Introduction
Bruno Sialelli is a French fashion designer trained through Marseille costume and couture environments and Studio Berçot. His career includes studio work at Balenciaga, Acne Studios and Paco Rabanne, followed by leadership of Loewe menswear before Lanvin appointed him over women’s and men’s collections in January 2019.
Sialelli’s four-year Lanvin tenure reunited public authority across the two categories and encompassed runway, film, accessories and archive-led product. He left in April 2023, later becoming head of design for ready-to-wear at Phoebe Philo; a reported 2026 move to Balenciaga’s couture studio remained unconfirmed at the research cutoff.
Design ethos
Sialelli combines tailoring with illustration, saturated colour and broad cultural reference. At Lanvin, founder-era images, Crahay monograms, Art Deco graphics and character-driven styling entered garments through print, proportion and product rather than functioning only as campaign decoration.
His strongest work keeps narrative accountable to construction. Coats, dresses, footwear and accessories carry the reference through material and shape, while film and image extend the wardrobe without substituting for it.
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Career history
2026
Bruno Sialelli was reported to have joined Balenciaga’s couture studio in 2026, though his formal title and start date were not disclosed. The move brings the former Lanvin creative director back into the orbit of a major Paris house at a charged moment for Balenciaga, with Pierpaolo Piccioli preparing his first couture collection for the maison.
2023
Lanvin confirmed Bruno Sialelli’s departure on 14 April 2023 as part of a broader creative reorganisation. The change ended unified personal authority and introduced parallel studio and programme structures.
2019
Lanvin appointed Bruno Sialelli over women’s and men’s collections on 21 January 2019, reuniting public creative authority across the categories. His tenure encompassed runway, film, archive-led product and a later management-led reset before ending in April 2023.
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