Appointing Clare Is My Biggest Achievement-Givenchy CEO

All eyes on Givenchy this Sunday, as its newly appointed artistic director, Clare Waight Keller, makes her show debut. We do, however, have an inclination of her vision for the brand. In July, her first campaign images were released and earlier this month the storied house unveiled its new e-commerce website – all Waight Keller’s work. The latter is a move that CEO Philippe Fortunato had been plotting for a while but, despite nearly three decades of luxury experience under his belt, he says it could only have been executed with Waight Keller on board. Here, he explains why the time is right, the biggest changes he has witnessed, and why the house’s new leading lady is his greatest achievement there so far…

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