Big fashion brands have hundreds of designers in-and-out of the studio, but this year, the creative director, Nicolas Ghesquière, was celebrating his 10th anniversary with Louis Vuitton. During this time, he was also designing clothes for the Women’s Fall Winter 2024 Show. The designs were described as “An ode to a decade of audacious creations, the trailblazing collection by Nicolas Ghesquière presents a nuanced aesthetic through a combination of graphic motifs, lustrous embroidery, and avant-garde accessories and handbags” by Maison’s emblems. 

 

Firstly, I want to look at the event and overall vision for this show. The Women’s Fall Winter 2024 Show was presented at the Cour Carree du Louvre. A cool blue tone light was setting the mood for the night. The simplistic white stage helped draw attention to the center piece, a giant whitish blue, icey sphere that looked as if icicles were growing from the center. It was the kind of thing you would find in a superhero movie, yet here it looked sophisticated. The venue was transformed into a place that truly showed Nicolas blue-sky thinking. Nicolas Ghesquière’s vision had focused on 3 main concepts: a futuristic, fast paced rhythm for the show, the combination of sportswear with avant garde style, and showing that it was time for a new wave in fashion, while also giving a nod to his past works with LV. There were 65 models presenting 65 separate looks during the event, however, I want to specifically take a look at these 4 looks.

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Piece 1:

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The focus of this look is the sequin dress over top of the ice blue sportswear. The colors work together to elevate the winter aesthetic of the show, which is further emphasized through the fur mittens - a piece linked the majority of the looks together. The dress is a free flowing fabric that gives off an effortless vibe. The fabric used for the ice blue clothing resembles cotton clothes normally worn during the colder months to keep you warm;  often it appears quite bulky, though  on the model, it seemed to be fitted and thin. The makeup was kept natural for the most part with a warm orange eyeshadow and cool brown-ish lips. The makeup brought out the models facial structure by sharpening her jaw and cheekbones, which I believe adds nicely to the cold sharp winter vibe. Overall, I believe the silver, white and blue make this look significantly more cohesive and fits with the theme a lot more. 

Piece 2:

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This look was one of my personal favorites, the dress with a brown LV luggage print. The dress was split into 2 parts shape wise, the top half being a sleeveless, turtleneck dress with a boxy shape. The print gives the illusion of a small waist, defined uniquely through the pattern and, not through the cut. The bottom part of the dress is an eye-catching pentagonal cut. On the bottom right corner is the LV printed in a burgundy red. The dress is made from a thick and heavy appearing fabric that resembles leather. An obvious ode to LV’s past as one of the most famous leather producing companies. Along with that, the print itself represents the long history of LV’s famous luggage and bags. The dress is paired with black fur mittens, as well as black and white loafers. Personally, I don’t love the mittens as they don’t seem to contribute to the dresses aesthetic, but they do help tie the dress in with the rest of the collection. The model's hair and makeup is also kept natural, but slightly messy - giving it that “just landed" look - perfect for the dress. 

Piece 3:

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This was one of the most intriguing looks. A bright blue coat that gives the illusion of sparkly purple and blue feathers. Underneath, she wore a black net top and a royal blue leather pencil skirt. The blue  brings out the model's eyes. This whole outfit demonstrates the brilliance that comes out of chaos. The look is the most random article of clothing, but put together in a cohesive way. 

Nicolas Ghesquière is quite an expert in doing things like this, in fact before he had joined Louis Vuitton he was working with Balenciaga. At the time, Balenciaga was doing quite poorly, but when Nicolas had joined and offered his ideas, the brand started to regain popularity. One of his most famous techniques was to mix together fabrics that theoretically would look ridiculous together, but never actually did. This look is a tribute to his style and displays it fairly well. Personally, the outfit is not my cup of tea, but I do find the history behind it quite captivating.

Piece 4:

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This model's outfit didn’t specifically stick out to me, though I wanted to include this one because the model possesses a lot of the “focus items”. Firstly, the model is wearing an almost pure white coat with off white sleeves. At the end of the sleeves hang light beige tassels, one of the recurring pieces. Paired along with the outfit is a small “m-shaped” handbag called the “lucky trunk”. It’s an item paired with many of the outfits, also acting as an ode to LVs classic trucks with metal framing and the classic gold lock. The last part of this outfit that I want to bring up is the clear sparkly band around the model’s eyes. It’s actually an exclusive item offered only for the show and has appeared on several different models throughout the night. 

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To conclude, I felt the show focused more on the winter aspect, rather than a collaboration of both fall and winter. This is evident throughout the color palette of whites, blues, grays and the style of clothing mainly ranging from coats to fur mittens to vests. Even so, Nicolas Ghesquière did achieve his goal of creating clothing that was a blend of innovative and sporty. All in all the show went on successfully, with each aspect carefully planned and excellently executed. 

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