All good things must come to an end... 

 Ghesquière has and had... Revived & Restored The House of Balenciaga to it's former glory in an utterly contemporary way:

"The first collection I did for the house was for Spring '98," says Ghesquière. "It was an all-black collection, very austere. And there was something in the first one and this Spring's that is related. Something of the nun, the psychotic nun!" he laughs. "There is definitely an idea of a religious imagery with a certain perversion." at the end of the month.

 In the flesh, Ghesquière, 41, looks younger than his years, handsome but slighter and less serious than he seems in photographs. 

This year is... Nicolas Ghesquière's 15th anniversary as Balenciaga's creative director, although... his last! Just after Paris fashion week, Nicolas Ghesquière and the house Balenciaga announced his departure... It will be by the end of the month...