An imagined summer unfolds through the Fendi lens for spring/summer 2026, where desire becomes legible in melodic geometries of colour. Landscapes shimmer and shift, sensuality takes centre stage, and Silvia Venturini Fendi explores optical games of weightless forms with a poetic, deliberate hand.

“It’s a feeling of lightness and colour meeting romantic elegance,” Venturini Fendi explains. “Not a single definition, but a fluidity between everyday life and exceptional craftsmanship. Simple gestures that conceal complexity. That duality has always fascinated me.” It is precisely this tension—between ease and intricacy, softness and structure—that defines the season.

A kaleidoscope of form and colour

Set within a scenography conceived by Marc Newson, a pixelated chromatic field ripples behind Fendi’s essential silhouettes. Archetypes are transcended, transformed, and gently subverted. Vivid tones carve measured volumes that wrap the body in airy expressions of fullness and void. The familiar is “Fendi-fied”: deconstructed and reconstructed to play with intimacy, inside and out. Rigour dissolves into delicacy, while textures—structured, transparent, luminous—are engineered for urban adventures.

A shared dialogue resonates between the women’s and men’s collections. Braces meet corsetry; coloured tabs trace jackets and frame skirts. Impressionist florals bloom across iridescent layers, embroidered as dew-kissed daisies or sculpted into playful “sunny side flowers.” Soft tailoring intertwines with sportswear through zips, drawstrings and reversible constructions, animated by a delicious palette of saturated hues.

Here, colour is both balm and shock therapy: a joyful jolt of energy. Crisp white gives way to solar yellows, turquoise and vermilion, bubblegum pinks and corals, alongside earthy neutrals. Contrasting panels, two-tone jerseys, perforated leathers and transparent jacquards shape a relaxed, modular wardrobe designed to conceal and reveal at will.

Nonchalant elegance, fluid identities

Ballooned hems, cropped blazers and generous cotton coats express the season’s insouciant elegance, echoed by organza collars and gathered cuffs on bombers or tiered skirts with a mermaid flick. The men’s shirt is endlessly reimagined—as a tuxedo-front blouse, an irregularly pleated mini, or a streamlined shirt dress. Masculine and feminine merge in a tactile interplay of sheer organza, crochet polos, knitted silk twinsets and technical jumpsuits with soft panels.

Celebrating the house’s savoir-faire, glossy disc embroideries recall polka dots and perforations; tiny painted bouquets dance across cartoon-like floral guipure. Daisy and interlaced motifs enliven shearling and plush coats, infusing them with a graphic nostalgia that feels both ironic and tender.

Accessories with wit and lightness

Accessories for spring/summer 2026 amplify innovation and irony through texture, volume and 3D applications. Strung like pearls on a necklace, the new Fendi Collier bag appears as a gathered pouch suspended from a jewel-like handle with FF details. The Fendi Hobo, edged in Selleria leather, plays with a sliding leather pompom. The Baguette and the supple Fendi Spy return in braided silk knit, while new Peekaboo iterations are adorned inside or out with transparent beaded floral cages, sequin-embroidered pockets or basket-woven leather.

Spacious and deconstructed, the new trapezoidal Fendi Way arrives in suede and leather in bold colours, illuminated by minimal finishes. On the feet, the sculpted Fendi Arco slingback sandals—with their curved block heels—stand out through technical knit inserts, leather cords and chains, alongside lattice-work loafers and feather-light men’s lace-ups.

Jewellery designed by Delfina Delettrez Fendi adds a playful Midas touch: filigree gold bracelets, gold-and-enamel pendants, enamelled ear cuffs and coral-toned FF earrings. Cat-eye aviator sunglasses, finished with leather pompom charms, complete the look with irreverent glamour.

A Roman soundtrack

Reflecting the multigenerational cast on the runway, a bespoke soundtrack by Frédéric Sanchez reworks iconic moments of Italian cinema into a “pixelated stroll” through the streets of Rome. Legendary voices—Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Magnani, Anouk Aimée, Alain Delon—intertwine with Italian opera and electronic experiments by Scanner and Matthias Schubert, grounding this future summer in a deeply emotional sense of place.

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There was a febrile charge in the air at the Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2026 show in Paris — that unmistakable mix of anticipation and awe that sweeps through a room moments before the first look appears. Under Seán McGirr’s creative direction, McQueen has entered a new phase of sensual disquiet — a realm where the primal collides with the precise, and where instinct finally overpowers control.

