![]() ![]() Ghesquière said he was using scale to disrupt the codes of femininity. Something deeper was at work than just proportion play, though. Which explains the hyperbolic neckline and hips of Jung’s crop top and skirt, and the oversized straps dangling from the inner hems of vests and jackets, like sportswear panniers. All clever ideas.Īs for those zippers, Ghesquière reported that they’re the largest ever manufactured, and the process of zooming and exaggerating one element of a garment led to the scaling up of other parts as well. The cloche clés key holder that accessorizes many of the brand’s bags was enlarged, as were its Vachetta leather luggage tags, and the wallet that Ghesquière wears on a chain attached to a belt loop became a portfolio that the models clutched to their hips. “It’s the first time I designed a collection in dialogue, in correspondence, with someone,” Ghesquière said at a preview, adding that Parreno’s sculpture was in fact “kind of a flower, a carnival flower.” Its massive proportions inspired the supersizing that happened on the runway. Nicolas Ghesquière invited his longtime friend French artist Philippe Parreno to create an installation, and together with the Hollywood production designer James Chinlund (of The Batman fame) they created a set that felt a little as if a spaceship-a distant cousin of the Nope UFO, perhaps-had landed in the heart of Paris and the aliens had set up a fun fair for locals to see the special attraction. We were back in the Cour Carrée for Louis Vuitton. ![]()
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