Nicolas Ghesquière’s annual Louis Vuitton resort presentations have taken show-goers on art and architecturally informed trips around the world. From Bob Hope’s iconic John Lautner-designed home in Palm Springs and IM Pei’s Miho Museum outside of Kyoto, Japan, to the Oscar Niemeyer-designed Niterói Contemporary Art Museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and most recently, for Resort 2019 – Ghesquière’s fifth of such collections for the house – attendees were transported to the South of France; more specifically, to the outdoor gardens of the esteemed Fondation Maeght, a contemporary art museum tucked up in the hills of St. Paul-de-Vence.
As models wove intermediately throughout a labyrinth of Joan Miró sculptures and a maze of life-sized Giacometti figurines, of which silhouettes and volumes were cited as direct influences on the collection’s overall feel, Ghesquière’s classic eccentricities took center stage in the show’s intentionally mixed, matched, and mis-matched styling.
Unconventional silhouettes and unexpected details updated otherwise classic garments, disproportionate cuffs and oversized lapels, for example, breathed new life into basic shirting and conventional tailored jackets, while subtle nods to the Louis Vuitton’s iconic logo were strewn throughout a number of the collection’s looks. Odes to the 1980s and 90s, a longtime favorite reference point of the designer’s, were seen in oversized, sculpted shoulders, saturated colors, graffiti graphics, Kurt Cobain baby doll dresses, and structured patent leather outwear.
Ghesquière placed heavy importance on individualism and character, employing makeup artist Pat McGrath to render bold flames and delicate rose petals painted atop the center of model’s foreheads. Last year’s Archlight sneaker silhouettes were re-imagined in an array of variations, such as a thigh-high leather version with chunky gold soles, taking the concept of a ‘statement sneaker’ to new heights. Last but not least, a collaboration with American Vogue’s Creative Director at large Grace Coddington, bred a series of campy handbags and accessories based on quirky drawings she had done, emblemizing her own cats and Ghesquière’s dogs atop Vuitton logo patterns and prints. A small but standout detail that added unexpected complexity and quirkiness to a truly remarkable 59-look collection.
![Lv rst 2019 muse board](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7JIarDC2DrQATrjYNEkQiv/c8410227361d22d7fb8163a09eed933c/LV_RST_2019_Muse_Board.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
References
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Jacques Couelle
Pavillon Dresden
![Arsl03 couelle](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6RVVVZmrFnpmyW4geVA3Yr/8134056f100b0368f1acf0a830fcc1ff/arsl03_couelle.jpg)
Richard Artschwager
Abstract, 2004
![Richard artschwager at david nolan 2000s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/55wH4fDcfXVxoDvZARPdrd/ff51d65783cfc4dbf4e149cb9c757a8c/Richard_Artschwager_at_David_Nolan__2000s.jpg)
Cecil Beaton
Vogue UK, October 1971
![October 1971 vogue uk skmbt c20310111813241](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1JSNcHvBpEUdViy5BHkUmu/baec5fc6dc656be1de131a7356cef3d6/October_1971_Vogue_UK_SKMBT_C20310111813241.jpg)
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Hundertwasser Haus, Vienna, 1983-86
![Friedensreich hundertwasser hundertwasser haus vienna 1983 86](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/FpM7YYFveQ9Tsx0BFfddM/8d7086c59d3e48d11d2ee070dbf1fa8c/Friedensreich_Hundertwasser-_Hundertwasser_Haus__Vienna__1983-86.jpg)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Chinese Room Chair, 1911
![Charles rennie mackintosh chinese room chair 1911](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4jYrICq034MUUU8KcasL3o/9f542552f8ca8c3d2d2b5e5b035b6b90/Charles_Rennie_Mackintosh_Chinese_Room_Chair__1911.jpg)
Frank Gillette
Asherah, Polaroid Print, 1982
