Creative Directors 2025
The role of creative director at a fashion brand is the highest creative position. The creative director is responsible for the brand’s artistic direction and ensures a consistent aesthetic across collections, campaigns, and the overall identity. The creative director is not necessarily the one designing the clothes, but holds the responsibility for making sure the creative expression reflects the brand’s vision and identity — while also serving as the face of the brand.
Creative directors such as Donatella Versace have left Versace, Demna Gvasalia has departed from Balenciaga, and John Galliano is no longer with Maison Margiela. It can be confusing to keep track of who the creative director is for each fashion brand, as there are often overlaps and frequent changes.
Below is a list of creative directors for a range of fashion brands in 2025.
| Brand | Country | Year | Founder(s) | Creative director(s) 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 032c | Germany | 2000 | Joerg Koch | Joerg Koch |
| 1017 ALYX 9SM | USA | 2015 | Matthew Williams | Matthew Williams |
| Acne Studios | Sweden | 1996 | Jonny Johansson | Jonny Johansson |
| A-Cold-Wall* | UK | 2015 | Samuel Ross | Samuel Ross |
| Adeline André | France | 1983 | Adeline André | Adeline André |
| Ader Error | South Korea | 2014 | Anonymous South Korean group | Anonym |
| Agnes B. | France | 1975 | Agnés B. | Agnés B. |
| Aimé Leon Dore | USA | 2014 | Teddy Santis | Teddy Santis |
| Akris | Switzerland | 1922 | Alice Kriemler-Schoch | Albert Kriemler |
| Alexander McQueen | UK | 1992 | Alexander McQueen | Seán McGirr |
| Alexander Wang | USA | 2005 | Alexander Wang | Alexander Wang |
| Alexis Mabille | France | 2005 | Alexis Mabille | Alexis Mabille |
| Altuzarra | USA | 2008 | Joseph Altuzarra | Joseph Altuzarra |
| Ambush | Japan | 2008 | Yoon Ahn & Young Kee Yu | Yoon Ahn |
| Amiri | USA | 2014 | Mike Amiri | Mike Amiri |
| Ami | France | 2011 | Alexandre Mattiussi | Alexandre Mattiussi |
| Andersson Bell | South Korea | 2014 | DoHun Kim | DoHun Kim |
| Ann Demeulemeester | Belgium | 1985 | Ann Demeulemeester | Stefano Gallici |
| Armani | Italy | 1975 | Giorgio Armani | Giorgio Armani |
| Atlein | France | 2016 | Antonin Tron | Antonin Tron |
| AWGE | USA | 2014 | Rakim Mayers | Rakim Mayers |
| Balenciaga | Spain | 1917 | Cristóbal Balenciaga | Pierpaolo Piccioli |
| Balmain | France | 1945 | Pierre Balmain | Olivier rousteing |
| Barbara Bui | France | 1987 | Barbara Bui | Barbara Bui |
| Barbour | UK | 1894 | John Barbour | Alexa Chung |
| Baum und Pferdgarten | Danmark | 1999 | Rikke Baumgarten & Helle Hestehave | Rikke Baumgarten & Helle Hestehave |
| Berluti | France | 1895 | Alessandro Berluti | In-house creative studio |
| Bottega Veneta | Italy | 1966 | Michele Taddei, Renzo Zengiaro | Louise Trotter |
| Burberry | UK | 1856 | Thomas Burberry | Daniel Lee |
| Calvin Klein | USA | 1968 | Calvin Klein | Veronica Leoni |
| Carven | France | 1945 | Carmen de Tommaso | Mark Howard Thomas |
| Casablanca | France | 2018 | Charaf Tajer | Charaf Tajer |
| Celine | France | 1945 | Céline Vipiana | Michael Rider |
| Cerruti 1881 | France | 1967 | Nino Cerruti | Daniel Kearns |
| Chanel | France | 1910 | Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel | Matthieu Blazy |
