Experienced high-end footwear designer Nina Christen has joined Christian Dior as the brand’s director of shoe design.
She previously worked with the brand’s creative director, Jonathan Anderson. She had a spell as head of footwear design at Loewe, from June 2022 to September 2023.
At Loewe, she carried out that role on a freelance basis. This was an arrangement she used to design footwear for a number of prominent brands, while also running her own Zurich-based company.
Other brands Ms Christen worked with in this way include Saint Laurent, Celine, Bottega Veneta and The Row.