Nicolas Ghesquière, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton women’s wear and one of the designer jewels in the LVMH crown, has spoken out — or posted anyway — to dissociate himself with his company’s new association with President Trump. A brief recap: Last Thursday afternoon, Mr. Trump cut the ribbon on a spanking-new Louis Vuitton workshop facility in Johnson County, Texas. Though Mr. Arnault said the decision to have the president appear was apolitical — he offered! — it is increasingly clear that for many, the fact that Vuitton allowed itself to be a part of the president’s mythmaking was, well, collusion. Mr. Ghesquière included.

Source: New York Times October 21, 2019 16:52 UTC