"In June this year, Nicolas Ghesquière was described by the good people of Avignon as the pope of fashion. That was, perhaps, inevitable. He showed his 2026 Louis Vuitton Cruise collection at the Palais des Papes in that city - it was the papal residence during the 14th century, after the Western Schism split the Catholic Church in two - which goes some way towards explaining the moniker. He laughs it off."
"In the past, during his tenure as creative director of Balenciaga, such was his influence that he was labelled the dauphin. That, with the wisdom of hindsight, was apposite: no one knew back then that he was heir to the Louis Vuitton throne. In terms of scale of business, and quite possibly cultural impact too, it's the biggest job in fashion."
Nicolas Ghesqui re earned the nickname "pope of fashion" after presenting the 2026 Louis Vuitton Cruise collection at the Palais des Papes. He previously led Balenciaga to renewed credibility, transforming it into the season's most anticipated label. He became creative director of Louis Vuitton, overseeing a fashion house with vast business scale and cultural reach. Louis Vuitton's monogram appears in songs and as tattoos, and the brand faces widespread counterfeiting. Ghesqui re remains personally unperturbed by titles and perceptions. His career spans influential design work from the late 1990s through the early 2000s, culminating in stewardship of one of fashion's largest roles.
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