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The Oscar de la Renta company announced today that Peter Copping, who was handpicked by De la Renta before his death in October 2014, is stepping down as creative director.
“After almost two years at Oscar de la Renta, personal circumstances require me to return to Europe,” Copping said in a statement.
“I have loved my time in New York where I hope to return at some point in the future.” Alex Bolen, the company’s CEO, added, “We have always been in the business of creating beautiful clothes, and two of our greatest assets are our design studio and atelier. Our team will continue to work on next season’s collection with a keen focus on the level of sophistication and craftsmanship that are the hallmarks of the house. We wish Peter well in his future endeavors.”
Copping headed up Nina Ricci in Paris for five years and worked with Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton before that. “We shared a lot of common territory,” Copping said before his first outing at Oscar. “
Source Vogue