The offering was invigorating and intoxicating, full of life and an assortment of idea-packed looks that moved between the highly wearable (see: technical outerwear with subtle Vuitton stamping) and the lushly transportive.

Just days after an unexploded World War II bomb near Paris’ Gare du Nord briefly stole headlines, a different kind of spectacle unfolded across the street: Louis Vuitton’s fashion show extravaganza Monday evening.

"The fall-winter 2025-2026 collection pulls into a station where all emotions converge," the show notes read at Louis Vuitton yesterday. Nicolas Ghesquière, Louis Vuitton's creative director of womenswear since 2013,

The rise of office appropriate clothing was on my mind as I perused through the new Louis women’s collection. Options such as a mid-length green frock worn with a pair of sleek brown leather knee-high boots and an oversized camel wool coat offered a compelling take on office attire.

Louis Vuitton’s latest show transformed a Parisian station into a theatrical runway, channelling vintage travel aesthetics. While the vision was striking, some experimental designs risked overshadowing the collection’s narrative.