Christopher Bailey (fashion designer)

Christopher Bailey
CBE
Born (1971-05-11) 11 May 1971 (age 53)
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Alma materRoyal College of Art
University of Westminster
OccupationFashion designer
TitleFormer chief creative officer and president, Burberry Group
Spouse
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(m. 2012)​
Children2
AwardsDesigner of the Year, British Fashion Awards 2005

Christopher Paul Bailey CBE (born 11 May 1971) is a British fashion designer who was president and chief creative officer of Burberry.[1][2][3] In May 2014, he took up the role of chief creative officer and president, following the departure of former CEO Angela Ahrendts.[4] In February 2018, he was succeeded as chief creative officer by Riccardo Tisci.[5]

  1. ^ "Marco Gobbetti Named CEO at Burberry; Christopher Bailey to Become President". businessoffashion.com. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ Friedman, Vanessa; Paton, Elizabeth (31 October 2017). "Christopher Bailey, Burberry Chief Creative Officer, Is Leaving". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Board change". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  5. ^ Topping, Alexandra (1 March 2018). "Burberry names Riccardo Tisci to replace star designer Christopher Bailey". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2018.