{"id":1356,"date":"2025-05-23T04:44:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T11:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2025-05-23T04:44:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T11:44:46","slug":"louis-vuitton-cruise-2026-ready-to-wear-runway-fashion-show-collection-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/?p=1356","title":{"rendered":"Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Ready-to-Wear Runway, Fashion Show & Collection Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tAVIGNON, France <\/strong>\u2014 All the world\u2019s a stage, William Shakespeare once wrote. Now Nicolas Ghesqui\u00e8re has proposed a bevy of exuberant clothes for it.<\/p>\n

\n\tHis latest cruise collection for Louis Vuitton is a hit \u2014 lavishly embellished, spunky in spirit and theatrical to the right degree. While flamboyant, it deftly skirted the \u201ccostume-y\u201d admonishment that sometimes befalls designers.<\/p>\n

\n\tVuitton and Ghesqui\u00e8re brought the fashion pack to Avignon and its world-famous Palais des Papes, whose imposing Gothic architecture heightened the \u201cExcalibur\u201d vibes of the collection, which spanned from busy medieval tunics and jaunty capes to soft Joan of Arc dresses in metallic jersey.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWomen\u2019s armor for everyday life,\u201d Ghesqui\u00e8re said, flashing a smile.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe accessories were dazzling, the open-toed, sock-like booties bedazzled to the hilt with mirrors galore and all manner of precious materials, and the leather cavalier boots hammered with zillions of silvery grommets. Alma bags came bearing the gilded 3D embellishments usually found on rare book covers. In English, the technique is dubbed \u201cmanuscript illumination.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tA preview look at Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVanni Bassetti\/WWD<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\t\u201cIt looks at history, but it\u2019s not historical,\u201d Ghesqui\u00e8re said of the collection during a preview on Thursday, rattling off a host of references that spanned all the way from Arthurian times to a swath of glam-rock royalty, from David Bowie to the Haim sisters, two of whom attended Thursday night\u2019s golden-hour show.<\/p>\n

\n\tA UNESCO World Heritage site, the Palais des Papes has been a key venue for the city\u2019s annual theater festival since 1947, when French director and actor Jean Vilar began staging performances in the vast courtyard of the historic monument.<\/p>\n

\n\tNow Vuitton becomes the first fashion house to stage a runway show at the landmark, which hosted the papacy for 70 years until 1377, when it returned to Rome.<\/p>\n

\n\tEs Devlin created a striking set of tiered, red velvet theater seats left empty, placing the audience where the stage would usually be placed for the summer festival program.<\/p>\n

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\n\tCate Blanchett, Emma Stone, Saoirse Ronan, Catherine Deneuve, Alicia Vikander and Stacy Martin \u2014 many in the south of France for the Cannes Film Festival \u2014 were among celebrities in the front row who watched Julia Nobis stroll out in a visually scrambled knight\u2019s uniform, cuing up an array of blurred references to medieval times, and the performing arts.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI was very interested in clothes for the stage that are so influential in fashion in general, through musicians, through actors, through dancers. It\u2019s something very collective and very inspiring,\u201d Ghesqui\u00e8re enthused.<\/p>\n

\n\tWith its surfeit of rich, often metallic fabrics and dense embroideries, the collection skewed dressy, though interspersed were some streamlined pea coats, a few leggy skirt suits favored by the likes of French First Lady Brigitte Macron, and lots of demonstrative knitwear and jersey, some unrecognizable as such.<\/p>\n

\n\tGhesqui\u00e8re went to town on unusual materials and textures, from pert caps in raffia to wood-framed handbags in collaboration with Thomas Roger, a crafty 30-year-old wunderkind in Alsace, France, whom the designer discovered via Dutch model Marte Mei van Haaster.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe fabrics reflected colors and motifs found in artworks and decorations in the papal bedroom, while the silhouettes \u2014 short, flaring skater skirts and knitted HotPants abounded \u2014 rooted the collection in the present day.<\/p>\n

