The designer, who recently stepped down as artistic director of Fendi, is now a free agent, leaving the industry eager to see his next move.

Fashion designer Kim Jones is leaving luxury group LVMH's Dior Homme brand, the label said on Friday, capping a seven-year tenure in the latest of a series of high profile designer reshuffles as the industry faces its slowest growth in years.

After a critically and commercially successful tenure, Jones is stepping away from Dior Men after seven years at the house