Staged amid the electric afterglow of Paris Fashion Week, McGirr’s show unfolded like a ritual — a dialogue between discipline and desire. Inspired by The Wicker Man (Robin Hardy, 1973), the collection explored the push and pull between uniform order and the wild chaos of nature, reimagining the house’s codes through a fevered, modern lens.

The legendary McQueen sharpness was there — but its edges were softened, blurred. Officer jackets, once emblems of restraint, came undone, sliced with displaced patch pockets and softened by subversive cuts. Bustier dresses borrowed uniform fabrics only to betray them, slashed and reconfigured into new forms of feminine strength. It was McQueen tailoring at its most daring: rigorous yet ravaged, sculptural yet streetwise.

There was an undeniable physicality to the collection — garments that seemed to move with desire. Shirting and poplin dresses were cinched and pulled taut, while skirts and trousers sat low, reviving the house’s notorious “bumster” with a polished, adjustable buckle. McGirr’s women were neither constrained nor coy. Corsetry appeared, but freed from tradition — not to bind the body, but to echo its rhythm in jacquard dresses and boots that gleamed under the lights.

As the show progressed, the atmosphere grew more primal, almost feverish. Nature, once restrained, began to bloom — or perhaps burn. Abstracted insect prints rippled across parachute silk gowns; dresses appeared scorched, their spray-painted dégradé fading into embers of sequins and fire embellishment. Layers of silk chiffon cascaded into flaming tendrils, flickering like breath. It was McQueen drama at its most elemental — a climax of beauty teetering on the edge of destruction.

Fabrics carried contradictions: sharply cut wool mohair-hopsack met sliced printed leather and molten chainmail, tempered by delicate floral jacquards and sunburst silk habotai. Each look balanced severity and softness, echoing the show’s central question — what happens when instinct finally overrules order?

Accessories pulsed with the same dual energy. The Manta bag — a reinterpretation of the archival De Manta — appeared with corset lacing, fringing, flame embellishment, and the house’s signature skull scarf. Shoes revived McQueen’s 2003 horn-shaped heel, applied to mules, tall boots, and sandals in sculpted leather and floral jacquard. Jewelry drew from folklore — scissors, insects, and wishbones glimmered as talismans of transformation.

By the end, the air felt charged — a collective exhale as the lights dimmed. McGirr’s Spring/Summer 2026 wasn’t about choosing between restraint and rebellion, but about living in the exquisite tension between them. A collection that asks, as McGirr himself does: what does it take to stir and submit to that primal drive?

At Alexander McQueen, the answer — as ever — lies somewhere between danger and desire, instinct and intellect, nature and the sublime.

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“The New York subway belongs to all. Everyone uses it: there are students and gamechangers; statesmen and teenagers. It is a place full of enigmatic yet wonderful encounters, a clash of pop archetypes, where everyone has somewhere to go and each is unique in what they wear. Like in the movies, they are the heroes of their own stories.” — Matthieu Blazy

The New York City subway is the great leveller; all human life is here. Constantly in flux, always becoming but never being, the subway is a microcosm of New York and a metaphor for fashion itself. There is always drama around every corner and a fascination for who you might meet. Here it is Chanel’s “sub(way)-culture,” where the ordinary becomes the extraordinary with the aid of the Maisons d’art. It also marks the debut Métiers d’art collection for Matthieu Blazy as Artistic Director of Fashion Activities.

Cinematic in its scope, the collection features a joyful cavalcade of personalities. There are socialites and superheroes, teens and olds, working girls and showgirls, the ladies who lunch and mothers on the go, each seen through a filmic lens — including Coco Chanel herself. In short, all the glitter and grit of the Big Apple, both in reality and in the imagination.

Shifting through space and time, from the 1920s to the 2020s, from Art Deco extravagances to a new silken lounge reality, a conflation of periods and personas tells a non-linear tale with the crafts of the Métiers d’art at its heart. Playful and chic, pragmatic and eccentric, a love story between Paris and New York unfolds — one of the exceptional savoir-faire of the Maisons d’art of le19M united with the pow! of pop impact. Each piece is a love letter to the intensity and emotion of exceptional craftsmanship.

