Following a precedence of extravagant sets, Nicolas Ghesquiere’s latest resort show for Louis Vuitton took place in New York’s JFK airport. More specifically, the show was located at a meticulously curated TWA Flight Center, designed by Eero Saarinen in 1962 and since transformed into a hotel. The building, much like Ghesquiere’s collection, balances the retro aesthetics of the past with a space-age glimpse of the future.
The show was bookended by Louis Vuitton’s planned programming for the guests. An opening dinner at Waverly Inn featured embossed wine glasses and embroidered napkins with the LV logo. To get to the Flight Center, guests were ferried on a Louis Vuitton cruise, complete with custom crew uniforms and Louis Vuitton life rings. After the show, the programming concluded with an afterparty at MoMA PS1.
The collection itself paid homage to the New York of the past, present, and future. Black pants with yellow stripes and white dotted lines mimic the streets. More out-there statement pieces of leather, neon, and glitter remember New York’s famous club kid culture. Frequent use of exaggerated shoulders and big 80’s hair seem to reference 1980s corporate power dressing, while patterns and details speak to the city’s art deco architecture. The collection’s accessories like fingerless gloves and combat boots also speak to New York’s gritty past. On the other side, practical elements like pinstripe suits and bomber jackets are more accessible to the everyday woman’s wardrobe.
Ghesquiere expertly blends his knowledge of history with his creative hopes for the future in Louis Vuitton’s 2020 Resort collection. The use of the TWA Flight Center stays true to the company’s legacy rooted in travel, while also capturing Ghesquiere’s vision for a balance of future and past.
![Lv rst 2020 muse board](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/aEA7T6h4VaGOPrkg8v4oD/a1e731de78eb3bc63724efce19f4e2f7/LV_RST_2020_Muse_Board.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Click below to see the full Muse Board inspired by Louis Vuitton's 2020 Resort collection.
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Architects Dressed as Their Most Famous Buildings
Beaux-Arts Architects Annual Ball, 1931
![Architects dressed as their most famous buildings ely jacques kahn squibb building william van alen chrysler building](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3AwApBD0zpg2MgOXZsNb38/cadd22ceedf5b32a0bd0849a8606704b/Architects_dressed_as_their_most_famous_buildings_-_Ely_Jacques_Kahn__Squibb_Building___William_Van_Alen__Chrysler_Building_.jpg)
Christian Lacroix
Fall/Winter 1989 Haute Couture
![Christian lacroix fall winter 1989 haute couture](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4wk5z2nhcw7XJka7EMGXQR/ae76fb71421ef7d3f02084e6ba14ce78/Christian_Lacroix__Fall_Winter_1989_Haute_Couture.jpg)
Jean Dunand
Paravents Cercles, 1928
![Jean dunand paravents cercles 1928](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6ZEJesyL0NzXW2C7JfuO1W/9f0173c22f84619f1a42bbda81b990a5/Jean_Dunand__Paravents_Cercles__1928.jpg)
Marc Jacobs for Perry Ellis
Skyline Sweater, Fall/Winter 1990
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Chrysler building , 1997
![Hiroshi sugimoto chrysler building 1997](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6NuyUAGcYpzxXyuWxlwIl5/9a5e3f96a56cccc65fccab384c6b7048/Hiroshi_Sugimoto__Chrysler_building___1997.jpg)
Frantisek Kupka
Organization of Graphic Motifs, 1912
![Frantisek kupka organization of graphic motifs 1912](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/78umZ6K3wkjveonTNxJI6d/3fb2d31b675732fe0852a5f85f174f82/Frantisek_Kupka__Organization_of_Graphic_Motifs__1912.jpg)
Eero Saarinen
JFK TWA Terminal, 1962
![B80d05a48b6440fc1ea2416e23f68281](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/32FlWecpVogTjuLJKpGMtF/1c8b73062eb1d4ec91611bc837f7518c/b80d05a48b6440fc1ea2416e23f68281.jpg)
A.M. Cassandre
Nord Express Poster, 1927
![A.m. cassandre nord express poster 1927](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3ow7gA3eplH1Hzlfuyuu6r/eb0e8d08455ecf814a13dfc6a3872a13/A.M._Cassandre__Nord_Express_Poster__1927.jpg)
