2014 has been a very important year for Louis Vuitton. In
March, they had a brand new creative director sending his debut collection for
the house down the runway and in May the brand hosted its first ever cruise
collection. I have always been a Nichols Ghesquière fan and was obsessed with
his work for Balenciaga. Naturally, when he was hired at Louis Vuitton I
couldn’t wait to see what he had in store.
I absolutely loved the fall collection with all the colour blocking, the
A-Line silhouettes, and the super cool jackets and of course miniature versions
of the iconic Louis Vuitton trunk (AKA the Petite Malle bag). By the way, I
have a strong feeling that the Petite Malle bag is going to be the IT bag for
the fall, so I recommend you tell a sales assistant at the boutique to keep you
informed as soon as they hit the stores. I for one can’t wait to do a review on
the bag!
The cruise collection held in Monaco in May (a little behind
on my cruise review, I know) featured clothes that were very wearable but
powerful at the same time. Aquatic references that were very apt even if
slightly clichéd were seen throughout the show. Almost every look had coral
branches embroidered on them out of which the wispy miniskirts towards the end
were a favourite. Dresses with big zippers, reminiscent of scuba diving suits
had flared hems which were super cool especially the one with flowers, branches
and leaves on top and an exotic leather hem. The use of leather was also
prevalent throughout the show. Apart from the drool worthy oxblood exotic skin
jacket, I loved how it was used as detailing on the garments to form a V on an
extremely sensual black coat dress, a T on a tweed skirt, little patches on the
pocket of a suit, and even the bust of a flowing mini dress.
Another playful aquatic motif seen was the porthole. Either
on a suit which had portholes from head to toe or a hole on a simple gold lamé top
or a bunch of giant holes punched in on a blue top paired with yellow
high-waisted pants. What I also loved was how Ghesquière pushed the boundaries
with colours. Case in point was the opening look where pink was paired with
pink! Something most of us would almost never dare to do and he pulls it off
with such ease. Finally let’s not forget the sporty aesthetic also showcased
paying homage to the Formula one races that were to take place around the same
time. How cool was the jersey dress printed with the Grand Prix flag?
Clothes aside, the designer has also left us lusting over
some extremely covetable accessories. The spiked belts, the floral printed
gladiator boots and the Petite Malle bags with clunky chains this time and
those bucket bags are going to be on every magazine’s must have list.
Image Courtesy: Louis Vuitton
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