Dior Menswear Designer Kim Jones Leaves Struggling LVMH Label
- Label described as LVMH’s ‘problem child’ due to fading appeal
- Focus likely to shift to future of womenswear designer Chiuri
Kim Jones at the end of the Dior Menswear Spring-Summer 2024 show, in Paris.
Photographer: Julien De Rosa/AFP/Getty ImagesKim Jones, the menswear designer at Christian Dior Couture, is leaving the struggling LVMH label after seven years in the role.
Dior announced the move in a statement Friday, with a spokesperson confirming the British designer’s departure is immediate. The focus will likely now turn to womenswear designer Maria Grazia Chiuri, who’s been in that role since 2016.