The announcement came late Tuesday that KIM JONES is set to leave his role as artistic director of LOUIS VUITTON men's. From a design standpoint, Jones has done a fantastic job at the label, successfully combining luxury label gear with today's all-powerful ethos of street and sport. Designer departures have come to feel routine. NYT coverage of Jones's departure notes that he's the "fifth major designer to leave a job in six weeks." As gratifying as it is to track designers like player trades or a favorite draft pick, it can sometimes feel like it detracts from the bigger picture—the clothes, the craft, the wider teams involved in bringing every collection to stores and the runway. How about focusing on the artistry that draws people to fashion? What other stories can be told? Nonetheless, shifting sands at the highest levels of designer employment is likely to continue. There's been plenty of speculation about Jones's next move. Will he go to BURBERRY or VERSACE? Who will pick up the LV baton after Jones? Will fashion labels always be hovering on the brink of creative overhaul? This sums it up pretty well... PARIS MEN'S FASHION WEEK continues on, and HAIDER ACKERMANN's show is a highlight of the season thus far. The color—acid yellow, watery blues mixed with navy, olive, and khaki—was stunning, and the mix of tailoring and sport separates in satin and velvet, some with contrasting quilted linings, felt sumptuous and relaxed. And we'll get to see more of Ackermann's creative direction at BERLUTI on Friday... You thought thigh-high UGGS were the stuff of dreams, warming people's thighs on some other plane of reality. You were wrong... In brief: Post cards from TANK... FASHIONISTA is running a survey on beauty and fashion packaging... GOLDEN GLOBES red carpet dresses will be auctioned on EBAY for TIME'S UP... Fast facts on the BAYEUX tapestry.