Marc Jacobs potrebbe non rinnovare il suo contratto con Louis Vuitton.
Marc Jacobs might not renew his contract with Louis Vuitton.
Secondo indiscrezioni del settore, dopo 16 anni che hanno visto, tra l’altro, l’introduzione del prêt-à-porter da Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs potrebbe lasciare la maison francese. Il contratto dello stilista americano con la LVMH è in scadenza nel 2014 e, in
Jacobs, Duffy e LVMH, per il momento, non rilasciano commenti ma sembra che Nicolas Ghesquière e LVMH siano già in trattative avanzate. L’ex direttore creativo di Balenciaga potrebbe, quindi, prendere presto il posto di Marc Jacobs.
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According to industry rumors, after 16 years which saw the introduction of ready-to-wear at Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs might want to leave the French fashion house. The American designer’s contract with LVMH is up in 2014 and he and his longtime business partner Robert Duffy, who are currently holding discussions with the luxury conglomerate, may not renew it. So he can focus on his own namesake brand after naming recently Katie Hillier and Luella Bartley as creative director and design director of Marc by Marc Jacobs’s womenswear collections. But another possibility floated in Duffy’s and Jacobs’s discussions with LVMH: Marc Jacobs could split from the luxury conglomerate and then go public. Anyway, this negotiation is separate from Jacobs’s Louis Vuitton contract, but it would make sense that one outcome might affect the other.
For now, neither Jacobs, Duffy, nor LVMH would comment on them but apparently Nicolas Ghesquière and LVMH seem to be in serious negotiations. The former Balenciaga’s designer could be in talks to succeed Marc Jacobs.