Nicolas Ghesquire to leave Balenciaga

Nicolas Ghesquière will leave his post as creative director of French fashion label Balenciaga on November 30.

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According to WWD , the designer and the house are citing a "joint decision to end their working relationship".

Ghesquière joined Balenciaga in 1997 at the age of 25 - having previously worked for Jean Paul Gaultier - and has since transformed the once-ailing fashion house, which was founded in 1914 by Cristóbal Balenciaga, into one of the most innovative and respected in the world.

"Cristóbal Balenciaga was a master, a genius whose avant-garde vision dictated fashion's greatest trends and inspired generations of designers," said François-Henri Pinault, chairman of PPR, the holding company which owns Balenciaga. "With an incomparable creative talent, Nicolas has brought to Balenciaga an artistic contribution essential to the unique influence of the house."

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No announcements have been made as to what Ghesquière will do next, although it can be safely assumed that he will begin an eponymous design venture.

And so the rumours can begin as to who will replace him at Balenciaga…

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