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Creative Director of J.Crew Jenna Lyons can now also add the title of President to her nameplate. The announcement came this morning as Tracy Gardner, current President of J. Crew, plans to step down. Lyons will assume the role in addition to her Executive Creative Director duties, and?whether she knows it or not?will make tons of women who already adore her life that much more unsatisfied with and/or inspired for their own. [WWD, subscrip req'd]