Nicolas Ghesquière's Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2027 Show Explores Soft Ergonomic Design
On the last day of Paris Fashion Week, Nicolas Ghesquière unveiled the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2027 womenswear collection, set against a retro-futuristic traffic jam on an autobahn within the Louvre's Cour Carrée. Drawing inspiration from mid-20th-century images of the Louvre and Palais Royal as makeshift parking, the collection emphasized "ergonomie," highlighting softness and fluidity. Ghesquière looked back to his 2008 Balenciaga collection and the 19th-century trunk designs of Louis Vuitton, aiming for garments that felt lighter. Featuring minimal tailoring, the collection included fluid jackets and trousers crafted from silk and cashmere, complemented by headpieces that resembled headlights. This collection focused on ease and wearability, wrapping up a season that celebrated lightness following an exceptionally hot European summer.
Key facts
- Nicolas Ghesquière presented Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2027 womenswear on the last day of Paris Fashion Week.
- The scenography featured a stretch of autobahn inside the Louvre's Cour Carrée, filled with cars, half of them floating.
- Ghesquière cited mid-20th-century photographs of the Louvre's Cour Carrée and the Palais Royal's Cour d'Honneur used as car parks for municipal employees as inspiration.
- The collection's theme was 'ergonomie,' described by Ghesquière as a fluid ergonomics exploring softness and how clothes move with the body.
- Ghesquière referenced his 2008 Balenciaga collection of stiff, curvy floral dresses inspired by race-car chassis.
- He drew on Louis Vuitton himself, who altered wood in 19th-century trunks to reduce weight, aiming for 'a quest, to become lighter and lighter.'
- Tailoring was virtually non-existent; many pieces used silk and cashmere scarf fabrics or double/triple layers of chiffon.
- Even the heaviest garments weighed less than a T-shirt, with Vuitton handbags and flat brogues grounding the looks.
Entities
Artists
- Nicolas Ghesquière
- Louis Vuitton
- James Chinlund
- Antoni Gaudí
Institutions
- Louis Vuitton
- Balenciaga
- Louvre
- Palais Royal
- Park Güell
- designboom
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Cour Carrée du Louvre