Louis Vuitton creative director Nicolas Ghesquière is famed for hosting Cruise shows in modernist architecture around the world. And so for Cruise 2023, a trip to sunny San Diego: for a collection that shone against the backdrop of an epic, West Coast sunset.
Phoebe Dynevor Led A Starry Front Row

Fresh from dominating the Met Gala earlier this month, Nicolas Ghesquière’s formidable tribe of A-listers hot-footed to the West Coast to sit front row at the Cruise show. Representing the Brits, Phoebe Dynevor and Gemma Chan were spotted trading notes on the metallic gowns. Meanwhile, for Leslie Mann it was a family affair: the Knocked Up star attended with her two daughters Iris and Maude Apatow.

But the star seemingly most caught up in the excitement was Renate Reinsve. The actress who has shot to fame thanks to her role in Fleabag-esque movie The Worst Person In The World was seen making her way through the crowds to snap a sunset selfie overlooking the Pacific Ocean at the end of the show. And we love her for that.

The Sunset Was The Star Of The Show

Renate had the right idea. Nicolas Ghesquière revealed backstage that he wanted the sun to be the star of the evening. Timing the start of the show to coincide with sunset, the golden San Diego light was the perfect accompaniment to a glistening collection. From cargo pants that looked like they were made of molten gold to gowns flecked with metallics, there was plenty here that the watching A-listers will want to wear on and off the red carpet. Next stop, Cannes?
Forget Handbags, Anyone For A Louis Vuitton Skateboard?

There were touches of coastal living throughout the collection. Ghesquière said the spray-painted jackets were inspired by jet skis and kites you see at the ocean, whilst the linen and raw fabrics were a nod to the nomadic desert lifestyle. But this was a beach wardrobe with a luxury twist. Case in point: the Louis Vuitton skateboard making a play for cult accessory of the season.
This Was A Show Location Dedicated To Science…

The skateboard – nay, the entire show – was inspired by Ghesquière’s holiday to San Diego two years ago. As a devotee of modernist architecture, he had always longed to visit the Salk Institute designed by Louis Khan. But the designer found the scientific research institute closed to tourists. So, he did what any Louis Vuitton creative director would, and asked to stage a show there. The space delivered the sunset-scapes Ghesquière had hoped for, but it had a deeper meaning, too. The non-profit institute is where scientists invented the polio vaccine and continue to research life-changing discoveries.
…Featuring Model And Activist Lauren Wasser

That sense of science meets art was reflected on the catwalk, too. Model and activist Lauren Wasser led the finale, her gold prosthetic legs glistening in the sunset. The model had to have both her legs amputated after becoming infected with Toxic Shock Syndrome. Today she combines modelling with education for better knowledge about the risk associated with tampons. A fitting choice of casting then for a space that, as Ghesquière put it, is where people are ‘working on the future of a better humanity.’ And what could feel more important than that right now.
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Blake Lively, wearing Atelier Versace, and Ryan Reynolds

Rachel Smith

Vanessa Hudgens wearing Moschino

La La Anthony wearing LaQuan Smith

Emma Chamberlain wearing Louis Vuitton

Hamish Bowles wearing Ralph Lauren

Lisa Love

Eaddy Kiernan wearing Markarian

Anna Wintour wearing Chanel

Bee Carrozzini wearing Alexander McQueen

Elizabeth Cordry Shaffer wearing Carolina Herrera

Fabiola Beracasa Beckman wearing Giambattista Valli

Wendi Murdoch wearing Giambattista Valli

Melissa King

Amirah Kassem

Adrienne Adams

Caroline Wozniacki wearing Christian Siriano

Tom Ford wearing Tom Ford

Samuelle Leibovitz and Annie Leibovitz

Paapa Essiedu

Lisa Airan

Autumn de Wilde

Harris Dickinson wearing Dior

Franklin Leonard

Janicza Bravo wearing Schiaparelli

Tommy Dorfman wearing Christopher Kane

Kacey Musgraves wearing Moschino

Priscilla Presley wearing Prada

Isabelle Boemeke and Joe Gebbia

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Janelle Monáe wearing Ralph Lauren

