What Does Marni’s Former Creative Director See in GU? “I Am So Curious to Learn”
Highsnobiety | 01.08.2026 01:33
Francesco Risso has such an impressive fashion CV that his newest employer feels like a total outlier. After completing a master's degree at Central Saint Martins under Louise Wilson, tutor to everyone from Alexander McQueen to Phoebe Philo, Risso bounced around Milanese fashion houses until landing a role at Prada in 2006, where he would work for ten years before leading a fuzzy-sweatered and uber-colorful revamp of Marni during a decade-long reign as creative director.
