Burberry appoints Riccardo Tisci as chief creative officer

Burberry has announced that Riccardo Tisci has been appointed chief creative officer, replacing longtime creative chief Christopher Bailey effective 12 March 2018.

Tisci, who is a graduate of Central Saint Martins in London, will direct all of the fashion retailers collections and will present his first for the brand in September. He will be based at Burberry’s headquarters in London.

He joins Burberry after more than a decade at Givenchy, where he was creative director from 2005 to 2017.