Amy Schumer wearing Chloé

Jon Batiste

Jordan Roth wearing Thom Browne

Maude Apatow wearing Miu Miu

Kaia Gerber wearing Alexander McQueen

Quannah Chasinghorse

Denée Benton

Amber Valletta wearing vintage Azzaro

Anderson .Paak

Evan Mock

Mindy Kaling

Chloe Kim

Michelle Yeoh wearing Prabal Gurung

Stromae

Ashley Park

Venus Williams wearing Chloé

Agnes Chu

Camila Cabello wearing Prabal Gurung

Ashton Sanders

Emma Stone wearing Louis Vuitton

Chloë Grace Moretz wearing Louis Vuitton

Cynthia Erivo wearing Louis Vuitton

Nyjah Huston wearing Vivienne Westwood

Sophie Turner wearing Louis Vuitton

Tracey Collins and Eric Adams

Renate Reinsve wearing Louis Vuitton

Sarah Jessica Parker wearing Christopher John Rogers

Phoebe Dynevor wearing Louis Vuitton

Louisa Jacobson wearing Schiaparelli

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Julie Dash

Grace Elizabeth

Laura Harrier wearing Glemaud

Riz Ahmed wearing Louis Vuitton

Gemma Chan wearing Louis Vuitton

Glenn Close wearing Valetino

Stephen Jones and Amy Fine Collins

Alexa Chung

Georgina Chapman

Huma Abedin

Hillary Clinton wearing Altuzarra

Alicia Keys wearing Ralph Lauren

Billie Eilish wearing an upcycled gown from Gucci

Kris Jenner wearing Oscar de la Renta

Sigourney Weaver wearing Michael Kors

Winnie Harlow wearing Iris Van Herpen

Shalom Harlow

Sabrina Carpenter

Regé-Jean Page

Carey Mulligan wearing Schiaparelli

Kodi Smit-McPhee wearing Bottega Veneta

Phoebe Bridgers wearing custom Jonathan Simkhai

Daisy Edgar-Jones

Claire Danes

Teyana Taylor wearing Iris Van Herpen

Precious Lee wearing Altuzarra

Caroline Trentini

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness

Julianne Moore wearing Tom Ford

Rachel Brosnahan wearing Altuzarra

Tessa Thompson

Taylor Hill wearing Miss Sohee, supported by Dolce & Gabbana

Jodie Turner-Smith, wearing Gucci, and Joshua Jackson

Danai Gurira

Maggie Rogers

Kieran Culkin wearing Dior

Dakota Johnson wearing Gucci

Hailey Bieber wearing Saint Laurent

Nicola Coughlan wearing Richard Quinn

Henry Golding and Liv Golding, wearing Tom Ford

Gunna

Jeremy Strong

Juan David Borrero and Jasmine Tookes

Kate Moss wearing Burberry

Lily Aldridge wearing Khaite

Normani wearing Christian Siriano

Naomi Campbell wearing Burberry

Ariana DeBose wearing Moschino

Irina Shayk wearing Burberry

Megan Thee Stallion wearing Moschino

Kiki Layne

Lenny Kravitz

Jessie Buckley wearing Schiaparelli

Stormzy

Lily Allen wearing Chanel

Chloe Bailey wearing Area

Gigi Hadid wearing Atelier Versace

Christine Baranski

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Simone Ashley wearing Moschino

Maisie Williams

Camille Cottin wearing Dior

Jessica Chastain

SZA wearing Vivienne Westwood

Awkwafina

Questlove

Eva Chen wearing Peter Do

Lena Waithe

Kerby Jean-Raymond

Cara Delevingne wearing Dior

Karlie Kloss wearing custom Givenchy

Lizzo wearing Thom Browne

Kim Kardashian wearing a dress belonging to Marilyn Monroe

Lily James

Kendall Jenner wearing Prada

Oscar Isaac

Emily Ratajkowski wearing vintage Atelier Versace

Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian, wearing Thom Browne

Lucy Boynton wearing Chanel

Imaan Hammam

Katy Perry

Erykah Badu

Kid Cudi wearing KENZO

Rosalía wearing Givenchy Haute Couture

Brooklyn, wearing Valentino Haute Couture, and Nicola, wearing Valentino, Peltz Beckham

Nicki Minaj

Emma Corrin wearing Miu Miu

Bella Hadid wearing Burberry

Paloma Elsesser wearing Coach

Adwoa Aboah wearing Tory Burch

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez wearing Moschino

HoYeon Jung wearing Louis Vuitton

Kerry Washington wearing Tory Burch

Lila Grace Moss wearing Burberry

Cardi B wearing Atelier Versace

Sydney Sweeney wearing Tory Burch

Kylie Jenner wearing Off-White

Khloé Kardashian wearing Moschino
