WWD reported this morning that Oliver Theyskens is in the process of signing a contract with the House of Nina Ricci. Earlier this month Ricci designer Lars Nilsson handed in his resignation as creative director. Currently Nilsson is in talks of permanently returning to New York, no further details have become available regarding the deal. Although WWD reported “Oscar de la Renta executives have denied that Nilsson is joining the company.” Previously Nilsson was the creative director for Bill Blass from 2000-2003 until he was fired.

This is great news for Theyskens, while he is not getting his own label. The post at Nina Ricci is not a far jump (in terms of design) for the designer. This will give Olivier more time to build his skills as well as his following. According WWD the design team at Nina Ricci will continue work on the S/S 07’ collection, although there will be no for show of the collection. Theyskens will take over reigns of the F/W 07 collection, which will show next March. See everything works out in the end!