Louis Vuitton inks new contract with Nicolas Ghesquière
Nicolas Ghesquière will continue on as artistic director, womenswear at Louis Vuitton, as the designer has signed a five-year contract with the luxury behemoth. Ghesquière has already been at the helm for a decade, having succeeded Marc Jacobs in 2013. Prior to that, the French designer, 52, was at Balenciaga for some 15 years, where he was credited with catapulting the brand back to commercial success and critical acclaim. Announcing the news via a media alert, the maison called Ghesquière the “key artisan” of Louis Vuitton’s “unprecedented growth”—last year, Louis Vuitton hit $20 billion in revenue, according to LVMH. Pietro Beccari,
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