Belgian designer Meryll Rogge is the new creative director of Marni, parent company Only The Brave (OTB) announced today. She succeeds outgoing creative director Francesco Risso, who exited the label in June after almost 10 years at the helm.
“It is a great pleasure to welcome Meryll to Marni,” says brand CEO Stefano Rosso. “She is an exceptional creative talent and an inspiring woman, whose vision and expertise will play a key role in shaping the future of this amazing brand.”
“We met many highly qualified candidates, confirming how Marni continues to inspire and attract creatives from around the world. Meryll impressed us with the sensitivity she brought to reinterpreting the brand’s DNA, offering a contemporary vision that embraces Marni globally and across all its dimensions — including accessories, interior design, communication, and special projects,” adds OTB founder and chairman Renzo Rosso. “I wish her the best in carrying this vision forward with passion, supported by a team and a group that have always placed creativity at the core of their identity.”
Rogge launched her eponymous womenswear brand in 2020 and has attracted considerable attention for her upcycled, reconstructed garments, often inspired by specific time periods or locations, from Salvador Dali’s hometown to Americana fashion in the ’80s.
After graduating from Antwerp Academy, she cut her teeth as a womenswear designer for Marc Jacobs in New York (2008 to 2015) before moving back to Belgium to become head of womenswear design at Dries Van Noten, working side by side with Dries. Since striking out on her own, Rogge won the 2025 Andam prize, and was named a finalist for the LVMH Prize (2022), the Andam Prize (2024) and the Woolmark Prize (2025). She’s a proponent of bold colors, prints and constructions, and works with a focus on wearability. “We’re at the moment a team of only women, and we wear our clothes every day,” the designer told Vogue’s Laird Borelli-Persson ahead of the Autumn/Winter 2025 show.
Rogge’s appointment marks a total creative reshuffle at Marni’s parent company, OTB, over the last year. In March, the group appointed Simone Bellotti at Jil Sander and announced Glenn Martens as creative director at Maison Margiela, in addition to Diesel. Crucially, following the departure of Luke and Lucie Meier from Jil Sander, Rogge is now the only female creative director in the OTB stable.