Balenciaga
Fall/Winter 2008
![Balenciaga fall winter 2008](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3xn40nTHknr6Ooel2TwUZg/332987cdb1d4367b72137aa5c25be562/Balenciaga__Fall_Winter_2008.jpg)
Charles Catteau for Boch Kéramis
Art Deco Crackle Glazed Vase, 1920s
![Charles catteau for boch ke ramis art deco crackle glazed vase 1920s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1KkfBfQ8wUQewRwThiY7mJ/b8b04d749e7c699a72b4b886534ce550/Charles_Catteau_for_Boch_Ke__ramis__Art_Deco_Crackle_Glazed_Vase__1920s.jpg)
Donald Deskey
Armchair, 1929
![Donald deskey armchair 1929](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5PQGSbR6FflcftAP97Tuq9/a65a00bb22bd36d3c4bf1da23e1ef88e/Donald_Deskey__Armchair__1929.jpg)
Donald Deskey
Radio City Music Hall, 1932
![Donald deskey radio city music hall 1932](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/17mKYOp3VA4Ex0v2j4pKPi/8edf1a0a252b96019525c34d5780fabd/Donald_Deskey__Radio_City_Music_Hall__1932.jpg)
Felix Vallotton
Sunset at Grace, Orange and Violet Sky, 1918
![Felix vallotton sunset at grace orange and violet sky 1918](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3ql4k32EI961FtS7zHLDWI/e9302b1e73ca245f5a2867271a3cf04e/Felix_Vallotton__Sunset_at_Grace__Orange_and_Violet_Sky__1918.jpg)
Jean Després
Art Déco Ring
![Jean despre s art de co ring](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2pPVmtOaz10CFZhWVjMaTH/7cfc4292227ad3c4fc62d20b8cecf8a8/Jean_Despre__s__Art_De__co_Ring.jpg)
Michel Boyer
Bureau Directeur, 1970
![Michel boyer bureau directeur 1970](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1Wh8xOnaf8azqhOhiYE88D/c5620cef0cba28f0849fe5cd8f2aaade/Michel_Boyer__Bureau_Directeur__1970.jpg)
Paul Follot
Table Lamp, 1900
![Paul follot table lamp 1900](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5M0PBi7LZJzfG4b3SC11pz/d006416f78a3a6b3903e450700edb7a9/Paul_Follot__Table_Lamp__1900.jpg)
René Lalique
Spirit of the Wind, 1930
![Rene lalique spirit of the wind 1930](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4DycIijeoyaLMQRYddh3CM/38632398140e43805e643fe12563124b/Rene___Lalique__Spirit_of_the_Wind__1930.jpg)
Sean Young
Blade Runner, 1982
![Sean young in blade runner 1982](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4BV3uinMBiE11OvlcSN9og/53067486c3b7effa153f7067e4fb244a/Sean_Young_in_Blade_Runner__1982.jpg)
Tamara de Lempicka
The Blue Scarf, 1930
![Tamara de lempicka the blue scarf 1930](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7fkj1qSMj3GU8Cq2FY3fso/162dd04202168434126875b1dbfb33a6/Tamara_de_Lempicka__The_Blue_Scarf__1930.jpg)
References
![Architects dressed as their most famous buildings ely jacques kahn squibb building william van alen chrysler building](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3AwApBD0zpg2MgOXZsNb38/cadd22ceedf5b32a0bd0849a8606704b/Architects_dressed_as_their_most_famous_buildings_-_Ely_Jacques_Kahn__Squibb_Building___William_Van_Alen__Chrysler_Building_.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Architects Dressed as Their Most Famous Buildings
Beaux-Arts Architects Annual Ball, 1931
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![Christian lacroix fall winter 1989 haute couture](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4wk5z2nhcw7XJka7EMGXQR/ae76fb71421ef7d3f02084e6ba14ce78/Christian_Lacroix__Fall_Winter_1989_Haute_Couture.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Christian Lacroix
Fall/Winter 1989 Haute Couture
2 of 19
![Jean dunand paravents cercles 1928](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6ZEJesyL0NzXW2C7JfuO1W/9f0173c22f84619f1a42bbda81b990a5/Jean_Dunand__Paravents_Cercles__1928.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jean Dunand
Paravents Cercles, 1928
3 of 19
Marc Jacobs for Perry Ellis
Skyline Sweater, Fall/Winter 1990
4 of 19
![Hiroshi sugimoto chrysler building 1997](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6NuyUAGcYpzxXyuWxlwIl5/9a5e3f96a56cccc65fccab384c6b7048/Hiroshi_Sugimoto__Chrysler_building___1997.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Chrysler building , 1997
