From meeting Irving Penn to acknowledging the power of fashion and bonding over Nick Cave, Nicholas Ghesquière and Cate Blanchett have a candid conversation in the fourth chapter of Shaping Fashion, Louis Vuitton’s YouTube series. With a long-standing relationship spanning over the years, the artistic director and the actress’s relationship goes way back, which is palpable in the atmosphere.
Louis Vuitton has been dressing actresses for several decades now. One of the most important ones in our generation, Academy Award-winning Cate Blanchett, is no exception. Besides a great model and global ambassador for the latest designs of the Maison, she’s also the perfect guest for Shaping Fashion: she’s eloquent, oozes charisma, and has some incredible stories to share with the world. Actually, the thirteen-minutes-long episode feels a bit too short — although we’re also thankful it’s not an hour-and-a-half podcast, to be honest; there are too many of those.
The YouTube series kicked off earlier this year with another friend of the Maison, actress Emma Stone. Her sense of humour and contagious laugh, in addition to her unmatched talent, make her one of Hollywood’s favourites. Shaping Fashion continued with more interviews with the likes of Jennifer Connelly and Marina Foïs, all of which have fun anecdotes and wisdom to share with listeners. Blanchett is the new addition to this stellar lineup, and we can’t wait to see who’s next.