assignment: Fashion Eye Deauville
artist: Omar Victor Diop
This volume in the Fashion Eye collection was born from Diop’s residency in Deauville during 2022 at the Planches Contact festival. He traversed the town over four seasons, transforming its architecture and landscapes into a deeply personal odyssey infused with narrative and imagination
Deauville’s seaside ambience, reminiscent of the Atlantic beaches from his childhood in Dakar, served as a portal for Diop to merge present-day scenes with his memories and cultural roots
The work is richly autobiographical—possibly his most intimate project to date—interweaving multiple identities, cultural heritages, and interior dialogues through the medium of reinterpretations of Deauville’s villas, casinos, theatres, and more
Fashion Eye is a curated series by Louis Vuitton Editions that explores cities, regions, and destinations through the unique lens of fashion photographers. Each book typically combines large-format visuals with texts such as interviews, biographies, or essays
It follows on the heels of Louis Vuitton’s previous formats—City Guides and Travel Books—but presents travel imagery with a fashion-forward, artistic eye
Editor: Laura Serani (with additional direction by Axelle Thomas, and graphic design by Lords of Design)
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