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Chanel, Dior, Gucci and Louis Vuitton: Inside the biggest Cruise 2027 shows
Zendaya wore a runway look home after front-rowing Louis Vuitton's Cruise 2027 show, where Nicolas Ghesquière leaned into New York's uptown-downtown contrast.
On Wednesday, May 20, Louis Vuitton staged its Cruise 2027 show at The Frick Collection in New York City, where Creative Director Nicolas Ghesquière debuted a collection inspired by the city's uptown and downtown energy.
Ghesquière fused retro-futurism with Americana, incorporating bold graphic illustrations by the late artist Keith Haring alongside power-shouldered jackets and aerodynamic jumpsuits that captured city dynamism.
Brand ambassador Zendaya attended in a custom silver minidress, then changed into a black motorcycle jacket and yellow satin boxer shorts—a look pulled directly from the runway minutes after it debuted.
Front-Row attendees included Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Emma Stone, Misty Copeland, and Cate Blanchett, with observers noting Zendaya's power to transform runway trends into immediate fashion movements.
Fashion houses utilize Cruise collections as platforms for visual storytelling, with the 2027 season seeing designers like Ghesquière transform travel, cinema, and spectacle into immersive narratives.