Louis Vuitton Confirms Ghesquiere to Succeed Jacobs

After much speculation, and even denial by LVMH, Nicolas Ghesquière has been confirmed to succeed Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton as their artistic director of women’s collections.

Confirming a widely expected hire, Vuitton said the designer – who catapulted Balenciaga to the forefront of the Paris fashion agenda – would show his first collection next March. Read the rest of this entry after the jump (click page two Button up top)