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more than good gossip. So when the Internet got word that Nicolas Ghesquière might be filling Louis Vuitton's creative director spot (recently vacated by Marc Jacobs), the fashion press worked itself into quite the frenzy. imbued with signature elements from his 16-year run at the label, which he has transformed from a dusty heritage luggage purveyor to a commercial luxury powerhouse. The show was staged with Mr Jacobs's evolved flair for lavish settings. 'To the showgirl in all of us,' read his notes for the hermes kelly 32cmcollection, which was presented among reinvisioned versions of the elevators, escalators, carousels, fountains, and hotel corridors

 that he has previously created for Louis Vuitton's seasonal grand displays. Sadly for Louis-Ghesquière fans, parent company LVMH has vehemently denied the customers reflected a fall in Japanese tourism because the yen was weak. However, experts in the sector say that people looking for luxury goods were increasingly demanding, being less interested than hermes wallet blackbefore in the brand and more in exclusive products. Louis Vuitton has reacted to this since the brand began to slow down last year and has begun this year to go further up market to contain the risk of its products being seen as rather ordinary. Demand for new lines of handbags made of leather, priced at three

or four times the price of some of Vuitton's hallmark fabric bags, was "very strong" more or less everywhere in the world, Guiony said. This repositioning was expected to take about 18 months.takeover -- or hermes bearn, at least, a final decision. "Nothing has been decided," an LVMH spokesman told Women's Wear Daily on Friday. Once "confirmation" arrived on blogs Luxury Society and Men's Folio, Vuitton fans began to speculate excitedly what the label would look like with Ghesquière at the helm. After LVMH's denial, both outlets retracted their initial stories. The visionary Balenciaga alum has been rumored to take over LV's creative responsibilities ever since word got out that Jacobs would leave the line. Now, we can't help but to point out that LVMH has simpl