\n\tGhesqui\u00e8re said he first visited Avignon in the early Aughts, encountering Bill Viola videos, Pina Bausch performances and Christan Boltanski installations, cementing for him the city\u2019s stature as a \u201ccradle of culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHe sees destination cruise shows as participating in the celebration of culture \u2014 key for Vuitton as it extends its tentacles ever further into art, entertainment and hospitality.<\/p>\n

\n\tTo wit: The luxury giant scoped out 36 hotels dotted around Provence to host guests at the show, who were treated to olive-oil tastings, hikes, antique market visits and open-air dinners and lunches in spectacular locations.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tA preview look at Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVanni Bassetti\/WWD<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\n\tIt\u2019s a big year for Avignon, celebrating the 25th anniversary of it being the European Capital of Culture, the 30th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage recognition, and the 50th anniversary of the Petit Palais-Louvre Museum.<\/p>\n

\n\tFrench artist Jean-Michel Othoniel, among guests at Vuitton\u2019s show, is mounting a massive solo show this summer spanning public spaces and 10 museums, including the Palais des Papes.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s always amazing for an artist to see this craziness of fashion \u2014 and the links to the architecture and the spirit of the place,\u201d Othoniel said after the show. \u201cBut I really loved the shoes. The shoes were amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBut of course, performing for the stage was the other big story of the collection, and the night.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe first time I came to Avignon was for the [theater] festival,\u201d Blanchett, a regular on the stage, said as she arrived at the VIP cocktail in a dramatic batwing blouse.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI might be on stage pretty soon,\u201d Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz teased, adding that her beauty line Godmode is launching \u201cvery soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRonan confessed to a bit of reticence when the play\u2019s the thing.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTheater is wonderful, but there is a bit of you that\u2019s like, \u2018Gosh, this is hard,\u2019\u201d she said, shrugging a leather bomber jacket over her vaporous, lingerie-style gown. \u201cMy husband [Jack Lowden] is on stage right now and I think he\u2019s more born to be on stage than I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHowever, \u201cI like when theater and fashion come together,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AVIGNON, France \u2014 All the world\u2019s a stage, William Shakespeare once wrote. Now Nicolas Ghesqui\u00e8re has proposed a bevy of exuberant clothes for it. His latest cruise collection for Louis Vuitton is a hit \u2014 lavishly embellished, spunky in spirit and theatrical to the right degree. While flamboyant, it deftly skirted the \u201ccostume-y\u201d admonishment that sometimes befalls designers. Vuitton and Ghesqui\u00e8re brought the fashion pack to Avignon and its world-famous Palais des Papes, whose imposing Gothic architecture heightened the \u201cExcalibur\u201d vibes of the collection, which spanned from busy medieval tunics and jaunty capes to soft Joan of Arc dresses in metallic jersey. \u201cWomen\u2019s armor for everyday life,\u201d Ghesqui\u00e8re said, flashing a smile. The accessories were dazzling, the open-toed, sock-like booties bedazzled to the hilt with mirrors galore and all manner of precious materials, and the leather cavalier boots hammered with zillions of silvery grommets. Alma bags came bearing the gilded 3D embellishments usually found on rare book covers. In English, the technique is dubbed \u201cmanuscript illumination.\u201d A preview look at Louis Vuitton Cruise 2026 Vanni Bassetti\/WWD \u201cIt looks at history, but it\u2019s not historical,\u201d Ghesqui\u00e8re said of the collection during a preview on Thursday, rattling off a host of references that spanned all the way from Arthurian times to a swath of glam-rock royalty, from David Bowie to the Haim sisters, two of whom attended Thursday night\u2019s golden-hour show. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the Palais des Papes has been a key venue for the city\u2019s annual theater festival since 1947, when French director and actor Jean Vilar began staging performances in the vast courtyard of the historic monument. Now Vuitton becomes the first fashion house to stage a runway show at the landmark, which hosted the papacy for 70 years until 1377, when it returned to Rome. Es Devlin created a striking set of tiered, red velvet theater seats left empty, placing the audience where the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1357,"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\/1356"}],"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=1356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}