Marc Jacobs to Dior Seems Unlikely

 

According to sources,the deal that seemed all but sealed, now it’s unlikely.It seems we will not see a Marc Jacobs collection for Christian Dior, as talks between the two are reported to have stalled.

"I could have asked many other talented designers to do Dior, but it would not have been the same,"  Bernard Arnault said in January. "Take Marc Jacobs, he has been a fantastic success at Vuitton and he has a proximity to the Vuitton spirit, but I don't think it would have been a success with Jacobs at Dior and the other way around, if I had asked John Galliano to do Vuitton, it would not have worked. An essential ingredient in the success of the brand today is the real proximity of
Galliano to the talent of Christian Dior."

LVMH has expressed interest in Alexander Wang, a source close to the label told us in September, and names including Raf Simons and Jason Wu are said to still be in the frame - but increasing fashion opinion is that the return of a rehabbed, repentant and rejuvenated Galliano is the only answer. Manolo Blahnik and Franca Sozzani have already added their names to the list of those who would love to see him return, and Arnault said earlier this year that he couldn't see anyone but Galliano in the job. 

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