Louis Vuitton Debuts Its First-Ever Fall-Winter 2024 Collection Trunk Show in Canada
The collection is both a tribute to the past and a vision of the future.
This week, Louis Vuitton took over Toronto’s iconic Roy Thomson Hall to celebrate a significant milestone with its first-ever runway presentation in Canada.
Presenting the women’s fall-winter 2024 collection, the event was even more special as it marked the 10th anniversary of Nicolas Ghesquière as artistic director of womenswear. While the collection served as a tribute to the last decade of the house under Ghesquière’s visionary leadership, it also boldly embraced the future, making this trunk show a fitting start to the brand’s new Canadian chapter.
First unveiled at the Cour Carrée du Louvre in Paris on March 5—exactly 10 years after Ghesquière’s debut show at the same venue––the collection skillfully blends futuristic silhouettes and avant-garde accessories with playful graphic motifs and structured designs. It features contemporary, ready-to-wear pieces alongside refreshed archival elements, offering a modern take on disruptive feminine silhouettes.
The Canadian ready-to-wear lineup highlights everyday silhouettes, offering commercial looks while preserving the eclectic charm of the Paris collection. The show began with high-fashion interpretations of athleisure, featuring technical parkas reimagined as proportioned jacket dresses, and transitioned into a diverse array of dresses unified by recurring ruffle trim detailing, complemented by chic outerwear for every occasion.
The collection included timeless variations of classic little black dresses, layered midi and maxi dresses, structured wrap coats, tailored riding coats, versatile knitwear, and festive metallic Lurex and floral jacquard ensembles, ideal for the holiday season. The trunk show concluded with a striking high-low feather dress adorned with subtle lace accenting at the waist. Each piece combined wearability with innovative explorations of shape, movement, and texture, incorporating materials such as leather, wool, and modern technical fabrics. The collection also playfully revived its oversized faux fur mittens.
Roy Thomson Hall served as an exceptional backdrop for the fall-winter 2024 collection, embodying the luxury and opulence that define the maison. The prestigious venue not only echoed the grandeur of the original setting—the futuristic, chandelier-lit glass canopy in the Cour Carrée du Louvre—but also added a nostalgic dimension to the Canadian runway presentation. Held outside the main auditorium beneath the honeycombed glass canopy, the show bathed in a play of gem-like light filtering into the sweeping corridors, creating a striking yet harmonious contrast to the Louvre’s modern sophistication.
Every detail of the brand’s presentation was clearly intentional. Choosing Toronto’s entertainment district as the launchpad for the brand’s inaugural trunk show in Canada underscored the city’s significance to the Maison. With its first Canadian location opening on Bloor Street in 1983—still the largest in Canada—the brand’s commitment to the country is evident. This momentum is further demonstrated by recent expansions, including a location at the Fairmont Hotel in Vancouver last December and a new boutique at Royalmount in Montreal later this month.
Photographs by Emma Tsui. Courtesy of Louis Vuitton.
