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\n\tKevin Germanier is used to making haute couture gowns from upcycled trash like Mylar balloons and plastic bags, but this season his raw material was a little more noble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tFor his spring collection, the designer used leftover products from seven fashion houses belonging to luxury conglomerate LVMH Mo\u00ebt Hennessy Louis Vuitton, including some of the French team uniforms designed by Berluti for the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tWhile the rest of the houses chose to remain anonymous, Antoine Arnault, head of image and environment at LVMH, and H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Valade, the group\u2019s environmental development director, came to support the designer, who previously collaborated with the group on a smaller line presented at its Life 360 summit in 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis time around, we had even more to choose from because the designer musical chairs unlocked quite a lot of stock,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tLisa Rinna opened the show in a black off-the-shoulder bodysuit paired with a drop-waisted tulle skirt and a crown of black hawthorns made from plastic bottles. \u201cI feel much like a queen, exactly right where I belong \u2014 a \u2018Traitor\u2019 queen,\u201d the actress and reality star quipped backstage.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn a palette that progressed from dark to light, Germanier sent out suits embellished with dense embroidery in spiky, creeping patterns inspired by the work of Swiss artist H.R. Giger, best known for his design work on \u201cAlien.\u201d Colors ran riot on a giant puff of an ostrich feather coat, and a tinsel column dress.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tGermanier marked his first runway foray into bridal with a series of lacy white gowns. Although they were some of the strongest looks in the show, pairing them with face masks felt like a recycled idea.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tWhile he was careful to erase all visible logos, it was tempting to guess the source of his materials. The designer\u2019s lips were sealed.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m leaving it open to interpretation, but maybe that\u2019s why LVMH works with me. I just use my excuse: I\u2019m Swiss and I\u2019m neutral,\u201d he said with a laugh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kevin Germanier is used to making haute couture gowns from upcycled trash like Mylar balloons and plastic bags, but this season his raw material was a little more noble.\u00a0 For his spring collection, the designer used leftover products from seven fashion houses belonging to luxury conglomerate LVMH Mo\u00ebt Hennessy Louis Vuitton, including some of the French team uniforms designed by Berluti for the opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.\u00a0 While the rest of the houses chose to remain anonymous, Antoine Arnault, head of image and environment at LVMH, and H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Valade, the group\u2019s environmental development director, came to support the designer, who previously collaborated with the group on a smaller line presented at its Life 360 summit in 2023. \u201cThis time around, we had even more to choose from because the designer musical chairs unlocked quite a lot of stock,\u201d he said.\u00a0 Lisa Rinna opened the show in a black off-the-shoulder bodysuit paired with a drop-waisted tulle skirt and a crown of black hawthorns made from plastic bottles. \u201cI feel much like a queen, exactly right where I belong \u2014 a \u2018Traitor\u2019 queen,\u201d the actress and reality star quipped backstage. In a palette that progressed from dark to light, Germanier sent out suits embellished with dense embroidery in spiky, creeping patterns inspired by the work of Swiss artist H.R. Giger, best known for his design work on \u201cAlien.\u201d Colors ran riot on a giant puff of an ostrich feather coat, and a tinsel column dress.\u00a0 Germanier marked his first runway foray into bridal with a series of lacy white gowns. Although they were some of the strongest looks in the show, pairing them with face masks felt like a recycled idea.\u00a0 While he was careful to erase all visible logos, it was tempting to guess the source of his materials. The designer\u2019s lips were sealed.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m leaving it open to interpretation, but maybe that\u2019s why LVMH works with me. I just use my excuse: I\u2019m Swiss and I\u2019m neutral,\u201d he said with a laug…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11399"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}