Viard left Chloé with Lagerfeld in 1997,[6] returning to Chanel[7] studio[8] as director of the fashion design studio.[7] In 2000, she became director of Chanel’s creation studio, where she oversaw the haute couture, ready-to-wear and accessories collections. She worked closely with Lagerfeld on all 10 collections that Chanel produces each year.[9]
Beginning with the cruise 2019 show in late 2018, Chanel had Viard take a bow with Lagerfeld after the show, and, in January, she appeared solo at the end of the brand’s two haute couture shows, with the brand explaining that Lagerfeld was “tired.”[10] She was appointed artistic director of Chanel fashion house in Paris from 2019, following Lagerfeld's death.[11]
Viard's first solo collection[12] was in Chanel's Resort / [8]Cruise 2020 show, held in the Grand Palais, on May 3, 2019. [12][13]
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^Chanel Names Virginie Viard as Successor, Fendi Maintains Show Women's Wear Daily, 19 February 2019.
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