Nicolas Ghesquiere
| Nicolas Ghesquière | |
|---|---|
| Born |
9 May 1971 Comines, Nord-Pas de Calais, France |
| Nationality | France |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Labels | Louis Vuitton |
Nicolas Ghesquière (French pronunciation: [nikola ɡɛs.kjɛːʁ]; born 9 May 1971) is a French fashion designer and the current creative director of the house of Louis Vuitton (owned by LVMH).
Ghesquière was born in Comines, Nord, the son of a Francophone Belgian golf-course owner and manager in the 9,000-inhabitant Poitevine town of Loudun and a French mother, who enjoyed fashion. He grew up in Loudun, Vienne. From a young age, Ghesquière enjoyed and practiced sports, such as horse riding, fencing, and swimming, and, in fact, many of his collections today use that inspiration, most notably his scuba mini dresses and recently his equestrian-inspired fall/winter 2006 ready-to-wear collection.
Reared in the small town of Loudun in western France's Poitevin-speaking area, At a young age, Ghesquière announced at that he wanted to be a designer, though he now admits this was partly from an adolescent desire to do something different from his parents and to alleviate country boredom. By the age of 12, Nicolas was dreamily sketching dress designs in his school books, making dresses out of his mother's curtains, and designing earrings out of his grandmother's chandelier crystals.
He diligently did internships during his school holidays. At 14, he assumed an internship with French designer agnès b, for which he was paid in clothes. His next apprenticeship was with Corinne Cobson. He decided afterward that fashion was difficult and returned home to finish his schooling.
After completing his studies, Nicolas worked from 1990 to 1992 as an assistant to designer Jean-Paul Gaultier. He went on to work at Pôles, designing its knitwear line followed by a series of inauspicious assignments with different companies, including the Italian house of Callaghan.
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