Fashion career profile
Serge Ruffieux
Serge Ruffieux is a Swiss-Italian fashion designer whose career moves between Parisian couture and ready-to-wear houses and his own accessories label. After a tailoring apprenticeship in Switzerland and fashion studies at Geneva’s HEAD, he interned with Thierry Mugler, Christian Lacroix and Sonia Rykiel, then joined Moschino’s Cheap & Chic line in Milan. He later returned to Sonia Rykiel and worked at Cacharel and Gérard Darel before spending roughly eight years at Dior. Following Raf Simons’s 2015 departure, Ruffieux and Lucie Meier jointly led Dior’s design studio through the 2016 transition; this was interim co-leadership, not a permanent solo creative-director appointment. Carven named him creative director in 2017, with oversight of women’s ready-to-wear and accessories; he left in November 2018 after three seasons. In 2021 he co-founded the accessories label 13 09 SR with journalist Émilie Faure and led its design. The timeline distinguishes the temporary Dior assignment from his Carven title and independent label.
- Role
- Designer and Co-Founder, 13 09 SR
- Nationality
- Swiss-Italian
- Career appointments
- 1
- Fashion houses
- 1
- 13 09 SR — Co-Founder and Creative Director2021–End not documented · status not documented
- Carven — Creative Director2017–2018 · former
- Serge Ruffieux joins John Galliano’s team at InditexFashionNetwork · 2026-10-21
- Training: Tailoring apprenticeship; fashion studies at HEAD, GenevaVogue France describes his Swiss apprenticeship, HEAD studies and Paris internships. · Vogue France
- Early career: Moschino, Sonia Rykiel, Cacharel and Gérard DarelVogue France traces these roles before Dior; the sources do not supply complete dates for each. · Vogue France
- Interim studio role: Co-led Dior’s design studio with Lucie Meier, 2015–2016The assignment followed Raf Simons’s departure and preceded Maria Grazia Chiuri’s appointment. · Vogue
- Former role: Creative Director, Carven, 2017–2018He oversaw womenswear and accessories and left after three seasons. · Vogue / Fashionista
- Founder: Co-founded 13 09 SR with Émilie Faure, 2021The first accessories collection launched in 2021; the label’s name combines Ruffieux’s birth date and initials. · Vogue France
- Recognition: 13 09 SR, Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris, 2025The Paris design bureau lists the label in its 2025 fashion-accessories award archive. · Bureau du Design, de la Mode et des Métiers d’Art
- 2015 — Begins interim co-leadership at DiorRuffieux and Lucie Meier lead the design studio after Raf Simons’s departure.
- 2017 — Joins Carven as Creative DirectorThe appointment covers womenswear and accessories.
- 2018 — Leaves Carven after three seasonsThe house confirms his departure in November.
- 2021 — Launches 13 09 SRThe first accessories collection is presented with co-founder Émilie Faure.
- 2025 — 13 09 SR receives Paris design recognitionThe Paris design bureau lists the label in its fashion-accessories award archive.
- 2015–2016 — Interim Studio Co-Lead — DiorHistorical appointment · Vogue