Fashion career profile
Roberto Menichetti
Roberto Menichetti is an Italian fashion designer whose work spans design development, creative leadership and technical product innovation. Trained in textile processes and garment construction, he began with Claude Montana at GFT Group in 1989 and joined Jil Sander in 1992, where he worked across womenswear and later menswear. Burberry appointed him Creative Director in 1998. He helped establish Burberry Prorsum as a distinct runway line and reconnected the house’s British codes with a younger, more technical vocabulary. In 2004 CELINE appointed him to succeed Michael Kors; contemporary coverage called the role Artistic Director, while Menichetti’s own biography describes it as Consulting Creative Director. He later led design and project development for JH 1912 in China from 2014 to 2017. Menichetti continues to work as a consultant and through the family’s Menichetti Atelier, bringing a strong focus on textiles, manufacturing and the relationship between design and production.
- Role
- Fashion Designer and Creative Consultant; former Creative Director at Burberry and CELINE
- Nationality
- Italian
- Career appointments
- 3
- Fashion houses
- 3
- Turnbull & Asser revisits James Bond’s ‘Casino Royale’ wardrobe for 20th anniversaryThe Industry Fashion · 2026-10-02
- Jil Sander: Design team, 1992–1998Menichetti’s professional biography describes his six-year period at Jil Sander, including womenswear and the launch of menswear. · Roberto Menichetti
- Burberry: Creative Director, appointed 1998His biography and contemporary coverage identify his 1998 appointment and the launch of Burberry Prorsum. · Roberto Menichetti
- CELINE: Creative leadership appointment in 2004Vogue reported CELINE’s appointment of Menichetti in 2004; his own biography describes the remit as consulting creative director. · British Vogue; Roberto Menichetti
- JH 1912: Creative Director and Project Chief (2014–2017)Menichetti’s biography dates the role at the Jihua-owned project from Fall 2014 through Spring 2017. · Roberto Menichetti
- 1989 — Joins Claude Montana at GFT GroupMenichetti’s biography says this was his first major professional appointment, focused on collection project leadership and technical training.
- 1992 — Joins Jil SanderHe joins the womenswear design team, later working on the menswear collection as well.
- 1998 — Appointed Creative Director at BurberryHe leads a relaunch that introduces Burberry Prorsum as a distinct runway line.
- 2004 — Appointed to creative leadership at CELINECELINE appoints him after Michael Kors’s departure; sources use both Artistic Director and Consulting Creative Director.
- 2014 — Begins work with JH 1912He leads creative direction and project development for the Jihua-owned apparel business.
- 2004–2005 — Consulting Creative Director / Artistic Director — CELINEHistorical appointment · Roberto Menichetti; British Vogue
- 1998–2001 — Creative Director — BurberryHistorical appointment · Roberto Menichetti
- 1992–1998 — Design Team, Womenswear and Menswear — Jil SanderHistorical appointment · Roberto Menichetti