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Home. A simple, four-letter word that carries gargantuan weight. It’s a metaphysical concept built on memory and comfort, rarely remembered in the fast-paced world of fashion. Yet, for his Spring/Summer 2026 collection, the Creative Director of Louis Vuitton, Nicolas Ghesquière, chose this intimate space as his universe.
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In the maison’s latest episode of Runway Reflections, there’s a lightness to the visionary himself when he speaks. “The atmosphere I was wishing to share with you is serenity,” Ghesquière shares with warmth, as though he is inviting the viewer into a private room softened by fond recollection.
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The ten-minute documentary, Home is where I want to be, unfolds with the unhurried cadence of Tuba Avalon’s narration. Before the clothes come into focus, she directs our gaze upward to the painted ceilings of Anne of Austria’s summer apartments at the Musée du Louvre. In this gilded space built for a queen, Ghesquière blends history with modern whimsy. And as the camera drifts, one can immediately sense why he selected this sanctuary, for it’s a place that has known solitude as much as splendor.
Only then do the Louis Vuitton garments begin to reveal themselves. Tailoring with soft edges carry the ease of something lived in yet playful, and the accessories feel sensually grounded. There is movement, but no rush to be found.
That calm, that stillness, lies at the heart beneath the craft of the maison’s S/S26 collection. And what remains after the final frame of Runway Reflections: Home is where I want to be is a lingering quiet; a sense that home, as Nicolas Ghesquière shows, is also a way of being held.
Photos: LOUIS VUITTON (via website)
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