The Louis Vuitton Fall-Winter 2025/2026 Show Takes Us on a Fabulous Fashion Train

Holding a fashion show at a train station for Louis Vuitton was such an obvious choice, and this was likely the first time that Nicolas Ghesquière has approached a part of the brand’s history directly. The train holds significant importance for the trunk-maker, having accompanied every major advance in travel, and the risk of a direct reference, of creating a thematic collection, was considerable. But we know that Ghesquière has an incredible ability to transform everything, and come out with a completely unexpected allure. In fact, it’s not so much the train itself that interests him, but the station. This one is the Étoile du Nord, one of the first sites of railway innovation, dating back to 1845, located next to the Gare du Nord train station and perfectly preserved.

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The station is where thousands of anonymous people cross paths, each heading towards their own destiny. It’s a place where a multitude of emotions converge. The designer has captured them, recorded them, revealed them and transformed them into a cohort of fascinating garments. They’re all part of the journey, of course, each one carrying the perfect accessories for the occasion, all elevated to new heights: colourful portable trunks, rolled-up plaids, artists’ scarves, hat boxes, and beautiful reinterpretations of the brand’s legendary bags, such as the refined Speedy and Keepall.

The transitional pieces were totally eclectic: very chic pants with jogging finishes, blanket coats and sporty jackets, bias-cut dresses under large leather coats, worker’s shirts transformed into jumpsuits, classic pants embellished with graphics borrowed from the uniform, almost like pyjamas,…