MARNI NAMES FRANCESCO RISSO CREATIVE DIRECTOR AFTER DEPARTURE OF CONSUELO CASTIGLIONI

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CONSUELO CASTIGLIONI STEPS DOWN AS CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF MARNI

News of Consuelo Castiglioni leaving her own label were announced earlier today. The founder and creative director of Marni annouced her decision to step down, twenty years after having founded the Italian House renowned for its singular aesthetic and close attachement to the arts. « I built my brand with a precise and recognizable identity. The time has now come to dedicate myself to my private life, » said Castiglioni in a statement, evoking the « hectic and exciting years » she spent building the strong House that is now Marni (which has been acquired by the OTB group in 2013). This surprise departure comes along with the announcement of Marni’s new creative director, designer Francesco Risso. A New York Fashion Institute of Technology and Central Saint Martens graduate, Risso gained experience in various Italian Houses before joining Prada to work on womenswear collections. Francesco Risso will present his first Marni collection for fall-winter 2017. We wish all the best to Consuelo Castiglioni for this new chapter of her life, and to Francesco Risso for his first steps as part as the great heritage that is Marni.

Photo: Francesco Risso / Marni