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Louis Vuitton celebrated the 200th anniversary of its founder’s birthday at Paris Fashion Week, with a historical yet forward-thinking spring/summer 2022 show

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Louis Vuitton celebrated the 200-year anniversary of its founder’s birth during the women’s spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection fashion show, as part of Paris Fashion Week at the Louvre in Paris, on October 5. Photo: AFP
Louis Vuitton celebrated the 200-year anniversary of its founder’s birth during the women’s spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection fashion show, as part of Paris Fashion Week at the Louvre in Paris, on October 5. Photo: AFP
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“Like a trousseau that is passed down and modified over time,” was how Louis Vuitton designer Nicolas Ghesquiere described his encyclopedic show, which celebrated the 200-year anniversary since the birth of the house’s eponymous founder.

Designer Nicolas Ghesquiere accepts applause after the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show presented in Paris, on October 5. Photo: Invision/AP
Designer Nicolas Ghesquiere accepts applause after the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show presented in Paris, on October 5. Photo: Invision/AP
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A model presents a creation from the spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection by French designer Nicolas Ghesquiere for Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on October 5. Photo: EPA-EFE
A model presents a creation from the spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear collection by French designer Nicolas Ghesquiere for Louis Vuitton during Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, on October 5. Photo: EPA-EFE

For the sumptuous Louvre show that marked the milestone, Ghesquiere imagined a charmed historic ball.

A model wears a creation for the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show presented in Paris, on October 5. Photo: Invision/AP
A model wears a creation for the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show presented in Paris, on October 5. Photo: Invision/AP

“The figure of a vampire that travels throughout the ages” was a key inspiration in the display, he said. The collection seemed at times like a visual phantasmagoria, dipping in and out of different time periods as the house itself looks back to its heritage and forward to the future.

A model wears a creation for the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show presented in Paris, on October 5. Photo: Invision/AP
A model wears a creation for the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show presented in Paris, on October 5. Photo: Invision/AP
A model wears a creation for the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show presented in Paris, on October 5. Photo: Invision/AP
A model wears a creation for the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show presented in Paris, on October 5. Photo: Invision/AP

Historic detailing – the first looks featured fastidious 1920s-style embroidery from a stock of 19th century beads, followed by stiff collars held by metal wiring – mixed with contemporary pieces, such as funky fluorescent Roman sandals.

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