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On Thursday, Mark Thomas will take a bow for the first time as Carven’s design director. The 49-year-old British designer was promoted to the top job in March after his boss, Louise Trotter, left for Bottega Veneta .

Among the dozen designer debuts this season, Thomas is the only one to have come from within the brand’s existing team. Trotter’s exit was announced last December, and Thomas has since overseen Fall/Winter 2025 and pre-fall , which were presented in March and June, respectively, as lookbooks. For SS26, Thomas was “thinking o

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