For his AW26 Louis Vuitton collection, Pharrell was intent on redefining futuristic dressing “as something essential, as opposed to abstract”. Don’t expect jumpers with screens that produce AI slop or tuxedos that give you the ability to fly. Instead, he proposed a series of superb pieces where savoir-faire was never sacrificed for functionality, and vice versa.
Here, utility informed even the most luxurious of pieces. This could be seen in how looks were styled: handsome suit jackets paired with gorpcore waterproof combats, for instance. But the magic truly lay in the actual garment construction. Tailoring, cut from traditional houndstooth and herringbones, were woven with reflective technical yarns. Elsewhere, coats and shirts could be bent and sculpted to the wearer’s desired fit thanks to aluminium wiring being threaded through their interiors, while shell jackets were thermo-adaptive. In Pharrell’s hands, the look of tomorrow is shaped by elegant innovation.
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LOUIS VUITTON: FUTUREPROOF
Photographer YIS KID
Fashion Editor KAREN BINNS
Text PAUL TONER
Models ALEXANDRE VIDAL at Bananas Models and ARTHUR KAZANJI at Garçons by Gervais
Hair KATRIN SACHENKO at Baci Management
Make-up CAMILLE LAM
Photographer’s assistants CAMILLE CHAUDON and LUKAS ZENDOIA
Fashion assistant SORAYA RIZZUTO
Casting ANNETTE KOONJEAN at Six Wolves
Production SONYA MAZURYK
Clothing and accessories throughout LOUIS VUITTON, fine jewellery throughout LOUIS VUITTON Le Damier de Louis Vuitton Fine Jewellery Collection, watches throughout LOUIS VUITTON Watches LV Lock Mask, Lock Square and LV heritage square sunglasses throughout LOUIS VUITTON