| Chloé | France | 1952 | Gaby Aghion | Chemena Kamali |
| Christian Dior | France | 1946 | Christian Dior | Jonathan Anderson |
| Christian Louboutin | France | 1991 | Christian Louboutin | Christian Louboutin |
| Christian Wijnants | Belgium | 2003 | Christian Wijnants | Christian Wijnants |
| Coach | USA | 1941 | Miles & Lillian Cahn | Stuart Vevers |
| Courreges | France | 1961 | André & Coqueline Courréges | Nicolas Di Felice |
| Comme des Garçons | Japan | 1969 | Rei Kawakubo | Rei Kawakubo |
| Coperni | France | 2013 | Sébastien Meyer, Arnaud Vaillant | Sebastian Meyer |
| Craig Green | UK | 2012 | Craig Green | Craig Green |
| Dice Kayek | France | 1992 | Ece & Ayse Ege | Ece Ege |
| Diesel | Italy | 1978 | Renzo Rosso | Glenn Martens |
| DKNY | USA | 1984 | Donna Karan | Trey Laird |
| Dolce & Gabbana | Italy | 1985 | Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana | Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana |
| Dries Van Noten | Belgium | 1986 | Dries Van Noten | Julian Klausner |
| Dsquared2 | Canada | 1995 | Dean & Dan Caten | Dean & Dan Caten |
| Elie Saab | Lebanon | 1982 | Elie Saab | Elie Saab |
| Emanuel Ungaro | France | 1965 | Emanuel Ungaro | Kobi Halperin & Philippe Paubert |
| ERL | USA | 2018 | Eli Russel Linnetz | Eli Russel Linnetz |
| Études Studio | France | 2012 | Jérémie Egry & Aurélien Arbet | Jérémie Egry & Aurélien Arbet |
| Eytys | Sweden | 2013 | Jonathan Hirschfeld, Max Schiller | Max Schiller |
| Fendi | Italy | 1925 | Adele & Edoardo Fendi | Silvia Venturini Fendi |
| Ferrari (Fashion) | Italy | 2021 | Rocco Iannnone | Rocco Iannone |
| Francesco Smalto | France | 1962 | Francesco Smalto | Jean-Luc Amsler |
| Franck Sorbier | France | 1989 | Franck Sorbier | Franck Sorbier |
| Ganni | Denmark | 2000 | Ditte og Nicolaj Reffstrup | Ditte Reffstrup |
| GANT | USA/Sweden | 1949 | Bernard Gantmacher | Christopher Bastin |
| Gauchere | France | 2013 | Marie-Christine Statz | Marie-Christine Statz |
| Giambattista Valli | France | 2005 | Giambattista Valli | Giambattista Valli |
| Giorgio Armani Privé | Italy | 2005 | Giorgio Armani | Giorgio Armani |
| Givenchy | France | 1952 | Hubert de Givenchy | Sarah Burton |
| GmbH | Germany | 2016 | Benjamin Alexander Huseby & Serhat Isik | Benjamin Alexander Huseby & Serhat Isik |
| Golf Le Fleur | USA | 2016 | Tyler Gregory Okonma | Tyler Gregory Okonma |
| Grés | France | 1942 | Germaine Émilie Krebs | Lloyd Klein |
| Gucci | Italy | 1921 | Guccio Gucci | Demna Gvasalia |
| Guy Laroche | France | 1957 | Guy Laroche | Mathilde Castello Branco |
| Haider Ackermann | France | 2003 | Haider Ackermann | Haider Ackermann |
| Haderlump | Germany | 2021 | Marvin M'toumo, Egzon Muliqi | Johann Ehrhardt |
| Han Kjøbenhavn | Denmark | 2008 | Jannik Wikkelsø Davidsen | Jannik Wikkelsø Davidsen |
| HELIOT EMIL | Denmark | 2016 | Julius Juul & Victor Juul | Julius Juul |
| Henrik Vibskov | Denmark | 2001 | Henrik Vibskov | Henrik Vibskov |
| Hermés | France | 1837 | Thierry Hermès | Nadège Vanhée-Cybulski & Veronique Nichanian |
| Hugo Boss | Germany | 1924 | Hugo Boss | Marco Falcioni |
| Iris van Herpen | Netherlands | 2007 | Iris van Herpen | Iris Van Herpen |
| Isabel Marant | France | 1994 | Isabel Marant | Kim Bekker |