![Frank gillette asherah 1982 polaroid print](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/47wg4iiC1UAc4HLt85xYV2/5409a3def7bc254270362d252cb75799/Frank_Gillette__Asherah__1982__Polaroid_print.jpg)
Franz West
Untitled, 2009
![Franz west untitled 2009](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4EVFZILJ3I2U0RvNlujx66/2d72b1adc6a3633345d8e05115193989/Franz_West_Untitled__2009.jpeg)
Barry Lategan
Portrait of Marsha Hunt, Vogue UK, April 1971
![Marsha hunt photographed by barry lategan for vogue uk april 1971.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6RAdFTPIOOa3MWR02lTUu2/d7d2bcaefc92b4a0bfee278fef8b01f8/Marsha_Hunt__photographed_by_Barry_Lategan_for_Vogue_UK___April_1971..jpg)
Holly Woodlawn
Jack Mitchell, After Dark Magazine
![Holly woodlawn by jack mitchell after dark magazine](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1SxFgoUxzOEutNVBfKnyVV/9405877ea43857cfd73256e58f1e8276/Holly_Woodlawn_by_Jack_Mitchell__After_Dark_Magazine.jpg)
Auguste Rodin
“Balzac's dressing gown”, 1897
![Auguste rodin balzac s dressing gown 189](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4LMpCPikf5jBpz8UHsN7rv/b72a11886c31741455d8c06d435b397f/Auguste_Rodin_____Balzac_s_dressing_gown_____189.jpg)
Carl Andre
Weathering Piece, 1970
![Carl andre weathering piece 1970](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1HjsJDMqHiF5pdAmZQoIgP/2aa24da6177ea54ef635143e8c02b4bf/Carl_Andre__Weathering_Piece__1970.jpg)
Frank Stella
Shards III, 1983
![Frank stella shards iii 1983](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2w9mP2hOpVM6dwKOdxjFcD/037ab8ce73bc99c2073ae8ba6b623741/Frank_Stella__Shards_III__1983.jpg)
Frank Stella
Shards IV, 1983
![Frank stella shards iv from shards d5364054g](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6kOlr0nwAiYcw8T2N3lK5C/988f348a2407396b35ac9c8bdd99378c/frank_stella_shards_iv_from_shards_d5364054g.jpg)
Georg Baselitz
Römischer Gruß (Roman Salute), 2004
![Georg baselitz ro mischer gru roman salute 2004](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4fHmLS25OCDTvWHSFc9qF2/affa03019b8294396a33fae231bdda85/GEORG_BASELITZ__Ro__mischer_Gru____Roman_Salute___2004.jpg)
Brian Duffy
Portrait of Pauline Stone, 1960s
Jacques Couelle
Pavillon Dresden
![Pavillon dresden neu jacques couelle architecture pinterest of pavillon dresden](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/68TDDxkQRhXUCsUfggdZxH/403078278d487d6da97977ccdb466d95/pavillon-dresden-neu-jacques-couelle-architecture-pinterest-of-pavillon-dresden.jpg)
Kenny Scharf
When the Worlds Collide, 1984
![Kenny scharf b. 1958 . when the worlds collide 1984](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/IbyNNfoLW5L7HtJ9fmpZE/5eee01789ad98168f7bbf9e6f69c6666/Kenny_Scharf__b._1958_._When_the_Worlds_Collide__1984.jpg)
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer
Cosmic Firestorm, 1895
![Lucien le vy dhurmer cosmic firestorm circa 1895](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5DKlh5nc5KzHauxeAAHylu/59a1d37cb7b084cb8776056a4035a2aa/Lucien_Le__vy-Dhurmer__Cosmic_Firestorm__circa_1895.jpg)
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer
Jardinière, 1893-95
![Lucien le vy dhurmer jardinie re 1893 95](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5CeH7I51YDtuKaE5DNvxjK/10c630d0fe29d735d235eb47951f828e/Lucien_Le__vy-Dhurmer__Jardinie__re__1893-95.jpg)
Nat Finkelstein
Portrait of Andy Warhol (Double Tambourine), 1966
![Nat finkelstein andy warhol double tambourine 1966](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5mbN2HkVFyALQwekHuuIFO/a19b87cacb7d7684f813950c8bf66a8b/Nat_Finkelstein_-_Andy_Warhol_Double_Tambourine__1966.jpg)
Pierre Amédée Marcel Beronneau
Gorgone
![Pierre ame de e marcel beronneau gorgone](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5wuLq4Z5WFe2Xv6RlP61bt/cfe10774a14b8eed0a6dc1f8226f4969/pierre_ame__de__e_marcel_beronneau__Gorgone.jpg)
Koloman Moser
Purkersdorf Chair, 1903
![Purkersdorf chair 1903 by koloman moser](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4QVQhJ5FAdGIfm4lpsJ8xu/1188ea279d1c2191c73ee7eb1b43f51d/Purkersdorf_Chair__1903__by_Koloman_Moser_.jpg)
