Stuart Vevers

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Stuart Vevers
Born	November 17, 1973 (1973-11-17) (age 34) Cumbria
Nationality	English
Education	University of Westminster
Labels	Loewe
Awards	Accessory Designer of the Year 2006

Stuart Vevers graduated from the University of Westminster in 1996. His first job was at Calvin Klein followed by Bottega Veneta, Givenchy and Louis Vuitton where he worked with Marc Jacobs. He joined Mulberry as Creative Director in 2005 and has been instrumental in the company's success, transforming their leather goods into into the must-have 'It' handbags of the season. He has also collaborates with Luella Bartley and Designer of the Year, Giles Deacon. In 2006, he won the British Fashion Council's Accessory Designer of the Year award.In July 2007 it was announced that he had been appointed Creative Director of Loewe.

[edit] Mulberry

Stuart Vevers join Mulberry from Bottega Veneta in 2005 as their creative director. During his time at Mulberry he has been responsible for increasing the brands high profile public image with a range of highly desirable bags, accessories and clothes as well as a highly successful advertising campaign.

Mulberry is a British design company whose main product is a line of luxury bags for men and women. In addition to leather goods like the Roxanne and the Bayswater handbags, which have become covetable fashion classics they also produce menswear and womenswear. In 2006 Vevers was awarded Accessory Designer of the Year at the British Fashion Design awards for his work at Mulberry.

[edit] Loewe

On July 26th it was announced that Mulberry design director Stuart Vevers would be leaving to replace Jose Enrique Ona Selfa as creative director at Loewe. The new appointment would see Vevers based in Madrid full-time when he takes up the position in January 2007. "Stuart fits the profile perfectly of what we wanted," Pierre-Yves Roussel, chief executive officer of the fashion division at LVMH – which owns Loewe – told WWD. "We have been making operational changes at the brand recently. Now we want to emphasize Loewe's strong point - leather goods - with someone who can make desirable handbags." "I've loved working with Stuart, who is a great designer," says Lisa Montague, Mulberry's chief operating officer. "He has built a strong team, bringing a wealth of talent to the brand and the search is now on to find a suitable successor to take Mulberry to the next level."