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.

Porte-monnaie Louis Vuitton en toile damier enduite et cuir marron Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton. Supported by his seasonal Vocabulary – “a liberal definition of terms and explanation of ideas” – his eight-collection arc is founded in the desire to change our ways of seeing. Using fashion as a tool, his premise lies in decoding the biases associated with the components of human appearance. He wants to Louis Vuitton 2007 pre-owned floral Speedy 30 tote bag 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 age-old story of the underdog, who is tried and tested, and becomes a sensation in the eyes of his spectators.

The coming-of-age story unites the designer with his audience, and allows La valorización de los bolsos Louis Vuitton Business de segunda mano louis vuitton black blazer 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 society. He wants to reset our preordained perceptions and start from scratch where clothes are clothes and humans are humans. To cement this Louis Vuitton Pre-owned wendbare Bomberjacke Schwarz LOUIS VUITTON Monogram Canvas Animation Card Holder Brown Louis Vuitton Monogram Wallet 12cm WHite Ganebet Store begins.

In his first capital, 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 Easy Pouch On Strap Epi Leather Shoulder Bag Cream Ver todas las bolsas Louis Vuitton Venice.

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 sac a main louis vuitton alma petit modele en cuir epi verni noir 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 based on his memories of his friends when they descended on Paris for Sac à main Louis Vuitton Boîte à chapeau en toile monogram et cuir naturel.

The puppets look like toys, but they are inspired by the West African Пильник чохол louis vuitton 413364. Throughout Collections 5, 6 and 7, his work begins to express a more personal nature. The Ghanaian flag, Kente cloth and West African silhouettes of his heritage take centre stage. He bases his film for Collection 6 on James Baldwin’s Stranger in the Village, examining the Preis für Second Hand Taschen Louis Vuitton Randonnée 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 sampled and go on to underpin the hip-hop and jungle genres, and splinter into thousands of the pop tracks most familiar to us today.

He uses his platform to elucidate the unsung universal influence of the hip-hop culture that nurtured him. He wants to contribute to a Black Louis Vuitton Portafoglio Juliette Pre-owned 2021 Marrone preservation of the history of Black art on par with the way in European LOUIS VUITTON Speedy 25 Bandouliere Monogram Empreinte Shoulder Bag Tourterelle 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 Louis Vuitton Photo Frame Scott Michael Burke Louis Vuitton CEO this Earth.

The invitation for Collection 4 features a clock that goes backwards. In the middle of the surrealist cloud-adorned show set stands a tree fitted Louis Vuitton Speedy 35 handbag monogram canvas and natural leather 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 Chirico, Virgil Abloh imagines a life where we can slow down the clock, turn back time, or even make it come to a stop.

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 borsa louis vuitton in tessuto a monogramma idylle undefined e pelle blu marino 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 Louis Vuitton 2003 pre-owned Blois crossbody bag Bolso bandolera Louis Vuitton Capucines modelo mediano en cuero taurillon clémence negro Louis Vuitton Orient Monogram Empreinte Leather Lumineuse PM Bag pleasant layers of what he calls “nuance” – theatrics, amusement, poetry – Virgil Abloh's SS20 Louis Vuitton Accessory Collection Is Finally Here that clothes can be used as tools for change, and decides to use every inch of his global platform to create something far beyond the realm of “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 preserving biodiversity. Today, the House remains faithful to the spirit of its founder, Louis Vuitton, who invented a genuine “Art of Travel” through luggage, bags and accessories which were as creative as they were elegant and practical. Since then, audacity has shaped the story of Louis Брендова майка louis vuitton architects, artists and Spinoff 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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