McGirr, head of ready-to-wear at JW Anderson, will replace Sarah Burton, McQueen’s outgoing creative director.
After much speculation during Paris Fashion Week, Alexander McQueen has tapped JW Anderson’s head of ready-to-wear Seán McGirr as creative director, succeeding Sarah Burton, who spent 26 years at the brand and 13 as creative director, the brand announced Tuesday.
“We are delighted to welcome Seán McGirr as creative director. With his experience, personality and creative energy, he will bring a powerful creative language to Alexander McQueen while building on its unique heritage,” said Alexander McQueen CEO Gianfilippo Testa in a statement. The appointment follows a trend of hiring designers who are relatively unknown to the public, but hold important design positions at key brands, following the success of Gucci’s appointment of Alessandro Michele from within its ranks in 2015.menswear designer Stefano Gallici to succeed Ludovic de Saint Sernin, who departed in May after just one season.
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