Few people associate video games with high fashion, but Louis Vuitton and Square Enix are teaming up to alter perceptions.
Behold, the Spring-Summer 2016 Louis Vuitton fashion line, modeled by the character Lightning from the "Final Fantasy" series:
Lightning is the star of the "Final Fantasy XIII" trilogy, and the second female lead in a "Final Fantasy" game. Ghesquiere and co. are working with longtime "Final Fantasy" designer Tetsuya Nomura.
There are only two images of Lightning as a LV model thus far, but we'd expect many more as we progress toward the spring season. By comparison, here's a shot of South Korean actress Doona Bae taking a more human approach to modeling:
"Final Fantasy" is a solid choice for fashion models — the game is full of highly-detailed, unrealistically portioned characters. "Final Fantasy" characters are such a solid choice, in fact, that Prada employed "Final Fantasy" models for its Spring 2012 menswear line:
