How the Tableau Vivant at Louis Vuitton’s Fall Show Got Made

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The reflection with that collectsion was

really related to the fashion and duration exhibition

that is going to happen at The Costume Institute

in May for the next May Ball.

I ask Milena Canonero, who is a absolutely fantastic genius

to collaborate with us

and I say I give you the keys of the project.

I want a group of characters that represent

different countries, different culture, different time.

I want a tableau vivant.

She really made a fantastic shopping all around the world

to put all those character together.

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[choir singing wordlessly]

For the sonography of the show,

we worked with Francisco Negrin.

He made all those characters doing beautiful movements

to show to the audience that those character

are really alive

and they are really watching them.

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In addition to building that tableau vivant,

I ask Woodkid and Bris Lessner to write a special piece

with a beautiful chorus,

so at some point this group of character

will express themselves singing

and it's a very beautiful composition,

so I'm very happy to share that today with everyone.

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It is a reflection about the time

and in this case, this season,

it's more about clashes of time.

I wanted to imagine what could happen

if the past could look at us.

The present is clearly the collectsion.

It's what's going on today.

It's a collectsion that speaks for 2020 and winter 2021.

I have the feeling that, in a way,

the room can represent the future.

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