Dior's next two collections to be designed by in-house team

New York - It appears that Raf Simons won't be replaced anytime soon. According to WWD and Vogue, Dior's collections for the next two seasons will be designed by their in-house design teams. For the present moment, this might put an end to the ongoing speculation of who will fill the coveted creative director's chair at Dior. However, it's no secret that fashion industry insiders love a good round of designer musical chairs.

Alber Elbaz, who departed his post at Lanvin in October, and Bill Gaytten, creative director of John Galliano, have all been flouted as potential replacements for Simons.

Dior was not immediately available for comment regarding their upcoming collections.

Dior's next couture and pre-fall collections to be designed by in-house team

While it might seem like a lot of cooks could be spoiling the pot, the 2014 documentary "Dior and I," which gave a behind the scenes look at the house of Dior, showed that the luxury label has many gifted designers and seamstresses in place. They might be lacking a creative director, but there is no lack of design talent within the company.

Perhaps the brand could take the Gucci route and promote a creative director from within. How much longer can one of the most influential luxury labels in the world go on without a ruler on its creative throne?

When Simons left, rumor had it that it was in part because the number of collections he had to produce was becoming too much for him to handle. As creative director of Dior, he was responsible for six collections a year. Whoever takes over for him will have some major designer shoes to fill, and an even bigger creative and time commitment on their hands.

The in-house team will be responsible for the spring 2016 couture collection, in addition to the pre-fall 2016 collection. Dior does not identify any members of their design team, taking the same approach they did during the expulsion of former Dior creative director John Galliano in 2011.