US EditionEXCLUSIVE: Alaïa Confirms Pieter Mulier Is Leaving
Pieter Mulier will present his final fall 2026 collection at Paris Fashion Week with no successor named, after five years leading Alaïa’s creative renewal, Richemont said.
- On Friday, Alaïa announced Pieter Mulier will depart after five years, concluding his tenure after the house's fall 2026 show later this year.
- After arriving in 2021, Pieter Mulier more than doubled Alaïa's size, expanded retail to 20 freestanding stores, and modernized the maison while honoring founder Azzedine Alaïa's legacy.
- Mulier won the International Designer of the Year award last year and produced commercially successful accessories like mesh ballet flats and the Le Teckel bag.
- Alaïa CEO Myriam Serrano said `We sincerely thank Pieter for his vision and commitment, writing an important chapter in the ongoing evolution of the maison`, and Richemont and Alaïa said the studio will ensure interim continuity until a creative organisation is confirmed.
- Industry speculation places Mulier at Versace in Milan; WWD first named him a leading candidate on Dec. 4 and reported Dec. 17 he is widely expected to sign, following Dario Vitale's exit and Prada Group's recent acquisition with an announcement expected next week.
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He will present his latest collection at the Paris Fashion Week for women autumn-winter 2026-2027, next March.
The Richemont group announced on Friday 30 January the departure of the artistic director in place since 2021. He will present his last parade during the Paris fashion week in early March.
Pieter Mulier is Leaving Alaïa After Five Years as Creative Director
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty ImagesIf you thought fashion’s creative director merry-go-round would slow down in 2026, think again. We’re less than a month in, and we already have another big change in the industry. After five years as creative director of Alaïa, Pieter Mulier is leaving the brand. The Belgian designer will present his final collection with Alaïa in March before officially parting ways. As of now, there is…
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