ICICLE Names Sabato De Sarno Creative Director Across Fashion and Accessories

The company’s announcement also sets out continuity within its design team. Bénédicte Laloux, who has helped shape ICICLE’s womenswear and Paris Design Studio since 2013, will remain design director of the Women’s Show Collection, reporting to De Sarno.

A Cross-Category Creative Mandate The breadth of the appointment gives ICICLE one creative lead across clothing and adjacent categories. For the business, that structure creates a framework for coordinating the brand’s silhouettes, accessories and visual identity while retaining established expertise in its womenswear team.

Chief executive and co-founder Ye Shouzeng linked the appointment to ICICLE’s ambition to bring international creative talent together with its cultural roots and industrial capabilities in China. Founded in 1997, the brand places nature and enduring design at the centre of that positioning.

Material Expertise Meets a New Collection Timeline De Sarno described an alignment between ICICLE’s approach and his interest in raw materials, construction and the people behind a finished product. According to the company, his career began at Prada in 2003, followed by Dolce & Gabbana and a lengthy tenure at Valentino. He…