Louis Vuitton’s AW 23 menswear show was held in a tent in the Cour Carrée du Louvre, where they showcased a collection collaged from the ideas of Colm Dillane, the styling contributions of Ibrahim Kamara and a set conceived by the Gondry brothers. The show was created as a measure to keep the legacy of Virgil Abloh, the former creative director of Louis Vuitton, burning. Dillane was “embedded” within the company and helped re-do classic menswear suiting and respecting the universal language of track suits, hoodies, and trainers at the same level. The show featured a set of rooms in a house in which a child had grown up to be a man, and models were seen wearing mash-ups of classical cuts, suits with twisted middles, and several long slim tailored coats. The collective nature of the show made it hard to read as a coherent narrative but showcased Louis Vuitton’s ability to innovate luxurious techniques.