Stephen Ladin
Teapot with lid, 1982
![Stephen ladin teapot with lid 1982](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/25wqbF6BwtDTWCCJ2s4s2t/66c8ba6499d010954741a6dc6d7eadda/Stephen_Ladin__Teapot_with_lid__1982.jpg)
Elsa Schiaparelli
Vintage Hat
![Vintage elsa schiaparelli hat](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3YSVZDPp4ckg5Mj01tZ88Y/760edb66dfd479cff0287f5f9cdc0d3d/Vintage_Elsa_Schiaparelli_hat.jpg)
Warren McArthur
Table Lamp from the Arizona, Baltimore, 1927
![Warren mcarthur table lamp from teh arizona baltimore 1927](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4cfLiZjzsZJSXoZsp1o5MY/c586d0b7b1f778d299d58bd5d4512137/Warren_McArthur__Table_Lamp_from_teh_Arizona__Baltimore__1927.png)
References
![Arsl03 couelle](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6RVVVZmrFnpmyW4geVA3Yr/8134056f100b0368f1acf0a830fcc1ff/arsl03_couelle.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jacques Couelle
Pavillon Dresden
1 of 25
![Richard artschwager at david nolan 2000s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/55wH4fDcfXVxoDvZARPdrd/ff51d65783cfc4dbf4e149cb9c757a8c/Richard_Artschwager_at_David_Nolan__2000s.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Richard Artschwager
Abstract, 2004
2 of 25
![October 1971 vogue uk skmbt c20310111813241](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1JSNcHvBpEUdViy5BHkUmu/baec5fc6dc656be1de131a7356cef3d6/October_1971_Vogue_UK_SKMBT_C20310111813241.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Cecil Beaton
Vogue UK, October 1971
3 of 25
![Friedensreich hundertwasser hundertwasser haus vienna 1983 86](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/FpM7YYFveQ9Tsx0BFfddM/8d7086c59d3e48d11d2ee070dbf1fa8c/Friedensreich_Hundertwasser-_Hundertwasser_Haus__Vienna__1983-86.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Hundertwasser Haus, Vienna, 1983-86
4 of 25
![Charles rennie mackintosh chinese room chair 1911](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4jYrICq034MUUU8KcasL3o/9f542552f8ca8c3d2d2b5e5b035b6b90/Charles_Rennie_Mackintosh_Chinese_Room_Chair__1911.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Chinese Room Chair, 1911
5 of 25
![Frank gillette asherah 1982 polaroid print](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/47wg4iiC1UAc4HLt85xYV2/5409a3def7bc254270362d252cb75799/Frank_Gillette__Asherah__1982__Polaroid_print.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Frank Gillette
Asherah, Polaroid Print, 1982
6 of 25
![Franz west untitled 2009](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4EVFZILJ3I2U0RvNlujx66/2d72b1adc6a3633345d8e05115193989/Franz_West_Untitled__2009.jpeg?w=1000&q=70)
Franz West
Untitled, 2009
7 of 25
![Marsha hunt photographed by barry lategan for vogue uk april 1971.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6RAdFTPIOOa3MWR02lTUu2/d7d2bcaefc92b4a0bfee278fef8b01f8/Marsha_Hunt__photographed_by_Barry_Lategan_for_Vogue_UK___April_1971..jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Barry Lategan
Portrait of Marsha Hunt, Vogue UK, April 1971
8 of 25
![Holly woodlawn by jack mitchell after dark magazine](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1SxFgoUxzOEutNVBfKnyVV/9405877ea43857cfd73256e58f1e8276/Holly_Woodlawn_by_Jack_Mitchell__After_Dark_Magazine.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Holly Woodlawn
Jack Mitchell, After Dark Magazine
9 of 25
![Auguste rodin balzac s dressing gown 189](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4LMpCPikf5jBpz8UHsN7rv/b72a11886c31741455d8c06d435b397f/Auguste_Rodin_____Balzac_s_dressing_gown_____189.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Auguste Rodin
“Balzac's dressing gown”, 1897
10 of 25
![Carl andre weathering piece 1970](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1HjsJDMqHiF5pdAmZQoIgP/2aa24da6177ea54ef635143e8c02b4bf/Carl_Andre__Weathering_Piece__1970.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Carl Andre