| Issey Miyake | Japan | 1970 | Issey Miyake | Satoshi Kondo |
| Jacquemus | France | 2009 | Simon Porte Jacquemus | Simon Porte Jacquemus |
| Jean Paul Gaultier | France | 1976 | Jean Paul Gaultier | Duran Lantink |
| Jil Sander | Germany | 1968 | Jil Sander | Simone Bellotti |
| Jimmy Choo | UK | 1996 | Jimmy Choo, Tamara Mellon | Sandra Choi |
| Jitrois | France | 1995 | Jean Claude Jitrois | Jean Claude Jitrois |
| John Galliano | UK | 1984 | John Charles Galliano | John Charles Galliano |
| John Ribbe | France | 1993 | John Ribbe | John Ribbe |
| Julien Fournié | France | 2009 | Julien Fournié | Julien Fournié |
| Junko Shimada | France | 1981 | Junko Shimada | Junko Shimada |
| Junya Watanabe | Japan | 1992 | Junya Watanabe | Junya Watanabe |
| JUUN.J | South Korea | 2007 | Jung Wook Jun | Jung Wook Jun |
| JW Anderson | UK | 2008 | Jonathan Anderson | Jonathan Anderson |
| Karl Lagerfeld | France | 1984 | Karl Lagerfeld | Hun Kim |
| Kenzo | France | 1970 | Kenzo Takada | Nigo |
| Kernemilk | Denmark | 2019 | Marie Mark | Marie Mark |
| Kidsuper | USA | 2018 | Colm Dillane | Colm Dillane |
| Kiko Kostadinov | UK | 2016 | Kiko Kostadinov | Kiko Kostadinov |
| Koché | France | 2015 | Christelle Kocher | Christelle Kocher |
| Lacoste | France | 1933 | René Lacoste | Pelagia Kolotouros |
| Lanvin | France | 1889 | Jeanne Lanvin | Peter Copping |
| Lemaire | France | 1991 | Christophe Lemaire | Christophe Lemaire & Sarah-Linh Tran |
| Leonard Paris | France | 1958 | Jacques Léonard | Georg Lux |
| LOEWE | Spain | 1846 | Enrique Loewe Roessberg | Jack McCollough & Lazaro Hernandez |
| Louis Vuitton | France | 1854 | Louis Vuitton | Pharrell Williams & Nicolas Ghesquiére |
| Lutz Huelle | France | 2000 | Lutz Huelle & David Ballu | Lutz Huelle |
| Mains | UK | 2017 | Joseph Adenuga Jr. | Joseph Adenuga Jr. |
| Maison Margiela | France | 1988 | Martin Margiela | Glenn Martens |
| Maison Mihara Yasuhiro | Japan | 1997 | Mihara Yasuhiro | Mihara Yasuhiro |
| Maison Rabih Kayrouz | Lebanon | 1998 | Rabih Kayrouz | Rabih Kayrouz |
| Marc Jacobs | USA | 1984 | Marc Jacobs | Marc Jacobs |
| Marine Serre | France | 2017 | Marine Serre | Marine Serre |
| Marni | Italy | 1994 | Consuelo Castiglioni | Francesco Risso |
| Martine Rose | UK | 2007 | Martine Rose | Martine Rose |
| MISBHV | Poland | 2013 | Natalia Maczek | Natalia Maczek & Thomas Wirski |
| Missoni | Italy | 1953 | Ottavio and Rosita Missoni | Alberto Caliri |
| Miu Miu | Italy | 1993 | Miuccia Prada | Miuccia Prada |
| Moncler | France | 1952 | René Ramillon | Remo Ruffini |
| Moschino | Italy | 1983 | Franco Moschino | Adrian Appiolaza |
| Mowalola | UK | 2019 | Mowalola Ogunlesi | Mowalola Ogunlesi |
| Mugler | France | 1974 | Thierry Mugler | Miguel Castro Freitas |
| Needles | Japan | 1988 | Keizo Shimizu | Keizo Shimizu |
| Nina Ricci | France | 1932 | Maria Ricci | Harris Reed |
| Off-White | Italy | 2013 | Virgil Abloh | IB Kamara |
| Officine Générale | France | 2012 | Pierre Mahéo | Pierre Mahéo |
| Our Legacy | Sweden | 2005 | Jockum Hallin, Cristopher Nying & Richardos Klarén | Christopher nying |
| Paco Rabanne | France | 1966 | Paco Rabanne | Julien Dossena |
| Patou | France | 1914 | Jean Patou | Guillaume Henry |
| Paul Smith | UK | 1970 | Paul Smith | Paul Smith |
