Overview
- Courrèges, which announced the move Monday, said Henry will start in May and present his first runway in September during Paris Fashion Week.
- Artémis chairman François-Henri Pinault praised Henry’s clear point of view, and CEO Marie Leblanc linked the appointment to faster international expansion grounded in French heritage.
- Henry, 38, is a South African designer trained at LISOF and Central Saint Martins who worked at Céline under Phoebe Philo, JW Anderson, Phoebe Philo’s label, and Burberry as senior design director.
- He said he will focus on modern, useful clothes and will honor André Courrèges’s history as he shapes a clear, grounded vision for the brand.
- The transition follows Nicolas Di Felice’s exit last week after a five-year revival marked by gender-fluid spins on vinyl icons, a fragrance relaunch, and new handbags.