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The Run-Through with Vogue

Nicolas Ghesquière—"Fashion Needs Aesthetic Danger"

The Run-Through with Vogue

Vogue

Fashion & Beauty, Arts

4.2724 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière sits down with Nicole Phelps ahead of the designer’s spring 2025 show taking place on October 1st. Ghesquière talks about what he meant by saying in a recent Vogue interview, “Fashion used to be for weird people,” reveals his dream future project, and shares how the new show will be “the beginning of a new chapter” for the maison. Exciting words to hear from one of our most forward-thinking designers, who has continually explored different visions of the future throughout his career.

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0:00.0

This is the run-through. I'm Nicole Phelps, and today is our very last daily fashion week

0:09.9

episode of the season. From Chimina Kamali's four-letter word, that's boho, to Julian

0:15.6

Desina on what's next for Raban. We've had an incredible group of talents this week. And so, of course, we're

0:21.8

ending the week with a giant. Today on the show, Nikola Gessquier talks about his decade at Louis

0:28.2

Vuitton. We discussed where he thinks fashion is heading, what it was like to be at Jean-Paul

0:33.4

Gautier as a young designer, and what's next for him. Here's a hint it has to do with designing

0:38.8

for film. Here's my conversation with the one and only Nikola Jeskier.

0:48.8

Nikola! Hi. How are you?

0:51.1

Bonjour.

0:53.2

So, it's a very bien. Very bien. And you, Nicole, how are you? Bonjour. Bonjour. It's all?

0:55.2

It's very bien.

0:57.2

And you, Nicole, how are you?

0:58.3

I'm doing well.

1:00.3

I just got to Milan a couple of hours ago.

1:01.6

Oh, that's it. I was wondering where you were around the world.

1:04.3

Well, thank you, Nicola, for taking the time to do this.

1:08.1

I know you are in prep mode for your show. You're probably reluctant to

1:12.6

say too much, but maybe you could share a little bit about what's been on your mind as you

1:19.1

have prepared this season. Yes. You want me to talk about the show? Wow, that's good. That's kind of

1:25.3

a preview, a rehearsal for a preview, right?

1:28.5

Yes. Yes. Okay. It's a season when I was thinking about traveling in time again.

1:36.0

And you know how much we've with LV, this is one of our important topics. You know, this is something

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