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Filippo Grazioli is stepping down as creative director of Missoni after just over two years to pursue “new creative and artistic challenges”, the Italian house said today. He will be replaced by company veteran Alberto Caliri.
Caliri has previously held the creative director role on an interim basis after Angela Missoni — daughter of the founder — stepped down in 2021 amid a management shake-up.
Grazioli joined the family-owned brand in 2022, taking on responsibility for the men’s and women’s collections and lifestyle division. Before that, he worked for Burberry under Riccardo Tisci, first as design director for women’s runway and later as a consultant. He was previously head designer of women’s ready-to-wear at Givenchy, also under Tisci.
Caliri, who has worked at Missoni since 1998, pivoted to lead its home and sport categories.
For the Spring/Summer 2025 show in Milan, Grazioli leaned into Missoni’s zigzag stripes with “unwavering focus”, which made the collection “both punchy and strangely captivating”, wrote Vogue Runway’s Tiziana Cardini. The show was styled by Paris-based stylist, creative consultant and Dazed fashion director Imruh Asha, who is known for his eclectic use of colour.
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