Emanuel Ungaro is the youngest designer ever to show at Miami International Fashion Week, and then started showing in New York. At only 23 he was appointed head designer of Paris fashion house. Emanuel Ungaro, who received mixed reviews for the three collections he showed on the runway, had recently reached an impasse with management over its marketing and advertising strategy. Emanuel Ungaro Cortazar was apparently livid when the company reportedly tried to hire Lindsay Lohan as a celebrity consultant, and now it appears he is out. It was in June that the word surfaced about a dispute between Ungaro and the boss.This was followed by a lengthy period of emphatic denials and weak shows of unity between Ungaro and the label’s ceo, Mounir Moufarrige. Moufarriage shocked the fashion community by replacing Karl Lagerfeld with Stella McCartney, as head designer at Chloe, when she was just 25.
Emanuel Ungaro before confirming the split was working on a pre-collection. He was alse a spectator and supporter at the men’s show, which was created by a menswear team headed up by Franck Boclet.’ For now I am here,’ Cortazar told WWD.
Ungaro exchanged greetings with ceo Mounir Moufarrige – who was similarly reticent to assure Cortazar’s future. "He’s here," Moufarrige said simply, pointing at the runway.
The decision has now been taken to dissolve the relationship. It is expected to be formerly announced later today that the separation is by mutual agreement.