The rumours around who will replace John Galliano as creative director at Dior have been rife since his spectacular tumble from grace in March, and one name has endured through all the speculation: Marc Jacobs.

Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH and Europe’s richest man, has previously said that Jacobs wouldn’t be a good fit for Dior, despite his excellent work at stable-mate Louis Vuitton, saying before Galliano’s slappy-slappy-Hitler-loving came to light:

“Marc Jacobs…has been a fantastic success at Vuitton…but I don't think it would have been a success with Jacobs at Dior and the other way around, if I had asked John to do Vuitton, it would not have worked. An essential ingredient in the success of the brand today is the real proximity of Galliano to the talent of Christian Dior.”

Ahhhh, Bernie (can we call you Bernie?) how things change, eh? The rumours have kicked up a notch recently, as sources close to Arnault claim he has been meeting Jacobs in recent weeks, and that there is even an outside chance that he could continue at LV whilst directing Dior (but he probably won’t):

"Jacobs…renewed his contract with LVMH in January - and it is possible for him to continue in his current position even if he takes over Dior. More likely, however, is that he'll end up choosing between one of two. Arnault would prefer him to go to Dior - as the billionaire sees it; Jacobs' image will only be good for the fashion house, which was considerably shaken by the Galliano scandal."

Jacobs, meanwhile, is still denying he’s in the frame, and LVMH have offered no comment.

We’d love to see Marc take over at Dior; his design and work ethic have been credited with breathing new life into LV once upon a time, with his push into ready-to-wear, and we think he could certainly make some changes at Dior to help everyone forget the whole Galliano affair.

Failing Marc’s appointment, we hope Phoebe Philo gets the job, because we love her.