L'air du temps

Suedish designer Lars Nilsson resigned last tuesday from the Nina Ricci (Puig). M. Nilsson had turned the aging french fashion brand around, bring a sophisticated, elegant and optimistic vision to the youngest of the pre-WWII couture houses .

Founded in 1932 by Italian born Marie Adélaïde Ricci (née Nielli) and her son Robert, Nina Ricci couture house discreetly thrived and launched several perfumes including best seller "L'air du Temps".
The fashion house was bought from the Fuchs family, the de Kousmine family and Sanofi in 1998 by spanish cosmetics firm Puig Prestige Beauté.
Unfortunately Nina Ricci will be absent from the Paris spring/summer 07 fashion shows, but available at the showrooms. John Galliano's and Christian Lacroix's ex-assistant mentioned that his resignation was based on personal motifs and he would like to take some time off. He also confided that since 2003 Nina Ricci "has been a fabulous experience, but I would like to do something else".
His successor should be named in the next week. Perhaps Olivier Theyskens?


Nina Ricci