In this amalgam of elevated craft and pop culture, an elegantly witty high style occurs. “Lingerie denim” is combined with complex embroideries, evoking a new kind of western wear; an archive Art Deco dress is reconfigured and embroidered by Lesage with fringed feather work by Lemarié — this new-school flapper chooses to wear hers with illusion chinos. The motif of the men’s shirt is once more revisited and weighted with a Chanel chain; this time lumberjack flannel is evoked in a sumptuous wool boucle tweed. Playful mutations abound, as do hidden personal pleasures for the wearer.

Minaudières have hidden meanings — that oyster has a pearl inside — as well as more obvious mischievous intent in the shape of enamelled monkey nuts and apples, the tourist trinket exalted. They join a dazzling array of jewellery, from ice-cube glass cabochons to deco hummingbirds, crafted by the goldsmiths of Goossens. A multiplicity of silk linings from hand-painted designs feature motifs of the city, even Coco Chanel walking her dog against the backdrop of the famous New York skyline.

The distinctive neighbourhood figures, the idea of the “urban jungle,” and the domestic, mystical, and mythical animals of the city merge. Is that a cat lady or a cat woman? Whichever she is, she is dressed in an elegant slubbed leopard tweed, specially commissioned and handwoven from Lesage. Occasionally, she is seen wearing a leopard fascinator from the milliners of Maison Michel. Who is that discreetly chic woman in the short, sharp black Chanel suit? She carries a classic black leather flap bag with golden scales inlaid, giving the illusion of a gilded alligator. Who is wearing a hand-painted leopard-patterned tulip skirt? The fringing alone on each petal took the artisans several days to craft. And over there, who is that woman in the bias-cut 1930s slip? Its embroidery — a multitude of shimmering fish, an Art Deco motif — layered yet lithe, was achieved by the artisans at Atelier Montex. Meanwhile, the hand-crafted classic slingbacks of Massaro anchor many looks, in traditional delicate kidskin — the design of Coco Chanel herself — or in contemporary shaved-shearling spotted animal print.

Initially inspired by Gabrielle Chanel’s sojourns in New York City in 1931, on her way to and from Hollywood, Matthieu Blazy runs with this cinematic association for the collection. Originally, movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn’s uptown fashion aims were the impetus for this filmic connection with Chanel. Yet it was in downtown NYC rather than Hollywood that Gabrielle Chanel regained her confidence in Chanel’s democratic, global appeal. Just before her return to Paris, she discovered those downtown who had adopted the Chanel style in their own way. She found this pop celebration of her clothing to be the sincerest form of flattery. Gabrielle Chanel returned to Europe renewed — one of the many reasons that Chanel New York.

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On October 3, 2025, during the Paris Fashion Week, Givenchy presented its Spring Summer 2026 ready-to-wear collection. Sarah Burton’s second outing for the house built on the modern silhouette she had established for Fall Winter 2025, easing the sharper elements of her debut while solidifying a distinct visual language. From the outset, the collection’s equilibrium was clear: it balanced commercial appeal, assertive tailoring, and a woman-centered exploration of dressing and undressing.

Burton focused on a femininity that was both relaxed and forceful, combining precise construction with sensual unraveling, transparency, and couture-grade workmanship. Tailoring retained the house’s curved seams, softened shoulders, and cinched waists but introduced greater fluidity than the previous season.

The motif of undressing appeared repeatedly – lapels slipped away from shoulders, bra straps surfaced deliberately, and coatdresses hung as if barely held in place. Sheerness coursed through the lineup, from netted fabrics and see-through gowns to a strapless cherry-red piece offering measured exposure. Dramatic ruffles and tiers animated necklines, skirts, and capes, while elongated, hourglass proportions emerged in plunging openings, thigh-high slits, and sculpted shapes free from rigid structure.

Elevating the ready-to-wear, Burton incorporated hand-embroidery, ombré fringe, shredded chiffon that evoked feathers, and gowns draped like bedsheets and clasped to the body. Scarf-like wraps were knotted and woven into garments, and oversized adornments – rhinestone collars, long earrings, and body-chain “armor” – extended the crafted assemblage introduced earlier.

