Cate Blanchett stars in the advertising campaign for the Spirit collection, photographed by Sølve Sundsbø, which is set to break in WWD on Friday.
“That staying power is not based just on looks. She has a very specific look, but that’s just the first thing you see. Staying power needs a lot more than just that. And her staying power is her character, how she engages, her humanity, her intelligence, the way she relates to people, how she can talk about so many different subjects. She has gravitas,” he added.
What strikes the most in Spirit is not only the size of the gemstones used, but their profusion. “I’m not minimally minded when it comes to stones,” Amfitheatrof admitted.Courtesy of Louis Vuitton It’s one of the Spirit collection’s three exceptional stones, alongside an 8.90-carat Colombian emerald that likewise takes pride of place in the Liberty necklace. Accompanied by six smaller emeralds, an 18.09-carat Sri Lankan sapphire and a 2.50-carat LV flower-cut diamond, it sits on a complex structure designed to be supple like “a malleable armor.”
and Capri. An atmospheric setting feeds the imagination of the house’s designers and also inspires the clients, Burke said.