Emanuel Ungaro appoints new creative director Fausto Puglisi Italian designer Fausto Puglisi has been appointed creative director of Emanuel Ungaro in a bid the resurrect the failing French fashion house. Ailing French fashion house Emanuel Ungaro is set to be revived thanks to a deal with a new manufacturer and the appointment of a new creative director. Sicilian designer Fausto Puglisi will take creative control whilst Aeffe, which also controls Alberta Ferretti and Moschino, will hold the license for the global production and distribution of the brand's clothing and accessories. The house has experienced instability since founder Ungaro sold the label to entrepreneur Asim Abdullah in 2005. READ: Giles Deacon and Emanuel Ungaro part ways Vincent Darré, Peter Dundas, Esteban Cortezar, Estrella Archs and Giles Deacon have all held the position of creative director since the brand changed ownership (although none of them stayed at the label for more than three seasons) - not forgetting the disastrous, but thankfully short-lived, appointment of actress Lindsay Lohan as artistic director in 2009. It is hoped Puglisi, whose designs are regularly worn by Vogue Nippon fashion editor Anna Dello Russo and on stage by the likes of Beyoncé and MIA, will breath new life into the house. Anna Dello Russo wearing Fausto Puglisi designs. Photos: Rex "Emanuel Ungaro is a brand that has left a significant mark and still has a lot to say," Aeffe chairman Massimo Ferretti told WWD . Puglisi is a young talent with an international visibility, but with strong roots in our Latin world, and who will be able to turn into a new and contemporary line. Puglisi will show his first collection for Ungaro at the autumn/winter 2013 season of shows next March.