Louis Vuitton’s creative director, Nicolas Ghesquière, featured prints inspired by the work of Ukrainian artist Nazar Strelyaev-Nazarko in his fall-winter 2026 clothing collection. Strelyaev-Nazarko expressed gratitude on Instagram for the opportunity to collaborate and see his art interpreted through a new creative perspective.
The collection’s prints draw from the artist’s 2023 work, *Paramnesia*, with slight modifications. While the original painting depicts a lamb wearing standard country boots, the version adapted for the runway features the animal wearing luxury boots adorned with the Louis Vuitton (LV) monogram.
To develop the collection, Ghesquière explored traditional motifs associated with highland communities—such as coarse felt garments, sheepskin hats, bells, and fluffy capes. The designer aimed to highlight shared cultural and daily life elements among people inhabiting challenging natural environments, ranging from the Alps to the Andes and Nepal.
The fashion show was held at the Louvre, featuring a runway set designed by Jeremy Hindle, the production designer for the television series *Severance*. Hindle constructed the podium to resemble a futuristic landscape composed of moss-covered pyramidal shapes. The article also notes a previous collaboration between high fashion and Ukrainian art, referencing designer Olesya Trofymenko’s creation of decorations for the Dior Couture AW 2022-2023 fashion show.