Louis Vuitton F1 Fans
- By Grand Maven
- Louis Vuitton
- 41 Replies
Why LVMH’s $1 billion Formula One bet is more than the average luxury partnership
As well as a timekeeper, Tag Heuer became the first title sponsor for the Monaco Grand Prix this year.
Empreinte chocolate
- By DAMER
- Louis Vuitton
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Thank you so very much for your input @wildwest81!
Love this space for this very reason - members are super awesome and extremely helpful
Balenciaga upcoming designer?
- By clumsiest
- Balenciaga
- 32 Replies
my point is, balenciaga boutiques went from marble to marble during NG to wang shift, and then went from marble to rusty and dirty dystopian concrete look when demna took role as CD, yes the changes that wang and ryan korban made to the boutiques were notorious but it wasn't a rebrand per se i don't think dominique gonzalez-foerster and NG's aesthetic was completely wiped away, if anything it was just watered down and made a lot more sober and monochromatic to fit more wang's aesthetic. clothing, logo and branding wise was the same, i'm not saying it was a direct change but the changes wang made were very subtle and could be easily overlooked and it wasn't until demna took complete power of the house that these changes were drastical and we could see the brand shifting into something different leaving behind little to no traces left of ghesquiere & wang's legacy.Not in the Wang gang at all, but I don’t think it’s fair to say that it was a direct shift from NG to Demna and totally sidestep Wang.
Like in a literal sense, under Wang in 2013, the boutiques were already being renovated to fit his vision of a Parisian-aired marble look, and NG's aesthetic was wiped away.
Wang was likely appointed CD due to the success of his own brand at the time (like Demna and Vetements), however unlike Demna, perhaps he was intimidated by the role and then got burnt out from doing Bal AND his own line (vs. Demna likely could rely on some sort of aesthetic support from Guram for Vetements for his first 3 years at Bal). Imo it shows in his final SS 16 collection, which is arguably his "best" because likely his senioritis ended up letting him approach it in a more relaxed "this is me" kinda way.
From Wang, Demna essentially inherited a kind of renovated blank slate (since Wang didn't really push anything forward)... like NG did in 1998 - imo, that's why one can't really say it was an NG to Demna rebrand.
Bal needed something new, Demna had the chops, so it made sense especially considering where social media was going for fashion/beyond in 2016...
Every creative director for every storied house ultimately goes back to the original archival silhouettes. The difference where Wang is concerned, imo, is that when NG and Demna went to the archives, they made them their own...
Perhaps that's what PP meant when he mentioned them, because he sure does have the ability to do the same!
at the end we don't know yet 100% what PPP plan's are for balenciaga, and i do think he has the ability to do the same too so having a huge archive to dig inspiration from (yes, including wang) makes this even more promising and exciting
Demna appointed new Artistic Director @Gucci
- By Grand Maven
- Gucci
- 66 Replies
Who's at Balenciaga now making this plastic bag?That he will (shock us).
Demna made a cool cup Balenciaga Cities Cup (you can get it for different cities):
However he created some ridiculous stuff such as Balenciaga Towel Skirt:
Balenciaga Bin Bag:
Balenciaga Lays Bag:
That won't work for Gucci IMO.
I wonder if Demna will create a better Gucci Xmas tree than this [2023]. I'm sorry I'm talking about Xmas
What do you guys think about the newest D-journey bag from Dior ?
I saw this bag or something very much like it in the wild. Decided that I’m not a fan simply bc I’ve done this particular bag shape enough in the past (I didn’t recall its timeframe specifically,’so im glad to know its early aughts). But, i do think it’s a nice change from the mini structured top handles of the last few years. No matter what, what’s old will be new again
ETA: to me, the Dior is reminiscent of the eighties, possibly carried by a cute, young Hollywood A lister. If I wanted that look, I would prefer the Chanel 22 or 25 as someone mentioned upthread
(But, I don’t have the right height or bearing for the 25 
