Louis Vuitton’s miniature symphony is that this yr’s most enchanting accent

This miniature marching band, care of Nicolas Ghesquière at Louis Vuitton, was undoubtedly the season’s most enchanting adornment, his shrunken French horns, flutes and trumpets aptly named the ‘LV Symphony’ (as such, they gained the Wallpaper* Design Award for ‘Greatest Orchestral Maneouvre’, revealed in our February 2024 subject). Alongside the delicately created brooches – which additionally characteristic the distinct ‘flowers’ of the home’s monogram – different rings and earrings recall the keys of wooden devices as if ready to be pressed. 

The equipment – which add a surreal flourish to scarves, hats, blouses, fingers or ears – initially appeared in the home’s A/W 2023 present, the place Ghesquière stated he wished them to look as ‘faux-semblants’, or illusions throughout the time-hopping assortment. The fantastical temper prolonged to the equally intriguing boots, that includes hand-painted trompe l’oeil Mary Janes, and the set which comprised ‘sound illusions’ evocative of a Paris avenue. 

Wallpaper* Design Awards 2024, finest orchestral manoeuvre: ‘LV Symphony’ by Louis Vuitton

Created by French artist Philippe Parreno in collaboration with Hollywood set designer James Chinlund and composer Nicolas Becker, monumental spiked audio system had been dotted across the Musée d’Orsay area, emitting sounds of clacking heels, beeping horns, or booming aeroplanes flying overhead.