In a bid to evoke Louis Vuitton’s spirit of travel, Nicolas Ghesquière transported the fashion pack to Barcelona (the cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region) to present his Cruise 2025 collection. A handful of Vuitton brand ambassadors (including Ana de Armas, Sophie Turner and Lous and the Yakuza) were dotted along the front row, bearing witness to the French designer’s tenth cruise collection as creative director. Ghesquière opted to showcase his latest within Barcelona’s majestic Park Güell. Shown within the captivating Hypostyle Room (designed by Antoni Gaudi), the architectural masterpiece provided the perfect backdrop for Ghesquière’s futuristic spin on resort wear, with sleek tailoring and voluminous proportions setting the tone for the 80s-inspired lineup. Infused with bold Spanish influences, the collection was rounded off with accessories of sculptural earrings, brooches and wide-brimmed Andalusian hats.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“I think Nicolas is probably the only creative director of a major fashion house who is having such a strong POV and vast imagination which allows him to bled his aesthetics into different meta-narratives. Great show, great accessories. He saved the day (again)!” [Olaffo]

“I enjoyed it a lot! It was excess, very much close to the 80s. You can sense the Spanish references being mixed up with NG’s taste. For me, Ghesquière really managed to establish a precise silhouette for the LV women and just playing with fabrics, colors etc now and I love it: a real exercise of style.” [GivenchyAddict]

“I really enjoyed it. Not as precise and directional as the recent Shanghai show, but still miles ahead compared to what else is out there.” [j02215]

“Fantastic soundtrack! I love the dramatic allure of the opening looks, very Serge Lutens meets Carmen Sandiego. I loved the oversized blouson dress in ostrich, the little black sleeveless dress that came after with the dramatic collar, the simple black jumpsuit and the B&W look after. Very simple, fluid and timeless.” [Lola701]

“This was so disappointing, to be honest. I had high expectations when I saw the location being announced, and expected a lot more color and vibrancy given that it was being shown in an environment designed by Gaudi. Why was it so monotone? Also when will his obsession with the 80s be over? It’s getting so repetitive and boring at this point.” [Frederic01]

“The show was acceptable but too heavy sometimes. I wish we could see a lighter Ghesquière, less 80s inspired.” [Creative]

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For Sabato De Sarno’s debut Cruise collection as Gucci’s creative director, the designer ventured to London – to the British capital’s Tate Modern to be exact. London, of course, has a special connection with the historic Italian fashion house founded in 1921. After all, it was the place Guccio Gucci was inspired to create his house when working as a luggage porter at The Savoy Hotel toward the end of the 1800s. Fast forward to 2024 and De Sarno showcased his Cruise 2025 offering inside the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern. Guests like Dua Lupa, Demi Moore, Alexa Chung and Kate Moss made a beeline for their front row seats, situated within the vast show space decorated with masses of foliage. Sabato kept his silhouette strict, attempting to fuse nostalgia and modernity – with a dash of romance. Maxi skirts, elongated bombers, and slouchy denim jeans reigned supreme and the Gucci Blondie bag from 1972 was one of the many leather goods pieces on show.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Why even bother to do a show for this?” [Creative]

“It’s worse than I expected. Impossibly bland and lacking any identity whatsoever…” [Frederic01]

“Absolutely Pathetic. A complete waste of money, time, and resources.” [GivenchyHomme]

“Absolutely zero substance or creative point of view. Gucci seems like one of these brands that’s waiting for a creative director and meanwhile we’re experiencing collections ‘by the studio’.” [Thefrenchy]

“Gosh this is hard to watch. He got absolutely no clue what he’s doing here. No voice, no vision, no direction. It’s so dire that they’re even trying to throw some (early) Alessandro in the mix to see if it sticks, which is hilarious given everything that happened.” [Marc10]

“Embarrassing, lifeless and not necessary.” [Ihhbl]

“Why show at Tate Modern if you can’t relate to the place at all. A huge miss.” [matheus_s]

“A parade of stuff. It’s too merchandised oriented for me. You see all the categories and it’s so obvious! The worst thing about the collection is the styling! You can make boring clothes but style them in a fabulous way. Here it was a complete mess.” [Lola701]

“There is nothing desirable about sloppy jeans, boxy skirts , its all so juvenile. Gucci has truly fallen. The shoes and bags are atrocious! Sabato De Sarno is definitely going to be thrown out soon.” [disco54]

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Not even dismal weather was enough to dampen the spirits of the fashion pack earlier today, as they descended upon Marseille to bare witness to Virginie Viard’s latest Chanel collection for the Cruise 2025 season. Models (including Viard muses Loli Bahia and Vivienne Rohner) roamed the rooftops of the ‘Cité Radieuse’ (a post-war residence built between 1947 and 1952 by Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier and one of Marseille’s most iconic buildings). Under blustery and gloomy skies, front row attendees like Lily-Rose Depp and Charlotte Casiraghi sat and watched as Viard’s lineup went by, with the storied French fashion house’s creative director inspired by every element the majestic port city in Southern France has to offer – the sun, architecture, music and dance. Hoodies were layered under pastel tweed suits, a number of chic swimwear pieces made an appearance, CC-clad scuba dresses too, and the knitwear seemed as light-as-air.

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“This is shockingly bad. Even by Virginie Viard’s standards. Emperor’s new clothes though, this will sell like hotcakes!” [Frederic01]

“How does Virginie Viard still have a job? This is a performance based position in which you are judged on your ouput and every collection is seemingly worse than the last. The entire brand direction under her leadership has become tepid, uninspired, dowdy. They’re clothes for wealthy old ladies with no taste.” [signifier]

“I say it every time, but everything looks so HEAVY. How did Karl get everything (well… most things) to look so LIGHT?” [blueorchid]

“Next level tragic. It has to be difficult to come up with something as bad as this, not even on purpose, not even trying. The clothes are so ill-fitting.” [Creative]

“The weather felt as depressed and miserable with the show as I did.” [GERGIN]

“It’s really a talent to produce something so frumpy and ill-fitting while having access to the best atelier in the world. She is the worst when it it comes to proportions.” [avonlea002]

“Watching the livestream, I see that these clothes look even worse in motion. Everything fits/drapes so poorly: stiff when it’s supposed to be floaty, droopy when it’s supposed to be structured, botched proportions. Again, Virginie’s collections would work if she actually had a technical eye.” [LadyJunon]

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