This is an edition of the newsletter Show Notes, in which Samuel Hine reports from the front row of the fashion world. Sign up here to get it free. On Tuesday evening of Paris Fashion Week, the menswear set made the now-traditional pilgrimage from Auralee’s temple of elegance and grace to the Louis Vuitton Men’s show.

The creative director strolled down memory lane with his creative partner and founder of Bape at his Paris show

Now sitting at the top of the luxury pyramid, the longtime acolytes employed rich textures and sophisticated details to dandify their signature silhouettes.