#PFW: Shepherd capes, sheep motifs… have you also stepped into Louis Vuitton’s pastoral adventure at the Louvre?
Dreamy and satisfying — you’ll walk away in such a good mood ☺️
On the final night of this season’s Paris Fashion Week, Louis Vuitton once again turned its show into an almost cinematic narrative. Creative director Nicolas Ghesquière brought the runway to the Louvre’s Cour Carrée, creating a “sci-fi pastoral landscape” with moss and mountain motifs, as though taking the audience from Paris on a journey through nature, culture, and imagination.
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Continuing Nicolas Ghesquière’s signature futuristic perspective, this season he shifts his inspiration from urban culture to the natural world, drawing on alpine herders, nomadic cultures, and traditional clothing silhouettes from around the world. These references make it feel as though the clothes tell stories of different places and cultures.
The silhouettes this season therefore feel at once unfamiliar and familiar: sturdy yet carefree shepherd-like shapes, armor-like wool tops, and voluminous capes with an ethnic feel are all reinterpreted through Louis Vuitton’s luxury craftsmanship. Wool, leather, and brushed textures intersect, transforming these seemingly simple clothing archetypes into a dramatic fashion language.
The details hold plenty of charming little stories, too. For instance, the sheep motifs on several looks come from paintings by Ukrainian artist Nazar Strelyaev-Nazarko, while the fabric of some coats is woven with forest-animal motifs, making the collection feel even more like a fairy-tale storybook about nature.
The accessories continue the brand’s signature spirit of travel, with interesting variations including plush versions of the cylindrical bag, Trunks with angular structures or even house-shaped forms, and soft bags incorporating knotted elements. The brand’s classic Noé bag also makes a major return in its original 1932 proportions and colorway.
At a time when many brands at Fashion Week are discussing “wearability,” Louis Vuitton once again reminds us: “Fashion is meant to make us dream.” This season, it feels as though we’ve had a wonderful, uninhibited journey through the otherworldly realm created by creative director Nicolas Ghesquière.
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