After four years of Fendi’s turbulent collaboration with the Roman house, Kim Jones is leaving Fendi. The British designer, whose position at Fendi was artistic director of women’s haute couture, ready-to-wear and fur collections, will continue in his role as artistic director of men’s collections at Dior in Paris.

Fendi’s parent company, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, announced Jones’ departure in a brief statement Friday.

Kim Jones has made significant contributions to the brand’s creative legacy, seamlessly integrating his modern, cross-cultural aesthetic with Fendi’s historic heritage, according to the joint statement.

Under his leadership, the house has reinvented its ready-to-wear and couture collections, offering an inclusive and innovative approach to fashion that constantly renews Fendi’s Italian codes. Throughout his four years, Jones’ work has been driven entirely by passion and creativity. In short, the usual luxury house story, blah blah…