From Hedi Slimane's YSL debut to Balenciaga's Haute Couture revival, here are some fashion's buzziest returns throughout history.

With an always revolving door of creative directors, the fashion industry is notorious for buzzed about designer comebacks and long awaited brand revivals. Whether it be a <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/courreges-nicolas-di-felice-debut" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Courr&egrave;ges</a> reboot or a <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/marc-jacobs-fall-winter-2021-runway-bergdorf-goodman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marc Jacobs</a> debut after a tumultuous tenure at <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/marc-jacobs-brings-back-his-infamous-grunge-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Perry Ellis</a>, fashion has had no shortage of brand and designer returns.
Inserting a fresh perspective and a distinct sartorial know-how, designer comebacks can completely change the course of a particular brand and the history of fashion&mdash;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/gabrielle-chanel-nickname-coco" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coco Chanel's</a> revitalization of her otherwise stagnant eponymous label forever changed the course of the industry. Most recently, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/balenciaga-clones-collection-spring-2022-fashion-show-images-looks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Balenciaga</a> made its <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/avant-garde-haute-couture-dior-chanel-fendi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Haute Couture</a> revival after over 50 years earlier today, proving designer returns are more prevalent than ever. Here, L'OFFICIEL rounds up the 10 most buzzed about designer comebacks in fashion history.

<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/travel-living/coco-chanel-apartment-restoration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coco Chanel's</a> namesake label became one of the most instantly recognizable houses of the 1920s and '30s. Due to the onset of World War II, the French designer closed her fashion brand until the mid 1950s.&nbsp;
The brand's return was monumental&mdash;a collection of signature boxy jackets, chic accessories, and coordinating skirt suits sold exceptionally well in the coming years. Today, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/chanel-fall-winter-2021-haute-couture-photos-video" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chanel</a> remains one of the most renowned luxury brands due to the house codes established by Coco Chanel's striking fashion return.&nbsp;

After a high-profile departure at Perry Ellis in 1993, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/marc-jacobs-fall-winter-2020-runway-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marc Jacobs</a> was in fashion limbo throughout the mid '90s. That was until LVMH boss Bernard Arnault shocked the industry by naming Jacobs as creative director of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/every-look-louis-vuitton-resort-2022-collection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Louis Vuitton</a>.
For Fall/Winter 1998, Jacobs debuted a relatively toned-down collection of ready-to-wear compared to the energetic creations he has since become known for. Until 2013, Jacobs reimagined and revitalized the French house with chic separates and must-have <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/louis-vuitton-coussin-bag-spring-summer-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accessories</a> that dominated the 2000s.&nbsp;

After a period of sartorial brilliance throughout the 1990s, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/controversial-thierry-mugler-cutout-dress-spring-2021-megan-fox" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thierry Mugler</a> stepped away as creative director after sales downturned in the early 2000s and the ready-to-wear division of the brand shuttered. Nearly a decade later, it was announced that <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/diesel-s-artist-director-steps-down" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicola Formichetti</a> would reopen the brand as creative director for Fall/Winter 2011.
Formichetti's womenswear debut was one to remember. Angular silhouettes, sexy cutouts, and a <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/house-of-gucci-movie-lady-gaga-premiere-date-venice-film-festival" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lady Gaga</a> cameo all delighted onlookers and reestNearly a decade laterablished Mugler as one of the top luxury houses. The designer continued to transform the house which has since seen David Koma, and now, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/casey-cadwallader-mugler-creative-director" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Casey Cadwallader</a> as head designers.

Having first shown in Paris in 1975, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/birkenstock-jil-sander-fall-winter-2021-collaboration-footwear-styles-sandals">Jil Sander</a> was one of fashion's most beloved designers with<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/jil-sander-fall-winter-2021-lucie-luke-meier"> minimal</a> designs that reimagined the female wardrobe. The German designer departed the label in 2004 and in the interim, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/prada-raf-simons-spring-summer-2021-collection">Raf Simons</a> took over as creative director.
Sander returned to her eponymous label for Spring/Summer 2013 with a refreshing collection of ready-to-wear and chic accessories. The return of Sander shocked the industry and although the designer left the brand the following year, her aesthetic of quiet luxury continues to the present day.&nbsp;

Hedi Slimane at Yves Saint Laurent

After a stellar tenure at <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/travis-scott-cactus-jack-dior-men-spring-summer-2022-backstage-photos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dior Homme</a> from 2000 to 2007, Slimane became one of the industry's hottest designers. Amidst rumours of where the French creative would travel to next, the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/fashion-secretive-designers-margiela-prada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secretive</a> designer took a five year hiatus to pursue photography.
Slimane returned to fashion in style with an appointment as <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/beauty/dua-lipa-ysl-perfume" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yves Saint Laurent's</a> creative director for Spring/Summer 2013. While at the iconic French house, Slimane fully reestablished himself as one of fashion's greatest minds. Slimane has since taken over as the creative director of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/celine-fall-winter-2021-parade-ready-to-wear-hedi-slimane" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Celine</a>, which has undergone a full revitalization thanks to the enigmatic designer.

