After recently parting ways with Berluti, designer Alessandro Sartori returns to Ermenegildo Zegna as artistic director. Previously, Sartori had resided as creative director of Z Zegna for eight years. Rejoining Ermenegildo Zegna in June 2016, Sartori will work on his first full season for the fashion house for fall-winter 2017. The collections will debut in January 2017 during Milan Fashion Week.
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Discussing Sartori’s appointment, Ermenegildo Zegna Group chief executive officer Gildo Zegna shared, “I’ve known Alessandro and his style for many years and I am extremely excited to welcome him back to our Group. His talent, creativity, passion and modernity make him the perfect fit to help us take Zegna to the next phase of its development.”
Sartori added, “I want to thank Gildo and the whole Zegna family for this fantastic opportunity. I grew up watching and admiring their creations and their authentic and deep values and I am extremely excited to write with the whole Zegna team the next chapter. I cannot wait to enter in their fabulous archives and to meet their artisans to start working on the new collections.”