The color story moved fluidly across black, which opened the show in duchesse satin; white, which appeared in embroidered “bedsheet” gowns; gentle pastels such as pale pink and peach; and bright injections of cherry red and pool blue. Texturally, the collection traversed silk, shredded chiffon, netting, and duchesse satin, with transparent organza and other sheer materials amplifying the sensual atmosphere. Embroidery, silk threads, and loosely hanging ombré fringe added a controlled sense of disorder.

In its entirety, the collection blended exactness with softness, projecting an elegant yet subversive femininity imagined through a woman’s perspective. It extended the direction set by Burton’s debut, proposing a Givenchy woman who is simultaneously structured and unfastened, minimal yet romantic, and defined by confidence, clarity, and artisanal rigor.

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In his debut Spring/Summer 2026 collection for Chanel, newly appointed Artistic Director of Fashion Activities, Matthieu Blazy, opens a poignant and poetic dialogue — not just with fabric and form, but with Gabrielle Chanel herself. Titled “Une Conversation”, the collection unfolds like a story in three chapters, each one echoing the eternal tension and harmony between tradition and transformation.

Blazy’s narrative begins with “Un Paradoxe,” grounding the collection in the legacy of menswear — a crisp shirt and tailored trousers inspired by Boy Capel, Gabrielle Chanel’s great love. These are not simply historical references but living pieces, reimagined in collaboration with historic French shirtmaker Charvet and anchored by Chanel’s unmistakable chain detail.

Masculine-style jackets are raw-edged, cut to Chanel proportions, and tweeds — agile and British in spirit — shift with purpose. This section plays with duality: the pragmatism of workwear is not divorced from the sensuality of draped silks and knotted knits. The silhouettes move fluidly from day to night, masculine to feminine, speaking to a woman who is, as Chanel herself once was, never just something — but someone.

In “Le Jour,” daywear is approached as a living archive. Classic pieces are deconstructed and reanimated, evolving in concert with the body. There’s a storied elegance here: the 2.55 bag is “crashed, crushed and cherished,” revealing its iconic burgundy lining. Camellias — crumpled and intrinsic — bloom from knitted silk suits.

Frayed tweeds are embroidered and refined, anchoring the present with echoes of the past. Architectural references run through this chapter — clean black-and-white lines reflect Art Deco geometry and the iconic simplicity of Chanel’s own packaging. Florals become abstract, petals painted by hand, cascading like memories through silk.

Finally, “L’Universel” pushes Chanel’s legacy into a borderless future. Here, the masculine returns — this time softened, reshaped in blousons. Material innovation is key: tweeds are reimagined in new weaves, linings become expressive canvases of silk print. The iconic Chanel suit is stripped to its architectural bones, revealing transparency and intricacy.

Jewelry becomes a constellation of contrasts — baroque pearls and glass planets, real and imagined treasures suspended in time. Familiar footwear shapes remain, with practical, grounded heels and the signature contrasting toe-cap propelling the wearer confidently into what’s next.

Above all, Blazy’s vision is one of freedom — a new kind of universality rooted in Chanel’s essence. It’s a collection that speaks not to a singular idea of womanhood, but to the multiplicity of Chanel women across time and space. In Une Conversation, love, work, memory, and imagination meet — and from that dialogue, a new chapter of modernity is born.

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For Spring-Summer 2026, Dior presents not simply a fashion collection, but a meditation on memory, identity, and transformation. In a season where many chase novelty for its own sake, Dior chooses to engage with its own storied past — not with nostalgia, but with a studied willingness to box it, store it, and reapproach it with instinctive clarity.

To enter Dior is, this season, to decode a language we all somehow already speak — the visual shorthand of silhouettes, textures, and quiet grandeur. Yet the house dares to rearrange that language, teasing out harmony and tension in equal measure. Dior does not erase its legacy; it fragments it. Hats implode inward. Silhouettes stretch vertically or fold into themselves. Each look is a visual sentence — eloquent, considered, yet subject to rupture.

There is no single mood here. Instead, the collection embraces contradictions: calm meets boldness, the grand converses with the commonplace. A sense of poetic balance prevails, even in dissonance. The result is a kind of sartorial polyphony — where beauty is not static, but shaped by the eye of the beholder, and the wearer becomes a character in life’s unfolding theater.