Nicolas Ghesqui&egrave;re at Louis Vuitton

Taking over from Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton was French designer <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/naomi-osaka-tennis-louis-vuitton-nicolas-ghesquiere" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicolas Ghesqui&egrave;re</a> who had a contentious departure as the head of Balenciaga in 2012. For his Fall/Winter 2014 debut at the house, Ghesqui&egrave;re featured a breezy mix of utilitarian outerwear and intricate design notions.
After a decade-long tenure by Jacobs, the brand's next creative director had huge shoes to fill&mdash;and Ghesqui&egrave;re certainly did. Still at the helm of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/louis-vuitton-fall-2020-runway-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Louis Vuitton</a> today, Ghesqui&egrave;re continues to push his sartorial narrative with unique silhouettes and a futuristic vision that the designer began at Balenciaga.&nbsp;

Known for quirky designs and forward-thinking silhouettes, Andres Courr&egrave;ges became one of fashion's darlings throughout the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/beauty/twiggy-model-mod-eye-makeup-60s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1960s</a> and '70s. However, due to financial struggles, the brand was forced to halt most of its production until a 2016 return by Creative Directors S&eacute;bastien Meyer&nbsp;and&nbsp;Arnaud Vaillant.
Filled with slinky bodysuits, motorcycle jackets, and wearable separates, the collection was a casual return to the memorable futuristic vision of the French designer. Today, the brand continues to reestablish itself through the intricate lens of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/courreges-nicolas-di-felice-debut" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicolas Di Felice</a>.&nbsp;

Creative Director <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/who-is-pieter-mulier-new-creative-director-maison-alaia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pieter Mulier</a> is the first creative enlisted with the immeasurable task of honoring <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/azzedine-alaia-archival-collection-the-editions-naomi-campbell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Azzedine Ala&iuml;a's</a> eponymous label since the designer's passing in 2017. Mulier is a perfect fit for the job with high-profile stints at <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/raf-simons-prada-menswear-debut-fall-winter-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Raf Simons'</a> Dior, Calvin Klein, and Jil Sander.&nbsp;
For <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/milan-fashion-week-mens-trends-spring-summer-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spring 2022</a>, Mulier debuted an eclectic range of sensual pieces that both honored the DNA of Ala&iuml;a while also pushing the brand forward. Whether it be skin tight skirts or immaculately tailored bodices, Mulier celebrated the immense house codes that the Tunisian designer had established throughout his iconic career.&nbsp;

Known for sculptural silhouettes and a tailoring know-how, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/cristobal-balenciaga-signature-looks-sack-dress-egg-coat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crist&oacute;bal Balenciaga</a> was one of the Haute Couture masters of his time. The designer closed his atelier in 1968, and the Haute Couture wing of the maison never reopened&mdash;until now.
Creative Director <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/demna-gvasalia-vetements-leaving-2019" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Demna Gvasalia</a> showed Balenciaga's first couture creations in more than 50 years in a fully restored version of Balenciaga's original salon. The Fall/Winter 2021 Haute Couture collection was a vision of past and present&mdash;even with Gvasalia's steetwear influence in the form of denim and tracksuits&mdash;reinvigorating the storied history of the fashion house.

Cult streetwear brand Hood by Air announced its long awaited runway comeback since its last presentation in 2017. Titled Prologue, the brand has released several teasers and campaigns&mdash;one with <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/hood-by-air-returns-naomi-campbell-the-prologue-shayne-oliver" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Naomi Campbell</a>&mdash;to highlight the brand's upcoming revival led by Creative Director Shayne Oliver.&nbsp;
In April of this year, the brand released a wearable capsule collection&mdash;<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/hood-by-air-drops-veteran-collection-shayne-oliver" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Veteran</a>&mdash;that hinted at the sartorial codes that will feature in its full return. Though an official date is not set in stone, the brand has hinted that the runway collection is set for mid-July. In true HBA fashion, expect lots of toned-down ready-to-wear, wearable separates, and high-profile cameos.

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