Model: Lauren Wasser for LOUIS VUITTON. RESORT 2023

(Image: Melody Jeng (Photographer) for models.com)

...Is it ok to be pessimistic as opposed to Ghesquière's modernist based optimism?  Or can we mix the both and arrive at Albert Camus's philosophy of the absurd, by being that rebel, as quoted by Camus: "... obstinately confronts a world condemned to death and the impenetrable obscurity of the human condition with his demand for life and absolute clarity."  What ever one may chose in light of our dramatic shift occurring on the Earth and for that matter, our place in the cosmos, to which we maybe at a tipping point.  Yet, one has to admire Ghesquière's determination in drawing from the timelines of Utopian positivity, at least from a science fiction narrative and if you have the monetary weight that the LVMH group can deliver, all the power.

And Ghesquière has certainly embraced that financial avoirdupois, with his latest Resort collection setting further in place his ascent into the fictionalized world, which is his version of the Louis Vuitton distingue.  It is by far the most SciFi influenced collection to date with Ghesquière inserting the amorous trend of 2019, prior to the pandemic, with its libidinous stylizations.   Exaggerated   shoulder pads, crop tops with Ghesquière's mastery of crafting synthetics such as polyester and polyamide, while blending cotton and silks.   Chrome and metallic fabrics can been see throughout, indicative of the 50's and 60's Space Age and the protective insulation of silver..."

Full review:  https://chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2022/05/louis-vuitton-resort-2022.html