A must for me this past weekend was to go visit the Louis
Vuitton exhibit “Series 2” before it left Los Angeles. The exhibit was in LA
for close to a month and opened just in time for the opening of the newly
renovated Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills Louis Vuitton store. Series 2 was an
amazing exhibit to see. It gives you a peak inside the mind of creative
director and designer, Nicholas Ghesquiere and his inspiration to design pieces
for the spring 2015 collection. When you enter the exhibit, there are multiple
“series” or rooms.
In one room, you see LV’s ever-popular trunk luggage design
as the visual focal point as Louis Vuitton symbols and muses, past and present interject
at various points of the display. Press play on some of the video I took.
In this room, you see video of how a Louis Vuitton accessory
is made by hand. This by far was my favorite room. It’s pretty cool to see how
a piece is made. I’ve always assumed pieces were assembled by a machine and not
by hand. This also left me wondering how the crafters’ hands are hurting or blistered
as they intricately assemble and make the piece come to life.
In what I call the white room, you see exclusive runway
pieces including shoes, bags and jewelry from the spring 2015 collection. Also
on display were some vintage trunk luggage and handbags. Some of the older handbags
were made in 1950. Meaning the handbags are now 65 years old, the true definition
of vintage.
In one of the final rooms, video of the spring 2015 runway
show displayed on multiple mirrors. It really looked like the models were
walking directly in front of you.
From visiting this exhibit, I truly got to understand why Louis Vuitton is so expensive. Yes, Louis Vuitton is a fashion house that dates back to the late
1800s, which can allow them to price their items at a higher price point. By visiting the exhibit, you really see how their pieces are made from design to
craftsmanship to runway. It really made me respect and love the brand even
more.
