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The fashion world's game of musical chairs continues. Following Hedi Slimane's departure as creative and image director of Yves Saint Laurent on Friday, Anthony Vaccarello has officially left his role as creative director of Versus Versace, the younger, funkier sibling brand of Versace and, in recent years, an incubator of up-and-coming designers.
The brand confirmed the news on Sunday, clearing the way for the owner of YSL, Kering, to name Mr. Vaccarello as creative director of the fashion house. An announcement is expected this week.< /p>
"While I'm sad to see him leave the Versace family, I wish Anthony Vaccarello tremendous success with his next chapter," Donatella Versace said in a statement.
Mr. Vaccarello, 33, a Belgian-Italian who has designed his own brand since 2010 and had collaborated with Versus, was named to helm the Versus line only a year ago. He surfaced as a possible replacement for Mr. Slimane in January and somewhat coyly deflected the gossip as "a rumor" at his show during Paris Fashion Week. It was marked by a combination of body-baring asymmetric lacing and le ather that reflects his penchant for 1980s rock 'n' roll, and it may be what connects his aesthetic to that of Mr. Slimane's Saint Laurent. (Ms. Versace once characterized Mr. Vaccarello's signature look as "cool and sexy.") Still, he did not deny the move, and over the weekend, a source familiar with the negotiations confirmed the plans to name him as the successor to Mr. Slimane.
Photo A look from Mr. Vaccarello's own fall 2016 collection, shown during Paris Fashion Week. Credit Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York TimesThough most of the attention will now be on Mr. Vaccarello's plans for the Saint Laurent label, his ascension further bolsters Ms. Versace's position as something of a talent spotter and Versus as a potent launching pad for other designers.
After all, Ms. Versace signed the British designer Jonathan Anderson for Versus in 2013 — just a few months before he became creative director of the Spanish brand Loewe, owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, which also took a minority stake in his J. W. Anderson brand. And before Mr. Anderson, Christopher Kane was the creative director of Versus from 2009 to 2012, and a majority stake in his brand was bought by Kering.
"In each instance, their time on Versus Versace led to them making a huge advancement in their design career," Ms. Versace said in her statement, suggesting that she seemed to be embracing with gusto her role as a nurturer of the next generation. "I appreciated the chance to work with each of these three designers, and I enjoyed seeing what they brought to a brand I truly love. I'm proud that Versus can be such a remarkable global platform for emerging design talent."
Versus has proved not just a petri dish for designers, but also for approaches. Under Mr. Vaccarello, Versus embraced the see-now/sell-now model that is gaining traction in the fashion world, and in September, made its clothes available for sale as soon as they were shown on the runway. The decision contributed to the Versace Group's 17.5 percent increase in revenue in 2015. Announcing the annual results last month, Gian Giacomo Ferraris, Versace Group's chief executive, singled out Mr. Vaccarello's Versus Versace, noting retail sales more than doubled compared with 2014, while wholesale rev enues were up 21.4 percent.
All of which raises the stakes for whoever replaces Mr. Vaccarello at Versus, as well as for Ms. Versace to continue her winning streak. Ms. Versace will say only that she will be "surprising everybody" with the announcement. Let the speculation begin.
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