Louis Vuitton Series 3 Exhibition (London)

Series 3 stand-alone exhibition invites us to follow Nicolas Ghesquière’s journey from concept to creation of the Autumn/Winter 2015/2016 women show as the Artistic Director for women’s collections at Louis Vuitton. 

The exhibition showcases the process of assembling Louis Vuitton iconic pieces by highly-skilled craftsmen in a series of videos. We are also able to meet the artisan in person and hear interesting stories from the atelier where each beautiful object is created by hand.

This new Louis Vuitton classic takes 30 hours and seven people to make! And it takes approximately three months for an artisan to learn how to make each new design. The attention to detail and quality is at the forefront of their mind and they only work for two hours, and then take a break, to ensure they are highly focused on task at hand, and because the work is rather repetitive.

We were encouraged to relive the excitement of the latest fashion show in a mirrored chamber filled with giant screens that played the clips from Louis Vuitton catwalk. My dress is from Michael Kors, and my leather jacket is by Moschino. My bag is from MCM.

In the next room the very same designs were exposed in sophisticate-looking glass cases.

 

The snow-white sheepskin coat that Freja Beha wore on the runaway is heavy, but strikingly sumptuous.

My favourite room was the accessories gallery, full of Marte Mei van Haaster`s avatars and stunning accessories from A/W 2015/2016 collection.

 

So innovative, and inspiring.

 

 

And a few antique pieces that were shown here, only added to the allure of this bright and inviting space.

Series 3 brings to life Nicolas Ghesquière’s fourth ready-to-wear collection as the Artistic Director at Louis Vuitton, by focusing on many facets of the design and production process, from a wealth of traditional techniques to the use of modern technology and laser.

The exhibition is at 180 Strand, almost adjacent to Somerset House, and will be open until 18 October 2015.