashion Week. Held at “Azzedine Alaia Gallery” on January 19, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a seismic shift for the fashion industry, Kering has named Pierpaolo Piccioli as the new creative director of Balenciaga. The celebrated designer<\/a>, who ended his transformative tenure at Valentino<\/a> in 2024, will oversee all facets of the French Maison\u2014from women\u2019s and men\u2019s ready-to-wear to accessories and couture.<\/p>\n

Piccioli\u2019s appointment follows Demna\u2019s move to Gucci<\/a> earlier this year, after nearly a decade defined by provocation and zeitgeist-defining design. While Demna reimagined Balenciaga<\/a> as fashion\u2019s enfant terrible<\/em>, Piccioli offers a different vision\u2014one grounded in poetic beauty and pronounced craftsmanship. Known for his feminine couture, the Italian designer\u2019s arrival marks a decisive new chapter for the House.<\/p>\n

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PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 24: A model walks the runway during the Valentino Haute Couture Spring\/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 24, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Announcing the news, Kering cited a renewed focus on couture and artisanal excellence, noting Piccioli\u2019s humanistic philosophy as a vital next step. \u201cWe are in a new moment of fashion,\u201d Piccioli told The New York Times<\/em><\/a>. \u201cBefore, there were founders. Then there was the phase of the creative director. This is the third phase. The human phase.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a letter accompanying the announcement, the designer honoured the lineage of Balenciaga\u2019s past creative figures\u2014from Crist\u00f3bal himself to Nicolas Ghesqui\u00e8re and Demna \u2014vowing to build on rather than erase. \u201cI don\u2019t want to deny the past,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a chance to change the rules from the inside.\u201d<\/p>\n

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CHANTILLY, FRANCE – JULY 05:\u00a0 Pierpaolo Piccioli and the Valentino team acknowledge the applause of the audience after the Valentino Haute Couture Fall\/Winter 2023\/2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week at Chateau de Chantilly on July 05, 2023 in Chantilly, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Piccioli, 57, will relocate to Paris, overlapping with Demna for a month before the latter\u2019s final couture show in July before he kicks off his new era at Gucci. There are no plans for immediate upheaval; instead, Piccioli emphasises continuity, vision, and reverence for craftsmanship in an age increasingly defined by quick turnarounds and gimmicks. Meanwhile, at Valentino, new creative director Alessandro Michele<\/a> has already bestowed the House with his eccentric glamour.<\/p>\n

As Kering navigates a year of financial turbulence and creative turnover<\/a>, all eyes will be on Piccioli to restore Balenciaga\u2019s lustre with his blend of romanticism, humanity, and modern elegance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42672,"featured_media":63766,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[65,35],"yoast_head":"\nPierpaolo Piccioli Is The New Creative Director Of Balenciaga<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pierpaolo Piccioli has been named by Kering as the new creative director of Balenciaga, following Demna's move to Gucci.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/pierpaolo-piccioli-balenciaga-creative-director\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pierpaolo Piccioli Has Been 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