Paris Fashion Week
Nicolas Ghesquière celebrates ten years at Louis Vuitton
Nicolas Ghesquière takes it with humor: the designer has added “cat ears” to his knitted hats. photo
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Louis Vuitton ended Paris Fashion Week with a spectacular anniversary show in the Cour Carré of the Louvre. Included: lots of stars.
Ten years ago, creative director Nicolas Ghesquière presented his debut collection for the luxury brand Louis Vuitton in exactly this place: in the Cour Carré du Louvre, a magnificent courtyard of the Louvre Museum.
Around 4,000 guests and many international stars such as Emma Stone, Cate Blanchett, Sophie Turner, Chloé Grace-Moretz, Lea Seydoux, but also the German actress Sandra Hülser came on Tuesday evening to celebrate this anniversary with him in Paris. They were surrounded by a backdrop of black rock and glowing metal satellites.
The collection for the coming fall/winter was a kind of look back at a decade at Louis Vuitton and can be read like a best-of by Nicolas Ghesquière: He combined futuristic silhouettes and unique workmanship with sportswear elements and daring but also humorous details.
For example, the models wore huge, fluffy gloves and knitted hats that looked like cat ears with their evening dresses. Some skirts were so flared at the hem that they literally shot up when you ran. Particularly spectacular was a series of asymmetrical dresses made from scraps of fabric that looked as if they were made from feathers.
Paris Fashion Week comes to an end with the Louis Vuitton show, during which major fashion houses such as Chanel, Dior and Saint Laurent showed their collections for fall/winter 2024/25 for a week.