Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2021 Goes Back In Time to The Golden Age
Despite being stuck at home, Nicolas Ghesquière has led us on a journey back in time to the Age of Enlightenment.
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For Fall/Winter 2021, Louis Vuitton has brought back the Golden Age ? the Age of Enlightenment. Drawing inspiration from Greco-Roman antiquity and aesthetics, creative director Nicolas Ghesquière partnered with Italian artistic design atelier Fornasetti in conceptualising this collection.
From the sprawling 13,000 artifacts that Fornasetti has in its archive, Ghesquière settled on fifteen prints and paintings that became the starting point for his ready-to-wear collection. ?As a designer who has always loved fashion?s ability to evoke the past, present and future simultaneously, I wanted to add new layers to this creative palimpsest,” he said. “Exploring the Fornasetti archives had the excitement of an archaeological dig, searching for and finding drawings from the past to give them a new life for Louis Vuitton?for now and the future.?
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The collection was unveiled digitally during Paris Fashion Week earlier this year at the Denon wing of the Louvre. As travel was still restricted then, the only “audience” allowed at the runway were ancient Roman, Greek, and Etruscan sculptures. And these sculptures did not...
The post Louis Vuitton Fall/Winter 2021 Goes Back In Time to The Golden Age appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Louis Vuitton
For Fall/Winter 2021, Louis Vuitton has brought back the Golden Age ? the Age of Enlightenment. Drawing inspiration from Greco-Roman antiquity and aesthetics, creative director Nicolas Ghesquière partnered with Italian artistic design atelier Fornasetti in conceptualising this collection.
From the sprawling 13,000 artifacts that Fornasetti has in its archive, Ghesquière settled on fifteen prints and paintings that became the starting point for his ready-to-wear collection. ?As a designer who has always loved fashion?s ability to evoke the past, present and future simultaneously, I wanted to add new layers to this creative palimpsest,” he said. “Exploring the Fornasetti archives had the excitement of an archaeological dig, searching for and finding drawings from the past to give them a new life for Louis Vuitton?for now and the future.?
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Image: Louis Vuitton
The collection was unveiled digitally during Paris Fashion Week earlier this year at the Denon wing of the Louvre. As travel was still restricted then, the only “audience” allowed at the runway were ancient Roman, Greek, and Etruscan sculptures. And these sculptures did not...
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