This season’s Dior woman is invited to feel — rather than merely look. She may access a sugar rush, or the tautness of the everyday. She can embody swiftness or sculptural stillness. The garments do not dictate; they suggest. They propose a reimagining of poise and persona through exquisite craftsmanship that never shouts, but always speaks volumes.

Chromatically, the house leans into its signature pictorial softness, punctuated by deliberate jolts — a palette in constant negotiation, like the past in conversation with the now.

At its core, this collection is a reflection of our overstimulated moment, reinterpreted through the Dior lens. It’s not about seeking refuge in history, but rather using history as material — to be boxed, unboxed, and shaped anew. In doing so, Dior affirms what fashion can still be: a powerful emotional language, and a tool for becoming.

Change is inevitable. Dior makes it sublime.

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The collection, titled In Praise of Intimacy as an Art de Vivre, transformed the private sphere into a sartorial manifesto, redefining the notion of an “indoor” wardrobe with bold inventiveness and stylistic freedom.Ghesquière’s vision subverted traditional archetypes, blending genres to create a lineup that felt both personal and revolutionary.

The Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2026 collection whispered confidences through its designs, each piece a revelation of individuality and self-expression. Tailoring was liberated from convention, with silhouettes that danced between structured and fluid, as if the clothes themselves were conversations held in the privacy of one’s home.

Fabrics and forms suggested a wardrobe curated for oneself, prioritizing intrinsic luxury over external display—a nod to the ultimate sophistication of dressing authentically.The scenography, crafted by Marie-Anne Derville, mirrored this ethos of intimate eclecticism. Her contemporary apartment setup wove together eras and aesthetics, featuring Robert Wilson’s modern artistry, Georges Jacob’s 18th-century craftsmanship, Michel Dufet’s 1930s Art Deco seats, and Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat’s 19th-century ceramic sculptures, alongside Derville’s own designs.

This fusion of French taste across centuries created a backdrop that felt both timeless and immediate, grounding the collection in a dialogue between past and present.

Ghesquière has crafted a narrative that feels both deeply private and universally liberating, inviting us to embrace our truest selves with every garment we choose.

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Drawing inspiration from the eclecticism of an era that marked the birth of the maison, Maximilian Davis revives the rebellious spirit and liberated elegance of the Roaring Twenties, with a focus on the exotic influences of the “Africana” movement from the jazz age.

It all begins with an archival photograph from 1925: silent film star Lola Todd, draped in a bold leopard motif. This visual cue led Davis to explore the rich symbolism of exotic prints and textures—once status symbols, now reimagined as devoré silk satins with animalier patterns, plongé leather jewelry, and fringe detailing. “I was intrigued by how certain fabrics, patterns and materials were imported into America and Europe from Africa and the Caribbean,” the designer explains, emphasizing the cultural dialogue that defined the era.

The collection celebrates a fearless, free-spirited femininity, embodied in speakeasy-style suits, lace-trimmed slips, low-waisted dresses, and deep, backless necklines. “It was a moment when women were creating a new kind of femininity—a celebration of freedom, a reclaiming of identity,” Davis reflects.

For men, the wardrobe draws from the Harlem Renaissance, channeling expressive dandyism through zoot suits, tuxedos with transformed cravats worn as sashes, and refined patchwork tailoring.

The graphic language of the decade is revived through saturated patent finishes, Gancini buckles, and ultra-lightweight knits, while floral appliqués on silk crepon echo archival compositions.

Footwear takes center stage: a sculptural S-shaped heel reinterprets the house’s iconic F heel, while the caged décolleté evolves from the classic Kimo. Pumps adorned with Gancini chains, boudoir mules embroidered with floral beading, and satin-bow sandals complete the women’s offering.

For men, archival derby shoes are reimagined with sleek, modern lines, joined by glossy leather slippers and sandals that fuse sophistication with ease.

Accessories highlight Ferragamo’s artisanal finesse: the Hug Bag returns in lacquered finishes, woven leathers, crocodile prints, and supple nubuck, while a new bag inspired by the fold of a silk scarf offers understated versatility. A refined wristlet with a Gancini clasp and ethereal feather-trimmed designs enrich the women’s collection, while for men, standout pieces include Hug totes and sailor bags with intricately woven leather panels.

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Alberta Ferretti presents a Spring Summer 2026 collection shaped around the idea of a woman of substance who gatekeeps her lifestyle in order to live beyond scrutiny.

