Haider Ackermann will take over from Peter Hawkins, who held the Creative Direction for a year and was a long-time right-hand man to Tom Ford, playing a crucial role during the brand’s most iconic years.
Ackermann, admired in the fashion industry and favored by numerous celebrities such as Timothée Chalamet, Tilda Swinton, Rihanna, and Cate Blanchett—who dazzled at the last Cannes Film Festival in one of his dresses— is preparing to unveil his first collection in March in Paris.
The designer expressed his excitement in an official statement: “It is a tremendous honor to continue Tom Ford’s legacy, a man I have always deeply admired.”
Tom Ford himself, who retired in 2023 after selling his company to the Estée Lauder Group, has voiced his respect for Ackermann. “He is an incredible colorist, his tailoring is perfect, and above all, he is modern. We share historical references. I suspect I will be one of the first to stand up and applaud at his March show.”
