Artisitic director Nicolas Ghesquiere opted to take the Cruise 2018 collection to the Miho Museum in Kyoto, which was created by I.M Pei, the same architect behind Paris’s Louvre Museum. ‘The place inspired me right away,’ explains Ghesquière, who took the Cruise roadshow to Rio de Janiero last year. ‘After the desert and Palm Springs, the ocean and Rio, I wanted to introduce people to another landscape, to immerse them in a sea of green. With the I.M. Pei’s Miho Museum we are continuing an architectural voyage that suits the Maison Louis Vuitton to a tee. For our 2018 Cruise fashion show we are transported into a tangled web of nature, geographical greatness, a unique architectural vision.’
It was here where models crossed a suspension bridge wearing Nicolas Ghesquière’s latest in leopard spots, studded leathers, and sequin-adorned sheer fabrics. Leather studded cap sleeves were a focal point of Ghesquière’s Resort collection, followed by soft blouson pouf sleeves that appeared on blouses and oversize suit jackets worn on the runway sans pants. Samurai faces and other traditional Japanese designs adorned accessories and sequin dresses, which were created exclusively for the collection by Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto.
The beauty look to complement the collection was just as standout and artful, with Pat McGrath using bold brushstrokes of violet and shocking pink colours. The painterly strokes resembled kabuki makeup, giving some of the models a heightened sense of drama. For the rest, it was thick-drawn cat-eyes and little else.
