{"id":1690945,"date":"2026-01-30T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1690945"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:00:00","slug":"pieter-mulier-is-leaving-alaia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1690945","title":{"rendered":"Pieter Mulier is leaving Ala\u00efa"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/fashion\/article\/69521\/1\/pieter-mulier-is-leaving-alaia-aw26-creative-director-versace\" data-article-id=\"69521\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img no-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GettyImages-2244403127\" class=\"img\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1435927-2.jpg\" width=\"1024\" title=\"1435927-2\"><\/span><\/span><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-01-30T14:00:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"30 January 2026\"><span class=\"month\">January<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"30\">30,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - fashion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/news\">News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/news\">News<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>Pieter Mulier is <span class=\"nowrap\">leaving Ala\u00efa<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>The creative director is stepping down after five years at <span class=\"nowrap\">the brand<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-01-30T14:00:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"30 January 2026\"><span class=\"month\">January<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"30\">30,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-01-30T14:00:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"30 January 2026\"><span class=\"month\">January<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"30\">30,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/isobelvandyke\">Isobel Van Dyke<\/a><\/span><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/ElliotHoste\">Elliot Hoste<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Just when we thought the great fashion shakeup was settling down and creative directors were getting comfy in their roles, it has been announced today (January 30) that Pieter Mulier will be leaving <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/azzedine-alaa\"><span>Ala\u00efa<\/span><\/a><span> after five years. He is due to show his last collection for the brand in March, during the AW26 womenswear season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe sincerely thank Pieter for his vision and commitment, writing an important chapter in the ongoing evolution of the Maison,\u201d read a statement from Myriam Serrano, Ala\u00efa\u2019s CEO. \u201cOver the past five years, Pieter and the exceptional team he led have shaped Ala\u00efa\u2019s creative renewal, honouring its heritage and strengthening the Maison\u2019s relevance, confidence, and global recognition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rumours of Mulier\u2019s departure have been swirling since December, when <\/span><em><span>WWD<\/span><\/em><span> first <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/fashion-news\/designer-luxury\/sources-pieter-mulier-alaia-joining-versace-1238427770\/\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> that the Belgian designer is expected to replace <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69229\/1\/dario-vitale-has-left-versace-after-9-months-prada-group-acquisition\"><span>Dario Vitale<\/span><\/a><span> at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/versace\"><span>Versace<\/span><\/a><span>, after the brand was purchased by the Prada Group last year. \u201cAn announcement from Prada Group, which acquired the Italian fashion house last year, is expected as early as next week,\u201d reports <\/span><em><span>WWD.<\/span><\/em><span> \u2060<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mulier began his tenure at Maison Ala\u00efa in 2021, becoming the first creative director of the house since the death of its founder, Tunisian couturier Azzedine Ala\u00efa, who died in 2017. Before joining the brand, Mulier began his career interning for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/raf-simons\"><span>Raf Simons<\/span><\/a><span> in 2002. Though he had no formal design experience \u2013 having studied architecture at Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels \u2013 Mulier quickly rose to Simons\u2019 head designer by 2003. He remained as head of menswear collections at Raf Simons until 2010, and simultaneously worked alongside Simons at Jil Sander where he was also creative director until 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Simons\u2019 eternal right-hand man, Mulier then followed his fellow Belgian to Dior in April 2012, and later to Calvin Klein in August 2016. With Simons as the current co-creative director of Prada, it would make a lot of sense for a Prada Group-owned brand to be Mulier\u2019s next move.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. 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Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Just when we thought the great fashion shakeup was settling down and creative directors were getting comfy in their roles, it has been announced today (January 30) that Pieter Mulier will be leaving <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/azzedine-alaa\"><span>Ala\u00efa<\/span><\/a><span> after five years. He is due to show his last collection for the brand in March, during the AW26 womenswear season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe sincerely thank Pieter for his vision and commitment, writing an important chapter in the ongoing evolution of the Maison,\u201d read a statement from Myriam Serrano, Ala\u00efa\u2019s CEO. \u201cOver the past five years, Pieter and the exceptional team he led have shaped Ala\u00efa\u2019s creative renewal, honouring its heritage and strengthening the Maison\u2019s relevance, confidence, and global recognition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rumours of Mulier\u2019s departure have been swirling since December, when <\/span><em><span>WWD<\/span><\/em><span> first <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wwd.com\/fashion-news\/designer-luxury\/sources-pieter-mulier-alaia-joining-versace-1238427770\/\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span> that the Belgian designer is expected to replace <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69229\/1\/dario-vitale-has-left-versace-after-9-months-prada-group-acquisition\"><span>Dario Vitale<\/span><\/a><span> at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/versace\"><span>Versace<\/span><\/a><span>, after the brand was purchased by the Prada Group last year. \u201cAn announcement from Prada Group, which acquired the Italian fashion house last year, is expected as early as next week,\u201d reports <\/span><em><span>WWD.<\/span><\/em><span> \u2060<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mulier began his tenure at Maison Ala\u00efa in 2021, becoming the first creative director of the house since the death of its founder, Tunisian couturier Azzedine Ala\u00efa, who died in 2017. Before joining the brand, Mulier began his career interning for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/raf-simons\"><span>Raf Simons<\/span><\/a><span> in 2002. Though he had no formal design experience \u2013 having studied architecture at Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels \u2013 Mulier quickly rose to Simons\u2019 head designer by 2003. He remained as head of menswear collections at Raf Simons until 2010, and simultaneously worked alongside Simons at Jil Sander where he was also creative director until 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Simons\u2019 eternal right-hand man, Mulier then followed his fellow Belgian to Dior in April 2012, and later to Calvin Klein in August 2016. With Simons as the current co-creative director of Prada, it would make a lot of sense for a Prada Group-owned brand to be Mulier\u2019s next move.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Source URL: https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69521\/1\/pieter-mulier-is-leaving-alaia-aw26-creative-director-versace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January\u00a0 30,\u00a0 2026 Fashion \/ News Fashion \/ News Pieter Mulier is leaving Ala\u00efa The creative director is stepping down after five years at the brand January\u00a0 30,\u00a0 2026 January\u00a0 30,\u00a0 2026 TextIsobel Van DykeTextElliot Hoste Just when we thought the great fashion shakeup was settling down and creative directors were getting comfy in their [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1690953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,76],"class_list":["post-1690945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-dazeddigital-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1690945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1690945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1690945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1690953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1690945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1690945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1690945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}