Virginie Viard, who succeeded Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, leaves fashion house

FILE – Designer Virginie Viard accepts applause at the end of the Chanel Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2023 collection presented in Paris, on Jan. 24, 2023. Virginie Viard, the artistic director of Chanel who replaced Karl Lagerfeld after his death, has left, the French fashion house said on Thursday. Chanel did not immediately announce a replacement for the the 62-year-old Viard, who worked with Lagerfeld for more than two decades. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)