WWD 专访 Marc Jacobs

随著 Marc Jacobs 的离职和 Nicolas Ghesquière 的接任， Louis Vuitton 完成了从皮具世家到拥有完整成衣线的时装屋这一身份的华丽转身，而 Marc Jacobs 从文雅书生演变为性感男士的经历也足以和 Karl Lagerfeld 为 Dior Homme 减肥的轶事相提并论。近日女装日报 （WWD） 就对这位为 Louis Vuitton 奉献 16 年青春的时装设计师进行了专访，邀其谈论了他未来几年的规划，以及离职背后的种种。

Are you feeling wistful?

It seems like everyone is, “Are you OK? Are you upset?” I’m like, “No, I’m really not.” And no matter what you say, no matter how you explain the situation—for Robert [Duffy] and me, it’s all really super positive. And if I weren’t OK, I would be the first to say I’m not OK. I’m not good at hiding my feelings. I’m also not good at lying. I’m very open about everything. We’re both really hopeful. We both really believe in what Mr. Arnault said, and we all made this choice. We signed our contracts for the changing [situation] in the Marc Jacobs company, with LVMH.

A new contract?

M.J.: Yes. It’s a huge contract. Again, after Robert was negotiating for so long, it’s another demonstration of how seriously intent they are on taking the company to the next level. What the contract seems to provide for, what they did for Robert and me, is setting up for “this is the direction.” We’ve had Mr. Arnault’s word and we have this contract now. This is all super positive.

Are you up for working toward whatever that direction is?

M.J.: This is just projection, but I’d feel differently if anything changed. I’m going to continue to work in Paris part of the year because it’s beneficial for us. I’m going to continue to devote the amount of time I work on things like shoes and bags. Plus, I’ll take on other things—the Sephora thing has gone super well and I’d like to devote more time to that. To be honest, there was a lot of time that I was in Paris over six months of the year that I was working on Marc Jacobs as well [as Vuitton], which is why we have an office there. At this moment, nothing has changed. The only thing is the Vuitton shows.