Counter to contemporary convention, she favours discretion over exposure and intimacy over exhibition. Her sphere of influence is dedicated to a close circle of IRL friends, family and lovers. By exclusively sharing her world with her most beloved circle, she achieves the autonomy that frees her to live In Confidence.

“Alberta Ferretti is about offering clothes that enable an alternative approach to modern lifestyle,” says Lorenzo Serafini. “We started by casting a fresh eye on romanticism. This led me to think about privacy as another aspect of life that has become overlooked. Because privacy is freedom: it allows you to talk freely, love freely, and live freely. That’s why this is a collection shaped for a hostess dedicated to creating joy in her own private dimension. The value of discretion — a life led with contentment rather than display — feels to me extremely powerful and chic. It is a value that sits naturally alongside progressive romance, and it inspires the woman I design for.”

From this inspiration grew a wardrobe that balances boundaries against display in order to emphasise presence and intimacy. Reformed classicism underpins this progressive approach to personal life. The eveningwear frames this story. Draped gowns in blue and black recall the sculptural forms of Greek statuary, their necklines and shoulders accented with flashes of gold at the waist or collarbone. Pleated chiffon dresses echo classical silhouettes, their transparency catching the light to telegraph the sensuality of free movement.

Across the collection, draping and pleating fold softness into strength to create balance between structure and fluidity. Tailoring emphasises definition through self-determination. Jackets open over vests and bra tops, paired with trousers in organza, viscose and linen. Small capes in silk organza and printed linen fall with the weight of drapery, while sheer shirts frame glimpses of the body beneath.

Oversized leopard spots, printed on organza and pony skin, along with metallic touches of gold and silver eel, add a sense of sophisticated eccentricity.

Loafers, slippers, and thongs ground the collection in an idea of refined elegance and ultimate comfort.

For Spring/Summer 2026, Alberta Ferretti affirms its feminocentric mission: to offer garments that amplify strength with grace, for women who live In Confidence.

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The Louis Vuitton Spring-Summer 2026 Men’s Collection illuminates the influence of modern Indian sartorialism on the global contemporary wardrobe, and reflects it in the dandyism at the core of the Studio Homme. Framed by a scenographic dialogue with Studio Mumbai – the architectural visionaries fusing Indian tradition and modernity – the proposal is infused with the sensory environments of India. The impressions inspire Men’s Creative Director Pharrell Williams to reflect on the multi-faceted sensibilities of present-day Indian sartorialism: cloths, cuts, colours and craftsmanship conditioned by a connection to city, nature and the vitality of the sun. The mind-expanding instinct of Louis Vuitton – a house of travel – activates the notion of a worldwide community connected by an appreciation for the discernment, savoir-faire and exploration at the heart of Louis Vuitton.

Created by Studio Mumbai, the show set is envisioned as a life-size game of Snakes and Ladders. The Indian board game – which originated in the second century as a mandala – challenges its players to get from start to finish by climbing ladders and avoiding snakes. A metaphor for possibility, its teachings reflect the ideas of opportunity, responsibility and enhancement reflected in the philosophies of Pharrell Williams at Louis Vuitton. Staged with the Centre Pompidou as its backdrop – the Parisian hub of cultural enlightenment recently closed to undergo a five-year renovation – the show space was conceived by the architect Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai whose fusion of Indian tradition and modernity is founded in a deep concern with the relationship between man and nature. The set was constructed in wood with hand-paintings transforming the audience and cast into players in a giant game of Snakes and Ladders.

In the warmth of the sun, a new sensibility of the dandyism central to the Studio Homme takes shape. Garments and accessories evocatively cultivated by weather and wear assume a tactile and timeworn character expressed in an elegant ease. Silks, leathers and fine wools appear sun-faded in texture while cashmere mixed with silk, llama or vicuña is treated to resemble raw textures. The checks of the dandy wardrobe are conjured in innovative forms, from metal yarn to boucle and chenille, and printed on denim. Graceful checks manifest in lightweight outer- and sportswear. Stripes – the emblem of pyjamas and suiting alike – emblazon performance- and workwear and appear in graphic strokes as if hand-brushed on accessories.

