It’s the end of an era at Hermès. The house’s artistic director of menswear Véronique Nichanian is stepping down after 37 years, Hermès confirmed on Thursday. She will present her last collection during Paris men’s week in January. It’s understood that her successor will be appointed in the coming days.

Nichanian began her career at Cerruti before being poached by Hermès’s chief executive Jean-Louis Dumas in 1988 to lead menswear. She became known for her inventive, wearable designs, grabbing attention with high-quality materials and a beautiful colour palette. Her Spring/Summer 2026 collection was “breathable clothing, just some lightness, softness, sensuality in the silk, in the prints,” she told editors after the show. She introduced a monkey print on tote bags. “Just for fun. It can’t do any harm in this world.”