Marc Jacobs on Dior Job: ‘I Am Very Happy at Louis Vuitton’
We still don't know if Raf Simons will indeed ascend to the Dior throne (no rush, guys), but we can pretty much count former frontrunner Marc Jacobs out ... for now at least.
In a new profile for Vogue's January issue, the designer comes clean about why he's not rushing to fill the vacancy left by the ousted John Galliano.
“I am at Vuitton, and I am very happy there,” the budding film star tells the magazine.
“I’ve been saying that for a long time. There have been on-and-off conversations about Dior. I don’t know; maybe someday in the future, maybe years from now, I may end up going someplace else, maybe Dior. But right now I am at Vuitton, and all that matters to me is that that’s where I am and I’m going to keep doing my thing."
And though the fashion world is eager to see Jacobs take on couture, the man himself isn't as smitten with the idea, going so far as to call it "archaic."
“The irony in all of this is that I don’t dream of doing anything else, or I didn’t," Jacobs says.
"My greatest challenge is to do something better than we’ve done the season before. The idea of couture doesn’t hold that thing for me. It’s archaic—in my opinion. I mean, I am really interested in the craftsmanship behind couture. But I can explore all that in ready-to-wear.
"With couture, one dress each season is photographed by a couple of magazines; there’s no advertising; it reaches 20 customers. I don’t feel there is anything lacking in what we do. I get to work with these amazing craftsmen. Maybe not the same ateliers that would make a couture dress, but, again, we are not in a deficit for working with people who create beautiful things. I am not sure I ever looked at couture as this great opportunity."
Only time (more waiting!) will tell ...
To see why Marc Jacobs may not be in a rush to leave Louis Vuitton, check out his Spring 2012 collection for the fashion house.
