Today in luxury marketing:
Nicolas Ghesquière to leave Balenciaga
In a surprise move, Nicolas Ghesquière is parting ways with Balenciaga, the Paris house he transformed into a modern luxury brand with a following for its clothing and accessories, per The New York Times.
{"ct":"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","iv":"3c1d2dfddc3900625deadde16015c32b","s":"0dd3bef4737c7e8b"}