Carven Names New Women’s Designers

PARIS — There’s a new creative duo in town. Carven has appointed Alexis Martial and Adrien Caillaudaud as artistic directors for its women’s collections, marking the first time they are working in tandem. WWD first reported on Dec. 8 that Carven was in talks with Martial, who showed his swan-song collection for Iceberg in Milan on Friday. The pair, who met at the Atelier Chardon Savard fashion school in Paris and both went on to work at Givenchy, will unveil their debut collection for Carven on Thursday, during Paris Fashion Week. Guillaume Henry, who exited Carven last September after a fruitful five-year stint, will show his first creations for Nina Ricci on March 7. Martial began his career at Givenchy in 2007, working as a knitwear designer on the ready-to-wear and couture lines. After getting his start designing shoes at Marc Jacobs, Cailladaud joined Givenchy in 2009 and was responsible for the design of accessories, including jewelry, leather goods, men’s and women’s shoes. More recently, he has consulted for Tod’s and Jil Sander. “We warmly welcome Alexis and Adrien to Carven as we continue to define a Parisian and fresh elegance for the woman of today. We look forward to the overall creative vision they

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