Ortiz Out

SALVATORE FERRAGAMO has announced that it has installed its current head of menswear design, Massimiliano Giornetti, as its new head of womenswear.

Giornetti succeeds Cristina Ortiz, who has helmed womenswear at the family-owned house for the past two years, and the move will see him take charge of all aspects of the ready-to-wear line.

His first collection for the label will be this February, for autumn/winter 2010-11, in Milan, meaning that Ortiz is set to step down in September following spring/summer 2010. Giornetti will continue to oversee the menswear line.