Louis Vuitton FW22
WORDS BY,
JORDAN TURNER
The show of Paris Men’s Fall Winter 2022 season:
Virgil Abloh’s final Louis Vuitton collection was a visual, aural and design masterpiece.
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It was a real dream from the very first movement on the runway, one that you can revisit in memory where each design becomes more heavenly and fluid. Looking between the Louis Dreamhouse, the graceful jumping house, and the last supper table that housed a live orchestra.
Colors swing between creamy shades of white and blue across muted tapestries, muslin and lace fabrics and foliage textures that embody Parisian romanticism. Veils draped over balaclavas and baseball caps also allude to the mesmerising influence of love.
There are breathtaking moments in tailoring which, inspired by Olympiana, takes on God-like forms with strong shoulders and cinched waists to create superhuman silhouettes. A new “Triathlon” clutch appears in leather to mimic those in endurance sports.
Heeled knee-high and ankle leather boots with cube heels and square-edged toes create more iconic looks. Full-length pleated tulle dresses with sleeves and cartoon graphics appear that play to the powerful child-like innocence of dreams.
“I don't believe in gender. I believe in design.” - Virgil Abloh
Just when we thought we had seen it all, Angel wings constructed like kites in an array of white lace, tulle, cotton poplin and sheer fabrics close the show. A true symbol of Heaven on Earth, and a meaningful way to close Virgil Abloh’s last collection.
Fashion was Abloh’s tool to decode the world’s bias of human appearance. Over his 8 collection arc, he used imagined concepts and ideals from dreams and turned them into clothes, accessories, sets and experiences.
“One of Virgil Abloh’s most used terms, imagination is what fuels this dream. It’s what drove him to Louis Vuitton and what defines his legacy at the Maison.” - Louis Vuitton