Rendered entirely in colour and shades of white, the collection exchanges the nuances of the traditional men’s wardrobe with the palettes of Indian nature- and cityscapes. A dandy-esque purple indigo blended from navy and violet replaces black while a light beige becomes the new camel. The natural way in which different textiles respond to dyes shapes an organic palette. The notion of the bleaching rays of the sun informs scales of the same colours faded as if paled by the light, from flame-like burgundy and orange to dusty pastels and aged nuances of white. A brown denim wash inspired by the colour of coffee beans is proposed as a new alternative to the classic indigo blue denim wash, implemented in pieces woven rather than dyed to allow for the white thread to reveal itself with time. The denim is finished with aged-gold trims and VVN leather loops echoing the codes of trunk-making.

For the first time, the motif created by Louis Vuitton for The Darjeeling Limited is proposed as part of a collection. Originally conceived exclusively for the 2007 film and emblazoned on eleven pieces of luggage featured in the story – set in India – the pattern is composed of a tapestry of cross-continental flora and fauna including cheetahs, elephants, gazelles, giraffes, rhinoceros, zebras and palm trees on a semi-tan leather base. It appears in embroideries on striped shirts and shorts, denim sets, elegant check tailoring and knitwear, as fil-coupé in tailoring and shirting, and as hand-embroidery on a cashmere coat and an over-shirt. It further adorns accessories including semi-tan vegetable leather luggage tagged with traditional white travel numbers like that of the film as well as an L.V.M. logo – Louis Vuitton Malletier – in place of the characters’ initials.

Particularly prevalent to the metropolitan environments of India, an instinctive relationship with suiting inspires the collection’s reality-driven dandy silhouette. Soft, nonchalant tailoring is imbued with a lived-in elegance further expressed in the way garments are worn. Complemented by the mismatching of patterns and cloths, the light and spontaneous layering of jackets, waistcoats and shirts with trousers or shorts – some crafted in superlight materials – create an intuitive approach to sartorial sophistication. From heritage tailoring to mountaineering staples, outfit compositions suspended between suiting and sportswear conjure expressions informal in feel but exquisite in execution.

Ideas of glamping – glamourous camping – weave through the tapestry of the Studio Homme and serve as examples of the elevation of everyday wardrobe components. With India’s northern proximity to the Himalayans, mountaineering is inherent to the country’s connection with nature and sports. As a nod to its culture of climbing,  garments and accessories from the hiking wardrobe infiltrate the silhouette. Shell jackets, refined fleece-like blousons and hiking boots are dandy-fied in the collection’s spirit, rendered in heritage patterns and adorned with opulent embellishments.

The collection is characterised by a theme of softness consistent in the work of Pharrell Williams at Louis Vuitton. Exemplified by signature Speedy P9 as well as the emblematic LV BUTTERSOFT Sneaker created in the smoothest and supplest leather – which re-emerge in the season’s LV x The Darjeeling Limited motif – the sensibility travels through expressions crafted in the most exquisite leathers and exotics, including the new Louis Vuitton Malletier bag line and highly refined blousons and flight jackets. In textiles, the nonchalant cuts of tailoring and workwear – and the superfine cloths from which they’re spun – contribute to the feeling, while trompe l’oeil pieces woven in the finest fabrics pose as coarse materials, inviting the wearer to zoom in and touch.

Embodied by a super-refined approach to the everyday wardrobe, casual garments native to the domains of outdoor- and sportswear are enriched through the savoir-faire of Louis Vuitton. The hoods of performance jackets are hand-encrusted all-over with stones, the collars of outerwear are adorned with hand-embroidered lace, and knits are three-dimensionally over-embroidered with microbeads. The edges and pockets of blazers, lampasses of trousers and details of polo shirts are adorned with delicate beading. Like a wearable piece of jewellery, a check shell suit is woven entirely in metal yarn.

The city signage of India informs stripe and letter graphics interpreted throughout the collection. Evoking the strokes of hand-painted signs observed in sun-drenched urban environments faded by light and weather, a chipped hand-painted letter logo – originally hand-painted by the Studio Homme on the roof of 2 rue du Pont Neuf – spells out Louis Vuitton Malletier Paris 75001 Since 1854. On garments, it features on the back of a reversible raincoat in print form and as a hand-embroidery on suits. Informed by the stripes of archival Louis Vuitton trunks, the same sensibility is applied to a wide hand-painted stripe motif languished as if eroded by travel and weather, which covers a series of Speedy P9 bags as well as crocodile belts. A seasonal Stamp Monogram conjures a similar feeling.

