Christopher Bailey's greatest hits at Burberry
He turned around the fortunes of a heritage British company that was only seen for its trench coats and checks. President and Chief Creative Officer, Christopher Bailey will leave Burberry next year, after 17 years at the brand. He will be replaced by Marco Gobbetti.
'Burberry has undergone an incredible transformation since 2001 and Christopher has been instrumental to the company's success in that period,' said Mr Gobbetti.
'It has been the great privilege of my working life to be at Burberry, working alongside and learning from such an extraordinary group of people over the last 17 years. Burberry encapsulates so much of what is great about Britain,' said Mr Bailey.
Before he departs, let's relive his time at the brand. Click through the gallery to see the slides.
Despite Christopher Bailey's great efforts to restore the Burberry check, Essex musician Rat Boy reminded us that it still had a different social cachet when the video to his debut single Sign On showed him driving around like a hooligan in a customised Burberry-check old banger. His debut album finally hit stores in 2017 and the print was still present – this time, on a moped.
