Set to be the most sought-after leather goods launch of the year for women, the new GO-14 bag is the nexus of entwined passions: a designer’s inspiration, a trunk-maker’s secrets and an artisan’s ingenuity. The GO-14 is an initiatory bag, one of Nicolas Ghesquière’s first designs – hence its coded name: Ghesquière October 2014, the date it first appeared on the runway for the debut of the Women’s Artistic Director at Louis Vuitton. It has re-emerged in 2023 in full spirit with a unique characteristic: malletage.
The malletage brings in the spirit of historical trunk-making. This refined crisscrossing pattern pads the insides of trunks. The galon trim was a simple
ingenuity that kept documents in their place regardless of the twists and turns of travelling. Nicolas Ghesquière rediscovered this Louis Vuitton innovation and featured it in his first collection, reawakening and revealing this invisible luxury:
The GO-14 is a generous, sensual padded lambskin bag, covered in infinitely soft malletage with overstitching highlighting the design’s curves and cushiony feel. A sensuous delight.
Ready, set, go…
A new release from Louis Vuitton is unique in terms of its history of leather goods.
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