On Thursday, Mark Thomas will take a bow for the first time as Carven’s design director. Among the dozen designer debuts this season, Thomas is the only one to have come from within the brand’s existing team. Trotter’s exit was announced last December, and Thomas has since overseen Autumn/Winter 2025 and pre-fall, which were presented in March and June, respectively, as lookbooks. Following Henry’s departure, Carven appointed a duo of creative directors, Alexis Martial and Adrien Caillaudaud, who exited in 2016. But during that time, she and Thomas began developing an interesting design language: sophisticated, minimalist and wearable.