Nicolas Di Felice is leaving Courr\u00e8ges<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI would like to express my deepest gratitude to the [Artemis] group and especially to Fran\u00e7ois Pinault and Fran\u00e7ois-Henri Pinault for their trust,\u201d Di Felice said in a statement that explained he\u2019s exiting to \u201cfocus on personal projects.\u201d<\/p>\n A Belgian graduate of La Cambre in Brussels, Di Felice was named artistic director at Courr\u00e8ges in September 2020. Up until that point, he was a behind-the-scenes designer working with Nicolas Ghesqui\u00e8re at both Balenciaga and Louis Vuitton and with Raf Simons at Christian Dior.<\/p>\n Despite the challenges of debuting amidst Covid-era lockdowns, Di Felice quickly captured fashion\u2019s attention with his body-conscious club wear, and, as the world reopened, with the rave-like after-parties he enjoyed hosting. He brought his eye for spectacle to his runway shows, which have variously featured a haptic \u201cbreathing\u201d set and a shower of multicolor confetti that pulsed to the rhythm of the soundtrack. But over the course of his five years at the label, he also built a real, recognizable Courr\u00e8ges wardrobe of vinyl jackets and miniskirts with the space-age AC logo (for house founder Andr\u00e9 Courr\u00e8ges), ribbed knits, and boot-cut jeans. As if to make that point, his swansong<\/a> for the brand, staged earlier this month in Paris, was devoted to \u201c24 hours in the life of a Courr\u00e8ges woman.\u201d<\/p>\n Courr\u00e8ges will announce a new artistic director next week. The departure of Di Felice, who is 42, is sure to stir up talk that named him as a contender for the Ala\u00efa job left vacant following Pieter Mulier\u2019s exit for Versace.<\/p>\n Courr\u00e8ges, fall 2026 ready-to-wear<\/p>\n <\/span>Photo: Courtesy of Courr\u00e8ges<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n![\"Image](\"https:\/\/assets.vogue.com\/photos\/69a8ae1192146ecfbf3d0898\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/00005-courreges-fall-2026-ready-to-wear-credit-brand.jpg\"\/)
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