Morning light in Paris and Lara Worthington is already in motion. The day of a Louis Vuitton's Spring Summer 2026 show begins quietly, with rituals that steady the nerves and mark the occasion.

Her hotel room becomes a temporary atelier, where stylist Vanessa Coyle builds the look piece by piece. From the Fall-Winter 2025 collection, the voluminous silhouette wraps Lara in softness, designed with the coziness of blankets in mind – protective, plush, and sculptural. It’s comfort reimagined as power, and a nod to Vuitton’s heritage of travel.

Details are adjusted, textures smoothed, angles checked. Lara studies the look in the mirror, already inhabiting it, already carrying it as her own.

Before long, she’s on the move. The car winds its way through Paris’s streets, and anticipation builds. There’s a prediction hanging in the air – what will Nicolas Ghesquière reveal this season?

Outside the Louvre, the crowd is electric. Cameras flash, names are shouted, and Lara steps into the scene with her signature ease. She embodies a calm counterpoint to the chaos, her look striking precisely because it feels effortless.

Inside, the show begins. Cate Blanchett’s voice lingers over David Byrne’s This Must Be the Place, and the space itself – the former summer apartments of Anne of Austria – has been transformed into a living salon. Furniture and art across centuries play host to a collection that reimagines the intimacy of an indoor wardrobe as a manifesto for individuality.

Lara leans in, watching as silhouettes walk past, archetypes inverted and remade. There are moments that make her smile, moments that surprise. From the front row, her presence is magnetic, but behind the scenes the collaboration is clear. Coyle's styling sharpens the dialogue between Lara and the House: sculptural yet sensual, bold but never forced.

"Stepping into the Louis Vuitton world at the Louvre was an incredible experience. Nicolas’ vision blends art, sculpture, and fashion in a way that feels both powerful and feminine, and I loved being part of it," she shared.

When the show ends, Paris spills back in. The crowd disperses, the flashbulbs fade, and Lara moves back through the city wrapped in Vuitton’s plush armour. Paris Fashion Week always leaves its mark, but for Lara it also leaves a ritual – a final thing to do before leaving the city behind.

A day that began with quiet preparation ends with the memory of Vuitton’s intimate spectacle – and Lara Worthington at the heart of it.