Excerpt: Louis Vuitton. Spring/Summer 2026 - Paris Fashion Week

 

"...To which I have always found to be fascinating when reviewing Ghesquière's version of Louis Vuitton, while keeping in mind that Bernard Arnault, the third richest man in the world, who owns the Louis Vuitton brand name, is also a close friend of Donald Trump (did you know he's a Fascist?) and techno-Fascist Elon Musk, who once said, "The fundamental weakness of Western civilisation is empathy."  Has Ghesquière unconsciously or consciously representing the aesthetics of Far Right utopian 'hope', on the runway?  

Can we join the dots?  Why not?  As the attendees sat in Art Deco seats by designer Michel Dufet, at awe with the interior of Queen Anne d’Autriche apartment within the Pavillon de l'Horloge , which was probably crafted by her raising taxes on the peasants of the 17th Century France, stating that opulence and power is very enticing even for the oppressed.  However, Ghesquière's latest array feel's simplified and flat under the visual weight of the over 300 years of history.  Almost smothered by its attempt to fuse the 17th Century reflection to, as mentioned, Ghesquière's mid-century retro-futurism stylizations.

Not a very memorable collection from Ghesquière."

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(A.Glass 2025)

Full review:  chiasmusmagazine.blogspot.com/2025/11/louis-vuitton-sprinsummer-2026-paris.html