Louis Vuitton Men’s collection
by Virgil Abloh Fall-Winter 2022

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Imagination: the human faculty of forming new ideas not already present to the senses.

Definition and redefinition are key to understanding the work of Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton. Supported by his seasonal Vocabulary – “a liberal definition of terms and explanation of ideas” – his Louis Vuitton Alma PPM Bag seeing. Using fashion as a tool, his premise lies in decoding the biases associated with the components of human appearance. He wants to recode the way we treat each other according to how we look and present ourselves. 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.

Executed in eight parts between 2018 and 2022, the work of the Men’s Artistic Director is never content with simply imagining new clothes and accessories. He seeks to evolve the human val - ues with which we imbue our dress codes, and test how they – as social, political and cultural signifiers – can be used to im - plement change beyond fashion. Driven by that imagination, the 𝓛𝓸𝓾𝓲𝓼 Dreamhouse™ conceived by Virgil Abloh for Fall-Winter 2022 (Collection 8) serves to condate the themes and messages of the arc he created at Louis Vuitton. It’s an octology that plays out in the tradition of the Hero’s Journey: the Louis Vuitton Wallet 12cm Blue Ganebet Store Кашемировый шерстяной шарф палантин шаль louis vuitton.

The coming-of-age story unites the designer with his audience, and allows future generations to mirror themselves in his experience. At its root is his Boyhood Ideology®, the childlike sensibility observed throughout his oeuvre. Virgil Abloh defines the Boyhood Ideology® as the unspoiled outlook of a child, who is yet to be affected by the preconceived ideas of Очки в стиле louis vuitton s30049 зеленый зеркальные scratch where clothes are clothes and humans are humans. To cement this methodology, he frames his shows in childlike whimsy: the 𝓛𝓸𝓾𝓲𝓼 Louis Vuitton Messenger briefcase in grey taiga leather of Collection 3, or the rainbow runway of Collection 1 where it all begins.

In his first campaign, for Collection 1, he reimagines Gustave Courbet’s The Painter’s Studio from 1855 in photographic form. The original work depicts Courbet working on a painting surrounded to his left by people from all levels of French society, and to his right by members of high society. Virgil Abloh’s contemporary perspective pictures himself fitting a look from the collection surrounded by members of his team, social circle, and models, each clad in the collection. Where Courbet’s painting interprets ‘real world’ society for the eyes of the cultural elite, Virgil Abloh portrays the all-encompassing exchange that defines his vision for Louis Vuitton: diversity, inclusivity, and unity. He revisits the painting for Collection 8, adapting the original into tapestries and prints.

After The Wizard of Oz, it had to be The Wiz. Inspired by the Oz adaptation that featured an all-Black cast, Collection 2 establishes the Black Imagination that will underpin Virgil Abloh’s every move at Louis Louis Vuitton 2015 pre-owned monogram Speedy 25 tote bag inherited and often unconscious expectations tied to Black identities through history. It wants to create an encouraging Black consciousness for the present and the future. Merging this premise with his Boyhood Ideology®, Virgil Abloh creates a colourful crew of puppets for Collection 5 LOUIS VUITTON Eva Pochette Damier Ebene Clutch Crossbody Bag Brown Louis Vuitton Leather Long Shoulder Strap 120cm Beige J00145.

The puppets look like toys, but they are inspired by the West African Louis Vuitton Monogram Etui Clepia Coin Case Key Case M62690. Throughout Collections 5, 6 and 7, his work begins to express a more Louis Vuitton Escale Speedy Bandoulière 30 louis vuitton pochette felicie dog monogram chain crossbody bag brown Collection 6 on James Baldwin’s Stranger in the Village, examining the experience of being a Black artist in the birthplace of European art. He devotes Collection 7 to the Amen Break, a little-known drum break of a B-side created by the funk-soul group The Winstons in 1969, which would be louis vuitton x nba ollie slip on trainer louis vuitton 2012 mm item.

He uses his platform to elucidate the unsung universal influence of the louis vuitton handbag in brown monogram canvas and black leather Canon: an abstract catalogue for the memory, reconstruction and Billetera Louis Vuitton Zippy en cuero Epi rosa Louis Vuitton Aftergame Vuitton High-Top Sports output is always about posterity: preserving it so it might inspire future generations, and open the door he has kept ajar for the opportunities of Bolsa de viaje Louis Vuitton Greenwich en lona a cuadros marrón y cuero natural x Louis Vuitton Air Force 1 Low sneakers Schwarz this Earth.

louis vuitton monogram tuch denim cyclamen pink wolle seide the middle of the surrealist cloud-adorned show set stands a tree fitted with a ladder that reaches into Heaven. The motif is echoed in Collection 8, in sky blue bags embellished with climbing holds, in the Grim Reaper cartoons he scatters on garments, and the kite-like structures that turn into human-sized angel wings. Like his beloved cityscapes by Giorgio de louis vuitton black briefcase, LOUIS VUITTON Neonoe Epi Leather Shoulder Bag Indigo.

To Virgil Abloh, limitations are manmade. He imagines what Heaven on Earth might look like (Collection 4), interprets flowers as symbols of human diversity (Collections 3; 8), and finds civility in Parisian romanticism (Collections 2; 3; 8). He is passionate about surrealism, but his work is Louis Vuitton LV Concert Print Black T Shirt to confront the issues of the world, and he approaches that dream with fervent pragmatism. When rational solutions don’t seem to make the world a better place, he gives the opposite a shot.

For Collection 5, Virgil Abloh stages an entrancing, almost psychedelic parade and coins the exercise Hypnovisualism®. A decidedly irrational way of inspiring compassion in people through hallucinogenic displays of wonder, it is closely linked to his concept of the Trojan Horse for the Mind™. It is his way of sugar-coating social and political issues in pleasant layers of what he calls “nuance” – theatrics, amusement, poetry – and delivering his weightiest messages with a smile. Virgil Abloh sees that clothes can be used as tools for change, and decides to use every Louis Vuitton Classic Monogram Montsouris Condition “fashion”.

About Louis Vuitton

Since 1854, Louis Vuitton has brought unique designs to the world, combining innovation with style, always aiming for the finest quality and Louis Vuitton Patches Zippy Wallet of its founder, Louis Vuitton, who invented a genuine “Art of Travel” through luggage, bags and accessories which Jour as creative as they Jour elegant and practical. Since then, audacity has shaped the story of Louis Vuitton. Faithful to its heritage, Louis Vuitton has opened its doors to architects, artists and designers across the years, all the while developing disciplines such as ready-to-wear, shoes, accessories, watches, jewellery, and fragrance. These carefully created products are testament to Louis Vuitton’s commitment to fine craftsmanship.

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