Classical heroes
icolas Ghesquière is something of an aesthetic archaeologist, mining myth and history in his designs pieces, ranging from ready-to-wear to accessories, collaged to pop art effect with heritage Fornasetti designs. Supple leather is reimagined as stone, while Louis Vuitton’s signature ‘Capucines’ bag is printed with sketches of an Italianate edifice or a tessellation of worn classical busts. Fornasetti’s archival images are also complemented with motifs emblematic of Louis Vuitton, including the ‘LV’ monogram. This is a collection that fuses myth with modernity and fragments of the past with the future, a century-spanning collaboration that will allow you to sport a sliver of history wherever you stroll.
