In the space of two short months, we’ve encountered news no one could have foreshadowed: Virginie Viard exiting Chanel as creative director and now Peter Hawkings departing Tom Ford. Less than twelve months since his debut collection during the Spring 2024 season of Milan Fashion Week (and some 25 years of working alongside the founder), the British designer is to depart as creative director of the brand. Hawkings took over from Tom Ford himself in 2023, subsequent to the famed American designer selling his eponymous fashion label to Estée Lauder Companies in a $2.8 billion deal. Hawking, a longtime deputy of Tom Ford, unveiled his most recent Resort 2025 collection earlier this month – to much fanfare across our forums. A successor is to be named at a later date, with the Spring 2025 collection set to be unveiled in the Milan showroom come September.
