Sarah Burton for McQueen, Olivier Theyskens for Theory & Christophe Lemaire for Hermès

According to VOGUE UK, Sarah Burton, the late Alexander McQueen’s right-hand design aide, has been named creative director of the London-based fashion house. Jonathan Akeroyd, President and CEO of Alexander McQueen said, “We are delighted that Sarah has agreed to take on the role of creative director. WWD reported that Olivier Theyskens is launching a women’s capsule collection for Theory for the spring/summer 2011 season and lastly, Christophe Lemaire has parted ways with Lacoste by mutual agreement and he was named on Wednesday as the new artistic director of Hermès, succeeding Jean Paul Gaultier. Enjoy!

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