Well, If It Isn’t Another Job Opening in Luxury Fashion

Last week, it was Hedi Slimane leaving Celine. This week, it’s Kim Jones leaving Fendi. The luxury furrier announced on Friday that the British designer is stepping down from his job as artistic director after four years. Jones took over the LVMH-owned Fendi in 2020, succeeding the late Karl Lagerfeld. And like Lagerfeld, Jones balanced his role at Fendi with another big design job as the head of menswear at Dior, where he remains.

Much as there was leading up to Slimane’s exit from Celine...