Place: Paris
Brand: French
creative director: American
show stopper: India

India was a star in Louis Wuton’s Spring 2026 Mainswear Collection Shocks in Paris on Tuesday. French luxury brand LV’s creative director and rapper Farel Williams said in a show, in which India is openly celebrated, a step that LV’s contemporaries (Hello, Prada) must definitely sign.

An army of model, some of them, moved to the runway conceptual by Indian architect Bijoy Jain. Inspiration behind the runway? Snakes and ladders, a sport that originated in India thousands of years ago. Jain and his team changed the place of Georges Pompedo with the artwork of the life-size of the traditional sports.

Next to the show, the fashion house shared a glimpse of Jain’s BTS on its social media platform, where it is payable.

There was also a lot of India in the collection.

With bejeweled tights, Gem-Encristaded Bomber Jacket, and Oppurate Bag, Bharat Louis became dazzling on the runway. Even slippers made an appearance. Label re -witnessed her special cooperation for the 2007 film The Dargoring Limited, which had tropical prints with zebra, giraffe, elephants and cheetahs. The first made for that collection was motif, at this time in bags, sneakers, denim sets and jackets.

Paarel Williams traveled to India, visited New Delhi, Mumbai and Jodhpur, on a research trip to take inspiration from Indian dandyism. He has also gone to India before.

Williams told WWD backstage before the show, “What was inspired by us about India. You will see turmeric in the line. You will see cinnamon. You will see ‘Coffee Indigo’ denim.”

“I am personally a global citizen, so I am always going to pay homage in a place that inspires me. I think people who have stepped into things of those types who probably do not just just do just a good enough job story. Storytelling provides references, and when you provide references, it becomes easy to understand what your true intentions are,” Williams wanted for the new collection.

Fashion and sets on one side, music and guest list also shouted to India. The show’s soundtrack was composed and manufactured by Yara Punjabi, Farel Williams and AR Rahman. The song began at the fashion show, in which Beyonk and J-Z saw it.
Apart from Rahman, the guest list included Ishaan Khatar and Nora Fatehi.

‘Give credit where it is!’ Discussion

Indians are seen raising international brands from our rich culture and heritage, only to re -prepare and re -prepare it as their own. Our good old scarf becomes their Scandinavian scarf. Set a kurta? A “long tunic with flared pants.” Kolhapuri chapel, GI-tagged, centuries old Indian shoes, are sealing with a Prada logo and sold as leather sandals. A saree-inspired Lehenga for its global ambassador Alia Bhatt for an international red carpet is called “gown” by simply Gucci.

As India emerges as a major (rather unavoidable) market for global luxury players, increasing prosperity for high -end products, thanks to brand awareness and hunger, India -inspired elements can no longer be brushed under carpet by brands. Today’s luxury fans Indian consumers will not accept this. Kolhapuri has received Flack Prada for Gig, which is a will.

Conversely, LV’s move can take others to accept where a lesson is coming from. For example, even Dyer has openly made Indian artisans and craftsmanship champions through Karisma Swali’s Chankya School of Craft.

As the conversation continues further, one thing is sure: India has always inspired and continues to inspire global fashion, but today’s luxury buyers want the effect to be accepted.