The Best Fashion Show Sets Of All Time

Is it because of or in spite of their ephemerality that fashion show sets have such a hold on us? Either way, these elaborate stages, which are part art installation, part time travel and teleportation device, are capable of transforming a simple catwalk into an extravagant event, transporting showgoers through space and time - and occasionally into otherworldly settings - through clever, and often elaborate, builds, and the smoke and mirrors that lighting and an outstanding playlist bring Consider any of Chanel's blockbuster sets, or Louis Vuitton's magical settings Beyond mere stages, these sets are immersive experiences, as compelling as they are functional - and, now, insta-friendly too.

From makeshift mirrored caves to ghostly apparitions in the shape of Kate Moss, Vogue looks back at some of the best fashion show sets of recent times. . Source