I only read the bizarre story last night about how she invited Blur to one of her shows as she was a massive fan but her PR got it mixed up and invited Blue. She apparently stood there to greet them and was like “who the fuck are all these boys in all my clothes?”
Antony Costa told the story later on and she apparently was a good sport about it all.
She should have done it earlier. Riccardo Tisci was ripe for the role at the time, with his experience and reputation. Dario Vitale is going to be interesting. Most of this experience comes from Miu Miu.
I have to say I didn’t have a lot of faith when she took over but she really found her stride. I think she could have gave up the reins a few seasons ago because it’s been very stagnant
She had some real highs in the 2000s. The 2005-2008 period was especially a peak for her imo. I could spend hours going back through those collections. But she just fizzled in the 2010s and beyond. She was either regurgitating the archives or giving us dishwater collections.