Marc Jacobs is close to signing a deal to become the head designer at Christian Dior, according Women's Wear Daily.
If the deal goes through, Jacobs will succeed John Galliano, who was famously let go by the French couture house in April after the designer threw anti-Semitic remarks on camera.
A post at Dior would mean that Jacobs would end his business at Louis Vuitton, where he has been creative director since 1997.
Along with Jacobs, frontrunners of the Dior job include Alber Elbaz of Lanvin, Nicolas Ghesquiere of Balenciaga and Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen. All three designers have since taken themselves out of the running, WWD reports.
Jacobs, 48, is also the head of several brands under his name, including Marc by Marc Jacobs, The Marc Jacobs Collection and Little Marc. The designer is also famous for working with elite celebrities, including Kate Moss, Victoria Beckham and Kanye West.
Here's a photo tribute to Marc Jacobs, potential head designer of Dior.
British model Kate Moss presents a creation by U.S. designer Marc Jacobs as part of his Fall-Winter 2011/2012 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection for French fashion house Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week March 9, 2011.REUTERSU.S. film director Sofia Coppola (L) and designer Marc Jacobs, honoree of the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award, pose at the CFDA Fashion Awards at the Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in New York City June 6, 2011.REUTERSA former Marc Jacobs executive has resolved a lawsuit that earlier charged the company’s president Robert Duffy of creating a sexually discriminative environment at the workplace.REUTERSDesigner Marc Jacobs (L) and Robert Duffy pose on arrival at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty in New York, May 2, 2011.REUTERSA model presents a creation by U.S. designer Marc Jacobs as part of his Fall-Winter 2011/2012 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection for French fashion house Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week March 9, 2011.REUTERSA model presents a creation by U.S. designer Marc Jacobs as part of his Fall-Winter 2011/2012 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection for French fashion house Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week March 9, 2011.REUTERSBritish model Kate Moss presents a creation by U.S. designer Marc Jacobs as part of his Fall-Winter 2011/2012 women's ready-to-wear fashion collection for French fashion house Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week March 9, 2011.REUTERS
