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Saint Laurent12 October 2026

Anthony Vaccarello leaves Saint Laurent after ten years (confirmed 9 Oct 2026) with the CFDA International Designer of the Year award on 2 Nov and a Fashion Awards Designer of the Year nomination on 30 Nov still to come; sales above 3bn euros, 2.6bn in 2025; Saint Laurent Productions

Anthony Vaccarello, 44, is Belgian and studied sculpture at La Cambre in Brussels. Saint Laurent's revenue slipped 6% in 2025. Thanking him, Kering's chief executive Luca de Meo called Saint Laurent one of France's greatest couture houses.

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01ANTHONY VACCARELLO HAS LEFT SAINT LAURENT AFTER TEN YEARS, WITH TWO AWARDS NIGHTS FOR HIS WORK STILL TO COME.
02SAINT LAURENT CONFIRMED HIS EXIT ON 9 OCTOBER, AND SAID IT WOULD SOON ANNOUNCE ITS NEW CREATIVE LEADERSHIP.
03ON 2 NOVEMBER IN NEW YORK, THE COUNCIL OF FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA WILL GIVE HIM ITS INTERNATIONAL DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AWARD, FOR SAINT LAURENT.
04ON 30 NOVEMBER IN LONDON, HE IS UP FOR DESIGNER OF THE YEAR AT THE FASHION AWARDS.
05HE ARRIVED IN 2016, SUCCEEDING HEDI SLIMANE.
06UNDER HIM, SAINT LAURENT'S ANNUAL SALES WENT ABOVE 3 BILLION EUROS. IN 2025 THEY WERE 2.6 BILLION.
07IN 2023 HE TOOK THE HOUSE INTO FILM, WITH ITS OWN PRODUCTION COMPANY, SAINT LAURENT PRODUCTIONS.
08HIS LAST SHOW, ON 29 SEPTEMBER, WAS GOLD DRESSES, GOLD TRENCH COATS AND GOLD STILETTOS UNDER GIANT CHANDELIERS.
09BARCLAYS ANALYSTS WROTE THAT THE NEXT DESIGNER'S FOCUS WILL BE WOMEN'S DAYWEAR, MENSWEAR AND HIGH-END LEATHER GOODS.
10CHEMENA KAMALI, CHLOÉ'S CREATIVE DIRECTOR AND HIS WOMEN'S DESIGN DIRECTOR FROM 2016 TO 2023, IS BEING TIPPED AS SUCCESSOR. NOTHING IS CONFIRMED.

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