Valentino designer Bertrand Guyon has been appointed as design director by Schiaparelli, the heritage fashion house
The house of Schiaparelli has never been one to do things quietly. Elsa Schiaparelli was a surrealist and a free spirit, a philosophy graduate who made clothes for Greta Garbo and dressed Wallis Simpson in a “Lobster” dress inspired by Salvador Dali. The relaunch of the house, backed by Italian luxury mogul Diego Della Valle, has been a stop-start process rather than a smooth revival. In just two years, collections have been produced by Christian Lacroix, Marco Zanini and the in-house design team. Today, the house named a new designer: Bertrand Guyon, who currently heads up Valentino couture.