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" The rumors are true: Nicolas Ghesqui\u00E8re will succeed Marc Jacobs as the artistic director of womenswear at Louis Vuitton. In a tweet shared &amp;#039;round the world, Vuitton broke the news this morning:    Louis Vuitton is thrilled to welcome Nicolas Ghesqui\u00E8re as artistic director of the women\u2019s collections. pic.twitter.com/iEZkh38kdz \u2014 Louis Vuitton (@LouisVuitton) November 4, 2013    This comes after weeks of speculation following Jacobs&amp;#039; final show during Paris Fashion Week this past October. Jacobs left Vuitton after a 16 tenure years to focus on his eponymous label, and the fashion community predicted that Ghesqui\u00E8re\u2014who exited his post at Balenciaga last November after a 15-year reign\u2014would be the next in line. And Ghesqui\u00E8re isn&amp;#039;t wasting any time, as he will present his first collection for the luxury label in March.   Photo: Getty Images  &amp;quot;Louis Vuitton has always incarnated for me the symbol of ultimate luxury, innovation and exploration,&amp;quot; Ghesqui\u00E8re told WWD. &amp;quot;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; We&amp;#039;re pretty excited to see Ghesqui\u00E8re&amp;#039;s stamp on the, well, already quite &amp;quot;stamped&amp;quot; upon brand. In his tenure at Balenciaga, he transformed the brand into one of the most revered, critically acclaimed, and most copied labels. He&amp;#039;s set the bar quite high for himself, but we have no doubt he&amp;#039;ll clear it. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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