| Peter Do | USA | 2018 | Peter Do | Peter Do |
| Pierre Cardin | France | 1953 | Pierre Cardin | Rodrigo Basilicati-Cardin |
| Prada | Italy | 1913 | Mario Prada | Miuccia Prada & Raf Simons |
| Ralph Lauren | USA | 1967 | Ralph Lauren | James M. Jeter |
| Rick Owens | USA | 1994 | Rick Owens | Rick Owens |
| Roberto Cavalli | Italy | 1975 | Roberto Cavalli | Fausto Puglisi |
| Rochas | France | 1925 | Marcel Rochas | Alessandro Vigilante |
| Rokh | UK | 2018 | Rok Hwang | Rok Hwang |
| Sacai | Japan | 1999 | Chitose Abe | Chitose Abe |
| Saks Potts | Denmark | 2014 | Cathrine Saks & Barbara Potts | Cathrine Saks & Barbara Potts |
| Salvatore Ferragamo | Italy | 1927 | Salvatore Ferragamo | Maximilian Davis |
| Sandro | France | 1984 | Evelyne Chétrite | Évelyne Chetrite, Ilan Chetrite & Franck Durand |
| Schiaparelli | France | 1927 | Elsa Schiaparelli | Daniel Roseberry |
| Séfr | Sweden | 2016 | Per Fredrikson & Sinan Abi | Sinan Abi Morshed |
| Shiatzy Chen | Taiwan | 1978 | Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia | Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia |
| Stel | Denmark | 2022 | Astrid Andersen | Astrid Andersen |
| Stella McCartney | UK | 2001 | Stella McCartney | Stella McCartney |
| Stéphane Rolland | France | 2007 | Stéphane Rolland | Stéphane Rolland |
| Stine Goya | Denmark | 2006 | Stine Goya | Stine Goya |
| The Kooples | France | 2008 | Alexandre, Laurent, Raphaël Elicha | Pierre Kaczmarek |
| Thom Browne | USA | 2001 | Thom Browne | Thom Browne |
| Tod's | Italy | 1920 | Filippo Della Valle | Matteo Tamburini |
| Tom Ford | USA | 2005 | Tom Ford | Haider Ackermann |
| Tommy Hilfiger | USA | 1985 | Tommy Hilfiger | Tommy Hilfiger |
| Ulyana Sergeenko | Russia | 2011 | Ulyana Sergeenko | Ulyana Sergeenko |
| Uma Wang | China | 2009 | Wang Zhi/Uma Wang | Wang Zhi/Uma Wang |
| Undercover | Japan | 1990 | Jun Takahashi | Jun Takahashi |
| Valentino Garavani | Italy | 1960 | Valentino Garavani | Alessandro Michele |
| Veronique Leroy | France | 1991 | Veronique Leroy | Veronique Leroy |
| Versace | Italy | 1978 | Gianni Versace | Dario Vitale |
| Vetements | Switzerland | 2014 | Demna & Guram Gvasalia | Guram Gvasalia |
| Victoria Beckham | UK | 2008 | Victoria Beckham | Victoria Beckham |
| Viktor&Rolf | Netherlands | 1993 | Viktor Horsting & Rolf Snoeren | Viktor Horsting & Rolf Snoeren |
| Vivienne Westwood | UK | 1986 | Vivienne Westwood | Andreas Kronthaler |
| Visvim | Japan | 2001 | Hiroki Nakamura | Hiroki Nakamura |
| Wales Bonner | UK | 2014 | Grace Wales Bonner | Grace Wales Bonner |
| Willy Chavarria | USA | 2015 | Willy Chavarria | Willy Chavarria |
| Wood Wood | Denmark | 2002 | Karl-Oskar Olsen, Brian SS Jensen & Magnus Carstensen | Brian SS Jensen |
| Wooyoungmi | South Korea | 2002 | Woo Young Mi | Woo Young Mi |
| Y-3 | Japan/Germany | 2002 | Yohji Yamamoto, Adidas | Yohji Yamamoto |
| Yeezy | USA | 2015 | Kanye West | Kanye West |
| Yohji Yamamoto | Japan | 1972 | Yohji Yamamoto | Yohji Yamamoto |
| Yves Saint Laurent | France | 1961 | Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Bergé | Anthony Vaccarello |
| Zegna | Italy | 1910 | Ermenegildo Zegna | Alessandro Sartori |
| Zadig & Voltaire | France | 1997 | Thierry Gillier | Thierry Gillier |
