Anthony Vaccarello Is Leaving Saint Laurent

Nine days after staging Saint Laurent’s spring 2027 runway show in Paris, creative director Anthony Vaccarello is stepping down at the Kering-owned label after a decade at the helm.

When Saint Laurent appointed Vaccarello in 2016, the Belgian designer had never made any men’s clothing, and he knew he was stepping into the big menswear-shaped shadow of Hedi Slimane, his predecessor at the brand.

“I felt pressure starting men’s, because [Slimane] used to do men’s, and he used to do…