Louis Vuitton S/S 2025 : Lisa & Saoirse Ronan by Steven Meisel

[Faith Akiyama]

Lisa, full name Lalisa Manoban, is a Thai singer, rapper and dancer who found superstardom becoming a K-pop singer in the enormous girlband BLACKPINK.
She is one of the only K-pop stars to not be South Korean, but Thai, and is fluent in English, Japanese and South Korean.
Wikipedia

It's somewhat of a semantics matter, but Lisa is typically considered Southeast Asian (Thai, Malaysian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Indonesian, etc.) not East Asian. You can definitely argue that SEA can/should be included in EA, but many from the SEA region tend to prefer the separated designation these days

As for the campaign - thrilled to see Saoirse finally get her fashion campaign flowers! And Lisa is always fab in everything she does.

I am surprised that it takes so long for Saoirse to land a major campaign and possibly become an ambassador for a major brand given that she is one of the most talented actresses of her generation! To me, those K-Pop stars are just like the younger generation of East Asian actresses, they blend into each other and I literally cannot remember who is who.

As ubiquitous as K-Pop can feel sometimes, the true global superstars within that sector, like Lisa, stand very strong on their own as cultural icons. I think that's important to acknowledge and recognize for anyone who's a fan of fashion, which is just another cultural facet itself.

 

[WAVES]

Meisel’s touch is more silver than anything else… the last shots of Saiorse are decent I guess.

 

[rivegaucheface]

I am surprised that it takes so long for Saoirse to land a major campaign and possibly become an ambassador for a major brand given that she is one of the most talented actresses of her generation! To me, those K-Pop stars are just like the younger generation of East Asian actresses, they blend into each other and I literally cannot remember who is who.

It's fine if you are not their intended audience but saying Asians blend into each other is regrettably ignorant. Just because she's not a white Western actress doesn't mean she's a placeholder for all Asians.

The luxury market relies on Asia where Lisa (and k-pop's) primary audience is to do steady numbers when other markets slow down. China and South Korea always spend on luxury. Half of the countries with the highest rates of new millionaires - aka new money - are in Asia and include Indonesia and her home country of Thailand. Indonesia is a huge consumer of k-pop, the biggest outside East Asia I think. There's a reason she was hired and it's not so that you specifically can learn her name.

 

[Alquimista]

when the photos are THIS bland, you need strong models.

I like the paintings!