5 of 19
![Frantisek kupka organization of graphic motifs 1912](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/78umZ6K3wkjveonTNxJI6d/3fb2d31b675732fe0852a5f85f174f82/Frantisek_Kupka__Organization_of_Graphic_Motifs__1912.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Frantisek Kupka
Organization of Graphic Motifs, 1912
6 of 19
![B80d05a48b6440fc1ea2416e23f68281](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/32FlWecpVogTjuLJKpGMtF/1c8b73062eb1d4ec91611bc837f7518c/b80d05a48b6440fc1ea2416e23f68281.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Eero Saarinen
JFK TWA Terminal, 1962
7 of 19
![A.m. cassandre nord express poster 1927](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3ow7gA3eplH1Hzlfuyuu6r/eb0e8d08455ecf814a13dfc6a3872a13/A.M._Cassandre__Nord_Express_Poster__1927.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
A.M. Cassandre
Nord Express Poster, 1927
8 of 19
![Balenciaga fall winter 2008](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3xn40nTHknr6Ooel2TwUZg/332987cdb1d4367b72137aa5c25be562/Balenciaga__Fall_Winter_2008.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Balenciaga
Fall/Winter 2008
9 of 19
![Charles catteau for boch ke ramis art deco crackle glazed vase 1920s](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1KkfBfQ8wUQewRwThiY7mJ/b8b04d749e7c699a72b4b886534ce550/Charles_Catteau_for_Boch_Ke__ramis__Art_Deco_Crackle_Glazed_Vase__1920s.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Charles Catteau for Boch Kéramis
Art Deco Crackle Glazed Vase, 1920s
10 of 19
![Donald deskey armchair 1929](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5PQGSbR6FflcftAP97Tuq9/a65a00bb22bd36d3c4bf1da23e1ef88e/Donald_Deskey__Armchair__1929.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Donald Deskey
Armchair, 1929
11 of 19
![Donald deskey radio city music hall 1932](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/17mKYOp3VA4Ex0v2j4pKPi/8edf1a0a252b96019525c34d5780fabd/Donald_Deskey__Radio_City_Music_Hall__1932.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Donald Deskey
Radio City Music Hall, 1932
12 of 19
![Felix vallotton sunset at grace orange and violet sky 1918](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/3ql4k32EI961FtS7zHLDWI/e9302b1e73ca245f5a2867271a3cf04e/Felix_Vallotton__Sunset_at_Grace__Orange_and_Violet_Sky__1918.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Felix Vallotton
Sunset at Grace, Orange and Violet Sky, 1918
13 of 19
![Jean despre s art de co ring](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2pPVmtOaz10CFZhWVjMaTH/7cfc4292227ad3c4fc62d20b8cecf8a8/Jean_Despre__s__Art_De__co_Ring.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Jean Després
Art Déco Ring
14 of 19
![Michel boyer bureau directeur 1970](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1Wh8xOnaf8azqhOhiYE88D/c5620cef0cba28f0849fe5cd8f2aaade/Michel_Boyer__Bureau_Directeur__1970.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Michel Boyer
Bureau Directeur, 1970
15 of 19
![Paul follot table lamp 1900](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5M0PBi7LZJzfG4b3SC11pz/d006416f78a3a6b3903e450700edb7a9/Paul_Follot__Table_Lamp__1900.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Paul Follot
Table Lamp, 1900
16 of 19
![Rene lalique spirit of the wind 1930](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4DycIijeoyaLMQRYddh3CM/38632398140e43805e643fe12563124b/Rene___Lalique__Spirit_of_the_Wind__1930.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
René Lalique
Spirit of the Wind, 1930
17 of 19
![Sean young in blade runner 1982](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4BV3uinMBiE11OvlcSN9og/53067486c3b7effa153f7067e4fb244a/Sean_Young_in_Blade_Runner__1982.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Sean Young
Blade Runner, 1982
18 of 19
![Tamara de lempicka the blue scarf 1930](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/7fkj1qSMj3GU8Cq2FY3fso/162dd04202168434126875b1dbfb33a6/Tamara_de_Lempicka__The_Blue_Scarf__1930.jpg?w=1000&q=70)