EXCERPT: LOUIS VUITTON. RESORT 2025 - BARCELONA

  

"...Gaudi reworking of Neo-Gothic and classical Greek architecture which was seen throughout Europe, whilst in tune with the Art Nouveau movements of the day.  Gaudi’s Utopian spectacle was interrupted by the onset of World War One, and was never completely finished or realized as a sanctuary per se.  In the decades that followed, the Park Güel Utopia became nothing more than a tourist destination.  Gaudi's utopian visions were seemingly lost in time.

Has Ghesquière reawaken them?  Yet, his latest array does not at all feel like a homage to the great Spanish architect, nor does the collection hold any utopian presence.  And of late, I have noticed Ghesquière's recent styles, have instead revealed a darker and more defined edge. I also feel that he may be moving away from his beloved futurism of the 1950s, with all of its modernist hope, and experimenting with, darent I say, an Avant-garde projection to his newer looks. 

For Resort 2025, Ghesquière maintains his experimentation of connecting the darker and eros elements to his recent collections, deviating, as mentioned, from his 50s esque utopian aspects..."

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Full review: Louis Vuitton.  Resort 2025 - Barcelona 

(A.Glass 2024)