Louis Vuitton SS27 closes Paris: flying cars over an asphalt runway in the Louvre's Cour Carrée; Nicolas Ghesquière goes light and plain, 'ergonomic'; gauzy shifts; simplicity that took complex work

Louis Vuitton showed at 18:30 on Tuesday 6 October, the last slot of the Paris spring 2027 schedule. The cars overhead had glowing red tail lights, and the runway ran the length of the courtyard. Ghesquière has led the house's women's collections since 2013, after heading Balenciaga from 1997 to 2012.

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01FLYING CARS HUNG OVER LOUIS VUITTON'S SPRING 2027 RUNWAY, AN ASPHALT ROAD LAID ACROSS THE LOUVRE'S COUR CARRÉE.

02THE SHOW CLOSED PARIS FASHION WEEK.

03UNDER THEM, NICOLAS GHESQUIÈRE WENT LIGHT AND PLAIN. HE SAID HE WANTED A SENSATION OF SIMPLICITY AND PURITY.

04HIS WORD FOR IT WAS ERGONOMIC: CLOTHES THAT START FROM THE BODY.

05THE DESIGNER OF BALENCIAGA'S ROBOT LEGGINGS SENT OUT SHIFT DRESSES IN GAUZY, FLOATING FABRICS.

06HE SAID THE SIMPLICITY TOOK COMPLEX WORK, MAKING EVERYTHING EXTREMELY LIGHT.

07DAYS BEFORE THE SHOW, PRESIDENT MACRON PRESENTED HIM WITH THE LÉGION D'HONNEUR AT THE ÉLYSÉE.

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