Louis Vuitton explores gender neutral | The Press
(Paris) Louis Vuitton closed women's ready-to-wear week in Paris on Tuesday with a collection that erases the boundaries between masculine and feminine, for a " neutral " wardrobe intended for " strong personalities ".
Published on Oct 6, 2020Agence France-PresseDue to the health crisis, the fashion show took place in two waves under the roofs of La Samaritaine, LVMH's Art Nouveau department store whose inauguration was initially scheduled for April, after 15 years of work, has been postponed to 2021.
Flowing pants, handbag slipped carelessly over the back, derbies: the first look sums up the approach of Nicolas Ghesquière, creator of the house's women's collections.
On the sweater that goes with it, it is written " Vote ", a thinly veiled appeal to American Democrats from the designer who had already made a remarkable anti-Trump outing a year ago.
After the visit of the American president to the inauguration of a new Louis Vuitton workshop in Texas, Nicolas Ghesquière refused " any association " with Donald Trump in a post on Instagram, accompanied by the hashtags #trumpisajoke (Trump is a prank) and #homophobia.
Back to clothes. "What would an in-between garment look like? What cut could dissolve the feminine and the masculine? asks the stylist in the note of intent for the show.
Broad shoulders, trench coats and bombers, beige or sequined trouser suits, shorts and t-shirts: this unisex wardrobe, where Nicolas Ghesquière's ingenious cut flourishes, gives classic or street wear pieces an unexpected look.
The most eye-catching element? Clogs raised on heels to become pumps.
“Coloring the neutral, forging its character, inviting it to be radical, giving it a personality. This is only the beginning of an open, stimulating and fundamentally voluntary reflection", promises Nicolas Ghesquière.
The track Neutral composed by DJ Tangui Destable accompanied the parade, while excerpts from the film The Wings of Desire by Wim Wenders were projected on the walls of La Samaritaine.
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