Proenza Schouler's Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez To Loewe

Proenza Schouler's Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez are reportedly set to become the next creative directors of Loewe, following Jonathan Anderson's final collection in Paris this March. These announcements have yet to be formalised.

Rumours have been swirling for months that Anderson is poised to replace Maria Grazia Chiuri at Dior, overseeing womenswear collections and possibly menswear too, taking over from Kim Jones.Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez met at Parsons School of Design and launched their label in 2002, quickly gaining recognition for their impeccable craftsmanship, attention to detail and ability to merge modernity with an artistic edge.Back in the day, when I interviewed the late Maria Luisa Poumaillou in 2012, I remember her mentioning “two great aesthetics regarding the way of dressing,” one being Balenciaga and the other Prada. “After you mention those two, you have opened two ways in which you will find your style according to the current times we live in. Everything that is modernism, minimalism, steers towards Balenciaga. Celine is from the school of Balenciaga. I love Celine,” she said.When Philo left Celine, Proenza Schouler emerged as one of those viable "alternatives," so to speak. They captured a similar intellectual and artistic underpinning, with a sophisticated blend of modern minimalism and artisanal craft, which makes them a great successor to Anderson's creatively charged reign at Loewe.More critically still, they excel at the accessories game. Who could forget Proenza Schouler’s PS1 satchel, a defining "it" bag of the late 2000s? And Loewe, after all, is a leather goods brand first and foremost.What do you think about the PS duo helming Loewe?