{"id":186786,"date":"2021-04-27T10:52:15","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T08:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/?p=186786"},"modified":"2021-04-27T10:52:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T08:52:15","slug":"felipe-oliveira-baptista-leaves-kenzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/en\/felipe-oliveira-baptista-leaves-kenzo\/","title":{"rendered":"Felipe Oliveira Baptista leaves Kenzo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Designer Felipe Oliveira Baptista is leaving Kenzo after two years as creative director. It is the second high-profile exodus from a brand owned by the LVMH conglomerate, following Kris Van Assche’s departure from Berluti<\/a> last week.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Felipe<\/p>\n

As WWD<\/strong> reported yesterday, 26 April<\/strong>, Baptista<\/a><\/strong> is retiring from his position, leaving behind a legacy that, although somewhat short-lived considering it began in 2019, will be remembered for its contemporary<\/strong>, minimalist silhouettes<\/strong> full of vibrancy and color. A concept with which he also closed his time at the high-end brand with the latest collection<\/strong> for autumn-winter 2021<\/strong>. Through these ideas, it celebrated the founder of the house Kenzo Takada<\/strong>, who passed away at the end of 2020 due to complications from COVID.<\/p>\n

Before embarking on this momentous journey for KENZO, Baptista was creative director at Lacoste<\/strong> from 2010 to 2018, while also running his own women’s fashion label, which is currently on standby. Will he take it up again from now on?<\/p>\n