Louis Vuitton stages dramatic runway show in Hong Kong
Louis Vuitton's innovative supervisor for menswear Pharrell Williams indicated the label's ambitions in Australia or europe on Thursday night, hosting a lively reveal under the illuminations of Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.
The United states artist as well as developer, that in June closed down Paris' Pont Neuf connect towards display his launching compilation for the tag, proceeded his high-profile tenure at the brand name through revealing its own newest appears versus among the world's very most renowned skylines.
Louis Vuitton stages dramatic runway show in Hong Kong
The occasion viewed designs strolling an outside path at the Opportunity of Celebrities — Hong Kong's solution to the Hollywood Stroll of Popularity. Cantopop vocalist Anson Lo, Mandarin young kid band TNT as well as Southern Oriental star Tune Joong-ki were actually amongst the stars present. The reveal was actually themed on traveling, all over coming from "Hawaii towards Hong Kong," stated Williams. Talking to CNN simply hrs prior to, he explained the compilation as possessing "an extremely active concentrate on dandy" — revealed with its own "sailor edge" as well as "hotel edge," he included.
In a nod towards exactly just what the brand name referred to as the city's marine background, the runway's marine style viewed artists in sailor hats strumming ukuleles as well as a catwalk dealt with in sand as well as electronic screens testing lapping waves. Designs — that consisted of participants of Hawaii's browse neighborhoods — brushed up along the harborfront in striped fits, cruising coats, fisherman-style shoes as well as exotic flower printings, along with Williams' unwinded silhouettes as well as embellishments providing some attire the feeling of raised beachwear. A lot of the appears were actually finished along with marine devices, such as raffia container hats as well as a Louis Vuitton Keepall 25 bag hand-embrodiered along with seashells.
The skies after that full of lots of drones, handling types consisting of the brand's LVERS logo design — a mix of the traditional LV monogram along with words enthusiasts, a viewpoint at the center of Williams' method, inning accordance with the reveal details — prior to he arised towards get a head.
"It is a high-end home, however this high-end home wased established on the tourist — the world tourist," he informed CNN. "As well as right below it is landed our team in Hong Kong."
The French tag designated Williams in February complying with the fatality of his precursor, Virgil Abloh. In addition to placing on a magnificent reveal at Paris Men's Style Full week, finish along with a band as well as scripture choir, Williams has actually currently reimagined a few of the brand's standards — like a variation of its own Fast bag in crocodile natural leather, a style just offered towards choose clients as well as valued at $1 thousand (providing the bag its own nickname, the "Millionaire Fast").