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"  In a thankfully far shorter time period for the rumor mill than the one we experienced prior to Raf Simons being named at Dior, Nicolas Ghesquiere has officially been named the creative director of Louis Vuitton. The industry favorite replaces Marc Jacobs, who showed his final collection for the French house during Paris Fashion Week, the same day he officially announced his departure\u2014resulting in an emotional, dramatic, and very beautiful exit. Although Ghesquiere&amp;#039;s placement seems quick and decisive, insiders have been murmuring about this current round of musical chairs, which began with Ghesquiere exiting Balenciaga in November 2012 and the soon-after naming of Alexander Wang as his replacement, for months.  According to WWD, Vuitton said Ghesqui\u00E8re would bring &amp;quot;a modern creative vision to the house&amp;#039;s women&amp;#039;s collections, building on the values of refinement, savoir faire and extreme quality.&amp;quot; For his part, Ghesqui\u00E8re tells the trade, &amp;quot;Louis Vuitton has always incarnated for me the symbol of ultimate luxury, innovation and exploration. I am very honored of the mission that I am entrusted with, and proud to join the history of this great maison. We share common values and a vision.&amp;quot; Not long after Ghesquiere&amp;#039;s final bow for Balenciaga, the designer&amp;#039;s friend Elisabeth Quin wrote for this magazine, &amp;quot;I was not so surprised by the announcement of Balenciaga and him parting like a wise couple after a decade and a half of fruitful wedlock, because Nicolas is more and more an artist and maybe less just a fashion designer.&amp;quot; The same might be said of Marc Jacobs, the man whose larger big shoes he will be filling\u2014and that appear will be a perfect fit.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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