Givenchy confirmed that Clare Waight Keller is its first female couturier, replaces Riccardo Tisci, who left Givenchy last month.

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She will be the first woman to design for Givenchy, and the second major female appointment that LVMH has made, following Maria GraziaChiuri’s appointment last June as creative director of Christian Dior.

Formerly creative director at Chloé, Waight Keller showed her final collection for the house earlier this month. The Royal College of Art graduate is an industry veteran, having also designed for Pringle of Scotland, and Gucci.