Carven's top design position has sat vacant for just over a month following Mark Thomas' April departure, but now, a new designer is taking over the French fashion house. Kai Nesselrath, a German ...

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CARVING HIS WAY: Carven has recruited Kai Raffael Nesselrath as its new design director, confirming a WWD report on April 9 that the Paris-based house was poised to poach the designer from Saint ...

Thomas is exiting the luxury brand, which is owned by China’s ICCF Group, after just over a year in post. He was named design director in March 2025. Carven said in a statement shared today (2 April): ...

The German-born designer will present his debut collection during Paris Fashion Week in October. Nesselrath joins from a decade at Saint Laurent, which culminated in almost two years as head designer ...

Carven has appointed Kai Nesselrath as design director, succeeding Mark Thomas, who exited the French fashion house in April. Nesselrath will present his debut runway collection during Paris Fashion ...