Daft Punk at the Louvre: Louis Vuitton closed Paris Fashion Week with a virtual runway show of its art-inspired, futuristic autumn/winter 2021 collection

Mar 15 , 2021

Due to Covid-19, Louis Vuitton opted for a virtual show for Paris Fashion Week, held at the Louvre Museum on March 10, 2021. Photo: Louis Vuitton

Due to Covid-19, most luxury fashion brands turned to online presentations for this season’s fashion weeks, including fellow LVMH-owned Christian Dior last week

Louis Vuitton showed off signature monogrammed handbags with images of Greco-Roman busts and lithographs inspired by the work of Piero Fornasetti

Louis Vuitton paraded its autumn collection in a virtual tour of the Louvre Museum on Wednesday, March 10, closing out Paris Fashion Week’s online shows by framing designs that echoed the sculptures on display.

A model presents a creation from Louis Vuitton’s autumn/winter 2021 collection at Paris Fashion Week on March 10, 2021. Photo: Louis Vuitton

Vuitton was among several luxury brands that paid homage to cultural institutions shut down by the pandemic, which has also put live runway shows on hold.

Christian Dior, which like Vuitton is owned by the LVMH conglomerate, earlier last week filmed its own show at the 17th century Palace of Versailles.

Vuitton’s parade of ruffled skirts and futuristic, oversized jackets was accompanied by a pumping Daft Punk soundtrack, just weeks after the celebrated French electronic music duo announced its split.