Weathering Piece, 1970
11 of 25
![Frank stella shards iii 1983](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2w9mP2hOpVM6dwKOdxjFcD/037ab8ce73bc99c2073ae8ba6b623741/Frank_Stella__Shards_III__1983.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Frank Stella
Shards III, 1983
12 of 25
![Frank stella shards iv from shards d5364054g](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6kOlr0nwAiYcw8T2N3lK5C/988f348a2407396b35ac9c8bdd99378c/frank_stella_shards_iv_from_shards_d5364054g.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Frank Stella
Shards IV, 1983
13 of 25
![Georg baselitz ro mischer gru roman salute 2004](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4fHmLS25OCDTvWHSFc9qF2/affa03019b8294396a33fae231bdda85/GEORG_BASELITZ__Ro__mischer_Gru____Roman_Salute___2004.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Georg Baselitz
Römischer Gruß (Roman Salute), 2004
14 of 25
Brian Duffy
Portrait of Pauline Stone, 1960s
15 of 25
![Pavillon dresden neu jacques couelle architecture pinterest of pavillon dresden](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/68TDDxkQRhXUCsUfggdZxH/403078278d487d6da97977ccdb466d95/pavillon-dresden-neu-jacques-couelle-architecture-pinterest-of-pavillon-dresden.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jacques Couelle
Pavillon Dresden
16 of 25
![Kenny scharf b. 1958 . when the worlds collide 1984](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/IbyNNfoLW5L7HtJ9fmpZE/5eee01789ad98168f7bbf9e6f69c6666/Kenny_Scharf__b._1958_._When_the_Worlds_Collide__1984.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Kenny Scharf
When the Worlds Collide, 1984
17 of 25
![Lucien le vy dhurmer cosmic firestorm circa 1895](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5DKlh5nc5KzHauxeAAHylu/59a1d37cb7b084cb8776056a4035a2aa/Lucien_Le__vy-Dhurmer__Cosmic_Firestorm__circa_1895.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer
Cosmic Firestorm, 1895
18 of 25
![Lucien le vy dhurmer jardinie re 1893 95](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5CeH7I51YDtuKaE5DNvxjK/10c630d0fe29d735d235eb47951f828e/Lucien_Le__vy-Dhurmer__Jardinie__re__1893-95.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer
Jardinière, 1893-95
19 of 25
![Nat finkelstein andy warhol double tambourine 1966](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5mbN2HkVFyALQwekHuuIFO/a19b87cacb7d7684f813950c8bf66a8b/Nat_Finkelstein_-_Andy_Warhol_Double_Tambourine__1966.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Nat Finkelstein
Portrait of Andy Warhol (Double Tambourine), 1966
20 of 25
![Pierre ame de e marcel beronneau gorgone](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5wuLq4Z5WFe2Xv6RlP61bt/cfe10774a14b8eed0a6dc1f8226f4969/pierre_ame__de__e_marcel_beronneau__Gorgone.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Pierre Amédée Marcel Beronneau
Gorgone
21 of 25
![Purkersdorf chair 1903 by koloman moser](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4QVQhJ5FAdGIfm4lpsJ8xu/1188ea279d1c2191c73ee7eb1b43f51d/Purkersdorf_Chair__1903__by_Koloman_Moser_.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Koloman Moser
Purkersdorf Chair, 1903
22 of 25
![Stephen ladin teapot with lid 1982](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/25wqbF6BwtDTWCCJ2s4s2t/66c8ba6499d010954741a6dc6d7eadda/Stephen_Ladin__Teapot_with_lid__1982.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Stephen Ladin
Teapot with lid, 1982
23 of 25
![Vintage elsa schiaparelli hat](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3YSVZDPp4ckg5Mj01tZ88Y/760edb66dfd479cff0287f5f9cdc0d3d/Vintage_Elsa_Schiaparelli_hat.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Elsa Schiaparelli
Vintage Hat
24 of 25
![Warren mcarthur table lamp from teh arizona baltimore 1927](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4cfLiZjzsZJSXoZsp1o5MY/c586d0b7b1f778d299d58bd5d4512137/Warren_McArthur__Table_Lamp_from_teh_Arizona__Baltimore__1927.png?w=1000&q=70)