Women’s Wear Daily announced that Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, the power duo behind the wildly-successful Opening Ceremony brand, will show their first collection for the 41-year-old fashion house of Kenzo for S/S ’12. Known for a discerning taste that spans from eclectic to avante-garde, the Leon-Lim duo is well positioned to build upon the Kenzo philosophy.

I’m super stoked to see what these two will bring to the label, hopefully using their roles as co-creative directors to inject some much-needed new life into this venerable fashion house. They may not be designers per se, but it’s clear they’re talented merchants, editing and presenting only the most covetable merchandise in their Opening Ceremony mix. It doesn’t hurt that Opening Ceremony has a near-cult-like following. Undoubtedly LVMH was thinking the same.

Keeping my eyes open for more to come…