Pieter Mulier named creative director of Versace
Pieter Mulier will take over creative leadership at Versace on Jul 1, as Prada Group looks to kickstart a new chapter for the Milan house.
International Designer of the Year winner Pieter Mulier attends the 2025 CFDA Awards at The American Museum of Natural History on November 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images/AFP)
Pieter Mulier has been named the new creative director of the Milan fashion house Versace starting Jul 1, according to an announcement on Thursday (Feb 5) from the Prada Group, which owns Versace.
Mulier is currently creative director of the French fashion house Alaia, and was previously the right-hand man of fellow Belgian designer and Prada co-creative director Raf Simons at Calvin Klein, Jil Sander and Dior.
In his new role, Mulier will report to Versace executive chairman Lorenzo Bertelli, the designated successor to manage the family-run Prada Group. He is the son of Miuccia Prada and Prada Group chairman Patrizio Bertelli.
“We believe that he can truly unlock Versace’s full potential and that he will be able to engage in a fruitful dialogue,’’ Lorenzo Bertelli said of Mulier in a statement.
Mulier takes over from Dario Vitale, who departed in December after previewing just one collection during his short-lived Versace stint.
Mulier was honoured last fall by supermodel and longtime Alaia muse Naomi Campbell at the Council of Fashion Designers of America for his work paying tribute to brand founder Azzedine Alaia. Mulier took the creative helm in 2021, after Alaia’s death.
