Sean McGirr exits Alexander McQueen as luxury fashion faces a shake-up

Sean McGirr's exit from Alexander McQueen takes place amid falling sales and a wider shake-up at luxury group Kering. Photo: Handout

Kering chief executive Luca De Meo is accelerating his shake-up of the struggling fashion conglomerate with the ousting of Alexander McQueen's chief designer, just days after a purge at Saint Laurent.

Paris-based Kering announced Thursday (Oct 15) that Alexander McQueen creative director Sean McGirr was leaving his job at the loss-making British label three years after his appointment.

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Sean McGirr 离开 Alexander McQueen 之际，正值该品牌销售额下滑，以及奢侈品集团开云集团内部进行大规模重组。图片：官方提供

开云集团首席执行官卢卡·德·梅奥正在加速对这家陷入困境的时尚集团进行重组，他解雇了亚历山大·麦昆的首席设计师，而就在几天前，圣罗兰也进行了大规模的人事清洗。

总部位于巴黎的开云集团（Kering）周四（10 月 15 日）宣布，亚历山大·麦昆 (Alexander McQueen) 创意总监肖恩·麦吉尔 (Sean McGirr) 将在上任三年后离开这家亏损的英国品牌。

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