Bags are infused with the trace of time and historical details. LV x The Darjeeling Limited bags feature the motif created by Louis Vuitton for The Darjeeling Limited. It appears embossed and screen-printed on semi-tan vegetable leather across historical shapes, screen-printed on a heritage Damier canvas across icons, and embroidered on a denim Speedy P9 and a canvas Speedy 25. Louis Vuitton Malletier bags are crafted in aged silky-smooth, super-supple calfskin and include a new Needle bag and new dimensions of the Nil bag revived from the archive. Monogram Pigment bags in faded coloured canvases span icons, while Deep Dye bags in colour-dipped denims appear across outdoor bags and the new Cruiser Duffle. Packaging bags in solid colours or woven in the Damier check from deadstock leather include the new Takeaway messenger. Trunks appear in purple acrylic and a leather edition encrusted with stones and pearls inspired by the ornate antique trunks of Gaston-Louis Vuitton.

Exceptional bags are crafted with superior savoir-faire. Speedy P9 bags are amplified with painted stripes evoking those of archival trunks, with Monogram embroidery in vibrant blue, ochre and purple, and with Monogram gold-thread embroidery on leather. The Speedy P9 also appears in faded colours on ostrich, in green Sahara-finish crocodile, in scarf prints with three-dimensional Monogram elements, and in a tree-of-life carpet weave with animal embroideries. A Nil M bag debuts in silk-touch ostrich, a Steamer Workwear bag is crafted in deep blue supple crocodile, and a Mini Shopper in Sahara-finish crocodile is encrusted with semi-precious stones. A chess set cut from marble and hard stones carries metal chess pieces with cultured-pearl inlay. A leather bum bag and a wearable trunk are embellished with gems and pearls.

Imbued with the soul of patina, shoes appear aged by light and wear. The LV Jazz is a no-left-no-right super-thin silhouette proposed in lace-up and derby loafer versions across leather, suede and ostrich in pastel colours as well as golden, brown and black. LV Tilted, the suede skate shoe with a Damier-relief outsole, evolves in new colours and gem encrustations. The LV Flip is a voluminous flip-flop crafted in dark leathers, pastel suedes and tan, blue and white crocodile. It also appears with bag-inspired construction. The no-left-no-right LV Bubble appears as a derby with stone embellishment and in black leather or brown suede, and as a hiking boot in brown or beige leather with a black rubber toe. The LV Yeti ankle boot takes form in golden and brown suede. The LV x The Darjeeling Limited motif animates the LV BUTTERSOFT Sneaker, the LV Remix hiking boot and LV Jazz loafers and derby loafers.

Accessories are animated with the season motifs. Beanies appear in ripped trace-of-time Monogram, striped chenille and boucle as if hand-brushed. Three-quarter beanies are crafted in felted wool. Caps are sun-bleached or ripped open like paper tears. Cable socks are encrusted with crystal and hiking socks with Monogram lace. Silk squares are rendered in motifs including Snakes and Ladders, Damier chess boards and a Paris scenery echoed in a thread-embroidered jacket. A cashmere-and-silk bandana features hand-drawn stripes and the LV x The Darjeeling Limited motif. Striped neckties pay homage to those of cricket. Belts with reversible buckles are crafted in aged leathers and metals. The LV Frog Buckle evokes the ‘frog closures’ of the House’s trunks, resembling webbed feet, and ornate chain belt are set with semi-precious stones.

Bracelets are set with semi-precious stones including black onyx, howlite, amethyst or tiger’s eye. Bangles and ankle bracelets with pendants appear in aged-gold metal. The conical beads and micro beads of aged-gold metal necklaces and bracelets are echoed in the shape of rings. Sterling silver necklaces and bracelets with logo and Monogram flower elements are enhanced with guilloché treatment for an ornate effect.

Infused with the collection’s themes of time and travel, the collection introduces the LV Heritage line. The sunglasses are structured with metal corners evoking those of the House’s trunks and features frameless tops creating a light and streamlined sensibility. Pilot, rectangular and mask-shaped frames are lensed in a kaleidoscope of colours faded as if bleached by the sun. Pilot and rectangular silhouettes crafted in metal feature three-dimensionally sculpted temples.

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