Excerpt: Louis Vuitton. Resort 2026 - Palais des Papes in Avignon

 

"...Ghesquière continues to slice up his 1950s modernist template that he so much adores, whilst offering an array of asymmetrical, recuts and patchwork styles, drawing in that spillover from the 1970s into the early 1980s hedonism, with, dare I say, punk styles ala the late 1970s.  With a glammed up version (and legend), according to Ghesquière, of Excalibur as a centrepiece.  With all its 80s opulence and theatrics, although Ghesquière did not specifically say that the 1981 John Boorman "Excalibur" was a direct influence.  Representing, even though it was based loosely on a historical story, when in fact it is a leftover of sexual liberation and its visualized carnal, that flowed on from the 70s, into the 80s, before dissipating in the 1990s via a conservative leaning Generation X, did indeed show up in Boorman's sex, blood and violence fest, which had two ratings. Go and watch the "R" version to understand why.

So, with that being said, Ghesquière's Resort 2026 collection held within the historic Palais des Papes, which has a blood soaked, gory history, is also one of Ghesquière's most sexually liberating styles to date.  With above the knee mini skirts and dresses, bohemian chic flows, open and free, with dashes of avant-garde and late 1970s bondage inspired punk fashion.   A fusion of the glammed up history and the hedonic of yesteryear, with its counterculture inspiration. 

Are you inspired?" 

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Full review:chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2025/05/louis-vuitton-resort-2026-palais-des.html 

(A.Glass 2025)