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Kim Jones Exits Fendi, Remains at Dior

The British designer is leaving the Roman fur and leather goods house and will ‘concentrate fully’ on his role as menswear artistic director at LVMH stablemate Dior.

Designer Kim Jones is exiting Fendi and will “concentrate fully” on his role as menswear artistic director at LVMH stablemate Dior. (Alasdair McLellan)

Robert Williams

11 October 2024

Kim Jones is exiting Fendi, where he was artistic director of womenswear and couture. The British designer now plans to ‘concentrate fully’ on his role as menswear designer at LVMH stablemate Dior, Jones and Fendi said in a statement Friday. A new creative configuration will be announced “in due time,” the statement read.

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