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Versace Parts Ways With Creative Chief Dario Vitale After Prada Deal

The in-house team now reports to CEO Emmanuel Gintzburger pending a successor.

Overview

  • Versace confirmed that Dario Vitale’s collaboration ends by mutual agreement on 12 December 2025.
  • The departure comes days after the Prada Group’s reported €1.25 billion acquisition closed, with tighter coordination under executives including Lorenzo Bertelli reported.
  • Creative duties shift to the internal team under CEO Emmanuel Gintzburger until a new creative lead is announced.
  • Vitale, appointed on 1 April as the brand’s first non-family creative chief, debuted a Spring/Summer 2026 collection in a private Milan presentation in September.
  • Speculation about successors includes Fabio Zambernardi and Olivier Rousteing, though no appointment has been named.