For Cruise 2023, Louis Vuitton debuts the new Side Trunk PM, merging heritage with a contemporary style.

Photography Lara Giliberto
Styled by Alessanddra Faja

<a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion-week/every-look-louis-vuitton-spring-summer-2023-runway-photos-pfw" title="Nicolas Ghesqui&egrave;re" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nicolas Ghesqui&egrave;re</a>'s locations for his <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/louis-vuitton-artycapucines-handbag-collection-artist-collaborations" title="Louis Vuitton" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Louis Vuitton</a> cruise shows have spanned the globe, from the <a href="https://www.designboom.com/design/twa-flight-center-louis-vuitton-cruise-collection-05-09-2019/" title="TWA Flight Center" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TWA Flight Center</a> at New York&rsquo;s JFK airport to the <a href="https://www.elle.com/fashion/g28310/louis-vuitton-cruise-2017-rio-de-janeiro/" title="MAC" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MAC</a> in Rio de Janeiro and the <a href="https://www.dezeen.com/2017/05/15/im-pei-miho-museum-backdrop-louis-vuitton-resort-2018-show-design-fashion-catwalks/" title="Miho Museum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miho Museum</a> in Japan. For the brand&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/louis-vuitton-cruise-2023-collection-fashion-show-photos-san-diego" title="Cruise 2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cruise 2023</a> show the fashion set descended upon the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego, an imposing, Brutalist building designed by <a href="https://kimbellart.org/content/louis-i-kahn-biography" title="Loui Kahn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Louis Kahn</a> in the early 1960s.
Though Ghesqui&egrave;re&rsquo;s designs are often seen alongside some of the world&rsquo;s most iconic architectural locales, the Maison took things a step further for Cruise 2023, timing the show to take place during a blazing sunset, which cast golden rays on the building&rsquo;s central courtyard and brought the collection&rsquo;s jacquard, silk, and tweed fabrics to vibrant life. Light reflected on the collection&rsquo;s metallic elements, including the hardware on the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/fall-2022-handbag-trends-tote-handbags-gucci-bag-chanel-bags" target="_blank" rel="noopener">season&rsquo;s latest handbags</a>.
A key piece sent down the sun-bathed runway was a new iteration of the iconic <a href="https://us.louisvuitton.com/eng-us/women/handbags/petite-malle/_/N-t1v6va27" title="Petite Malle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Petite Malle</a>. Retaining the codes of the <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/louis-vuitton-monogram-luggage-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">traditional trunk</a> with its metallic corners and side S-lock but with a more supple, body-friendly shape, the bag, named the Side Trunk PM, is a new twist on a classic.

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